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the abolition of such other taxes as being raised from the poor cost the Government more than their yield.
Under the injurious revenue system described above, the taxing capacity of the people decayed so that notwithstanding its numerous resources [1] from which it derived its revenues the Imperial Government was unable to make both ends meet. It ought to serve as an object lesson to all financiers to show that when their revenue laws are harmful to the resources of the people they must blame none but themselves for their empty treasury.
| 1 The f | following i | is a conspectus of the | Col4 | e taxes levied :— |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source of Revenue | Amount o Revenue raised in Millions | Period | Locality and Date of Commencement | |
| No. of Years | Dates | |||
| Land Revenue Sekyer & Abkary Excise Moturpha Salt Opium Post Office Stamps Customs Duties Internal : 1. Transit 2. Town External : 1. Import 2. Export Mint Revenue Tobacco Miscel- laneous | 662.308 9.729 4.987 6.455 135.532 106.707 8.888 16.697 76.179 3.221 1.437 194.777 | 64 20 ,, ,, 64 ,, ,, 59 64 ,, 18 64 | 1792-3 to 1855-6 1836-7 to 1855-6 ,, ,, 1792-3 to 1855-6 ,, ,, 1797-8 to 1855-6 1792-3 to 1855-6 ,, 1836-7 to 1853-4 1792-3 to 1855-6 | Throughout the period in Bengal, Bombay and Madras since 1834-5 in N.W.P. and 1849-50 in the Punjab. Throughout the period in Bengal, N.W.P., Madras and Bombay, and since 1849-50 in Punjab. Bengal accounts exclusively. Madras accounts exclusively. Bengal since 1792, Madras 1822, Bombay 1822, N.W.P. 1839. Bengal since 1792, Bombay since 1820. Bengal and Madras since 1792, Bombay since 1813, Punjab 1849, N.W.P. 1835. Bengal from 1797, Madras from 1813, Bombay from 1819, N.W.P. from 1834, Punjab from 1849. Bengal, Madras and Bombay from 1792-3, N.W.P. from 1834-5, Punjab since 1849-50. Bengal from 1792, Madras and Bombay from 1813. Madras 1836 on. Same as under land revenue. |