THE PROBLEM OF THE RUPEE - Page 457

442 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES

Changes in the Rupee Cost of Sterling Payments conse- quent upon Changes between the Estimated and the Realized Rates of Exchange. Decrease. Rs. — — 76,736 — — 84,40,737 — — — 3,62,902 — — — — — 27,31,892 2,35,51,744 —
Increase. Rs. 15,91,764 19,57,917 — 38,43,050 56,87,129 — 4,24,722 10,17,482 37,46,890 — 18,97,307 56,82,638 65,17,721 71,90,097 77,98,400 — — 80,09,366
Rate of Exchange actually realized on the Average during the Year. s. d. 1 10.156 1 9.626 1 8.508 1 8.791 1 7.794 1 7.961 1 7.956 1 7.895 1 7.525 1 7.536 1 7.308 1 6.254 1 5.441 1 4.898 1 4.379 1 4.566 1 6.09 1 4.733
Estimated Rate of Ex- change on which the Budget of the Year was framed. s. d. 1 10.375 1 9.875 1 8.5 1 9.23 1 8.4 1 7 1 8 1 8 1 8 1 7.5 1 7.5 1 7 1 6 1 5.5 1 4.9 1 4.38 1 4.552 1 5.25
Financial Year. 1874-75 1875-76 1876-77 1877-78 1878-79 1879-80 1880-81 1881-82 1882-83 1883-84 1884-85 1885-86 1886-87 1887-88 1888-89 1889-90 1890-91 1891-92