BUDGET BY SHARED REVENUES 163
of 1887-8. The shares in the Joint Revenue were so readjusted as
to give to the Imperial treasury a larger gain from the growing
yield of the provincialized sources. The amount resumed by the
Imperial Government at this revision through readjustments of
shares was estimated as follows:—
| Province | Increase of Revenue in 1891-2 (Revised Est.) as compared wih the Estimate for the Contract of 1887-8 to 1891-2 | Amount resumed by the Government of India |
|---|---|---|
| C.P. ... Lower Burma ... Bengal ... N.W.P. & Oudh ... Punjab ... Madras ... Bombay ... Assam ... Total ... | Rs. 119,200 334,900 517,700 53,300 195,400 313,200 399,200 99,800 | Rs. 22,700 58,900 51,900 56,900 41,000 103,800 131,100 ...... |
| 2,042,700 | 466,300 |
But this gain to the Imperial treasury seriously disturbed the
equilibrium between the expenditure of the Provinces estimated
as normal for the ensuing period and the normal estimated yield
of revenues left to them. To restore equilibrium between their
normal expenditure and normal revenue the Government of India
reverted to the discarded method of fixed adjusting assignments,
so that while the actual revenues and charges deviated from
what was estimated as normal for the period of the settlement,
the adjusting entry allowed by the Imperial Government to each
of the provinces remained fixed throughout the whole period.
The following is a statement of estimated normal expenditure
and revenues of the different Provinces with their respective
adjusting assignments as fixed for the new period :—
| Provinces | Provincial Revenues | Col3 | Col4 | Provincial Expenditure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinary Revenue being a share of certain Receipts | Adjusting Assignments | Total | ||
| C.P. ... Lower Burma ... Assam ... Bengal ... N.W.P. & Oudh ... Punjab ... Madras ... Bombay ... | Rs. 567,600 1,427,500 657,700 4,249,300 3,403,500 1,370,400 2,479,300 3,123,900 | Rs. 220,500 414,300 —112,700 —143,900 —250,000 348,500 325,400 771,400 | Rs. 788,100 1,841.800 545,000 4,105,500 3,152,900 1,718,900 2,804,700 3,895,300 | Rs. 788,100 1,841,800 545,000 4,105,900 3,152,900 1,718,900 2,804,700 3,895,300 |