22 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
“The stamp vendors receive their supply from the collector: the vendors give security for the stamps, and distribute them to the parties by whom they are required, receiving a percentage on the sales”.
XI. The Mint Revenue was collected in the shape of a seignorage for coining of two percent on the produce, after allowing for the difference of standard and deducting the charges of refining when such were chargeable.
XII. The Marine Revenue was recovered by means of the port and anchorage dues, etc. in order to keep up the useful establishments at Calcutta, Madras and Bombay.
XIII. Subsidies from the native states payable under treaty obligations, amounting to about a half million pounds.
These were the thirteen sources of revenue under the East India Company, many of which continue to be so even today.
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It will be also interesting to note the entire revenue raised from the different sources and the percentage ratio of each to the whole.
| First the land tax : it of British India. | ts yield and ratio to | o the entire revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Periods | Land Tax Average Annual Revenue | Ratio of Land Tax to Total Revenue (Per cent) |
| 1792-93 to 1796-97 … 1797-98 to 1801-02 … 1802-03 to 1806-07 … 1807-08 to 1811-12 … 1812-13 to 1816-17 … 1817-18 to 1821-22 … 1822-23 to 1826-27 … 1827-28 to 1831-32 … 1832-33 to 1836-37 … 1837-38 to 1841-42 … 1842-43 to 1846-47 … 1847-48 to 1851-52 … 1852-53 to 1855-56 … 1792-93 to 1855-56 … | 4,068,000 4,126,000 4,582,000 5,078,000 9,018,000 13,263,000 13,567,000 13,112,000 11,942,000 12,380,000 13,432,000 14,947,000 16,183,000 10,349,000 | 50.33 42.02 31.99 31.68 52.33 66.17 61.83 60.90 57.00 59.05 55.85 56.06 55.40 54.07 |