Statistics, where available, relating to certain FROM 1915-16 TO 1924-25. FIFTY-NINTH NUMBER. (Fourth number of New Series.) Presented to Parliament by Command of His Majesty. LONDON: PUBLISHED BY HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE To be purchased directly from H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE at the following addresses STATISTICAL ABSTRACT FOR BRITISH INDIA. FOREWORD. In this publication, the statistics relating to Agriculture and Co-operative Societies generally relate to the year running from July to June. All the other tables relate either to the fiscal year or to calendar year and where the latter is the case it is clearly indicated in the tables. The alterations or additions made in the present issue of the Abstract are noticed below: (1) Table No. 131-Coins other than the Government of India Rupees received into the mints for re-coinage of the third issue of the Abstract has been omitted. (2) The following new tables have been introduced : (a) 150A.-Number of under-graduates in institutions controlled by Provincial Boards of Education. (b) 153A.-Results of examinations conducted by Provincial Boards of Education. (c) 167A.-Yield of principal crops in British India. (3) Following the changes introduced in the tables of the Railway Administration Reports, the statistics dealt with in tables Nos. 200-207 of the third issue have been condensed in two tables-Nos. 199 and 200-in the fourth issue. (4) Table No. 261 (No. 268 of the third issue)-Wrecks and Casualties in Indian Waters-has been amplified in this issue by the addition of figures relating to casualties. D. B. MEEK, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE July 27, 1926. (C 68) Wt 19550/589 1125 1/27 S.E.R., Ltd. Gp. 56. TABLE NO. 1. India, British Territory and Indian States, Area, Population, etc 3. Density of Population according to Administrative Divisions 5. Main statistics for Cities (including Cantonments) 6. Population of Principal Towns 7. according to Religion 8. Variation in Distribution of the Population by Religion since 1901 10. Territorial Distribution of Christians PAGE. 2-5 6-7 8 10-11 12-13 14-15 16 17 18 11. Distribution of Population by Residence, Sex and Civil Condition 12. AREA AND 13. POPULATION. 14. 15. Religion, Sex and Civil Condition Residence, Age and Sex Religion and Education 19-20 21-22 23 24-27 28 16. Residence and Education 29-32 17. Numbers and kesidence of Chief Castes 33-34 18. Population according to Occupation 36-37 19. Classes of Occupation 38-40 20. 21. In Indian States 41-42 43-48 22. in British Provinces and Indian 49-52 23. Infirmities according to Residence 53 24. Age 54 25. Number of Judicial Divisions and Number of Officers exercising 55-56 28. 29. 30. 31. 26. Civil and Criminal Justice-Number of Cases decided in, and Receipts and Charges of, the Courts 27. Civil Justice- Number and Description Civil Suits instituted Number and Value of Civil Suits instituted General Results of Trial of Civil and Revenue Civil Appellate Courts-Appeals from Decrees 41. Equipment, Discipline and general internal Management of the Force 82-85 86-87 43. Principal Police Offences 88-89 45. 46. 44. Prisons, Number and Distribution of Prisoners Religion, Age and Education of Convicts Number and Disposal of Convicts 90-91. 92-93 94-95 47. 48. 49. Nature and Length of Sentences of the Convicts 96-97 98-99 flicted on them 100-101 50. 51. 52. 53. Sickness and Mortality among Prisoners maintaining 106 107 REGISTRATION 57. Number and Description of Documents, and value of Property 114-115 WILD ANIMALS. 58. Number of Persons killed by Wild Animals and Snakes, Number (59. Abstract Statement of Revenue, Expenditure and Public Debt of of the balances of the different Provincial Governments 116 117 118-119 120-121 122-125 126-131 64. Distribution between voted and non-voted Expenditure. 132-143 144-147 66. Ways and Means in England, in sterling 148-149 150-151 FINANCE. 73. Quantity of Salt (in maunds of 824 lbs. each) sold in each 68. Taxes on Income and Charges 69. Details of Taxes on Income 70. Salt Revenue and Charges 71. Quantity and Value (excluding duty) of Salt produced 74. Rate (per maund) of duty and Selling Price (that is the Price 75. Opium Revenue and Expenditure 76. Number of Chests of Opium sold for Export and issued to Excise 79. Quantity (chest) of Bengal Opium made, charges thereof, net and Value of Opium sold by Government direct to 84. Details of Excise Revenue 85. Number of Shops licensed for sale of Liquors and Intoxicating TABLE NO. 87. Details of Stamp Revenue and Charges 89. Details of Forest Revenue and Charges 90. Forest Capital Expenditure not charged to Revenue 93. General Results of Irrigation, Navigation, Embankment and 94. Capital Expenditure on the Construction of Railways and Irri- 97. Expenditure on Famine Relief 98. Distribution of Expenditure on Famine Relief. 99. Military Expenditure iu India and England 100. Contribution to the Central Government by Provincial Govern- 101. Burden of Taxation PAGE. 174 175 176 177 ib 178 180-181 182-183 184-185 186-187 188 ib 189-191 192 ib Classification of Public Debt and Distribution of Interest 198-199 in London 106. Prices of Principal kinds of Indian Government Stock FINANCE-Contd. 110. Gold Standard Reserve. 207 111. Exchange on Remittance Accounts ib 208 209 COINAGE AND Secretary of State 114. Sterling Bills and Telegraphic Transfers drawn on London by the Government of India 115. Council Bills and Telegraphic Transfers drawn on Calcutta, 116. Bombay and Madras paid in Calcutta, Bombay and Madras 117. Sales by the Secretary of State of Bills and Transfers on India in each month 118. - by the Government of India of Bills and Transfers on 119. Cash Balances at the close of the year ounce in each month 121. Exchange on London, Bank of England Rate of Discount and Imperial Bank of India Rate of Interest 124. 126. Imports into and Exports from British India of Gold and the 222-223 224 225 226 227 ib 2 |