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Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 4, p. 306.


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TlE INDIAN EMPIRE


TABLE I. STATISTICS OF DISTRICT MUNICIPALITIES *


(Income and e.xenditure figures in thousands of rupees)


88o-i.


Number of municipalities .
Population
Members.
Percentage of elected members .


722
I1,830,704
9,594
22.5


I8g90-.
739
13,021,109
9,802
53.1


go90-1.
742
13,871,218
9,797
50.4


Income.


Taxation
Other sources
Extraordinary and debt


1.02,17
* 26,35


1,16,99
55,49
33,32


Total 1,28,52


R. a. p.
Incidence of taxation per head . o 13 9


2,05,8o
R. a. p.
0 14 4


1,67,9g
68,57
21,76
2,58,31
R. a. p.
I 3 4


Expenditure.


Ordinary
Extraordinary and debt


1,22,99
3,11
Total 1,26,10


1789,49
17,29
2,06,78


2,22,47
33,55
2,56,02


Elcluding Upper Burma, Baluchistan. and Ajmer.


TABLE II. STATISTICS OF LOCAL BOARDS *


(Income and e.xpenditurfir fi es in thousands of rupees)


Number of boards
Population
Members.
Percentage of elected members .


1889-90. 1900-I.


970
I71,335, 88
41


I,°73
193,600,005
15,648
33


Income.
Provincial rates .
Pounds
Education.
Medical
Civil Works
Provincial contributions
Other sources


1,57,.^9
10,38
7,54
i,76
19,40
38,33
32,87
2,67,87
R. a. p.
01 5


1,87,27
11,89
8,53
2,96
39,10
29,53
38,60
3,17,88
R. a. p.
o i 7


Total


Incidence of taxation per head


E.xpenditure.


Education .
Medical
Civil Works
Other charges


51,01
22,11
, 41,TO
4 ,69


64,59
35,91
1,46,81
67,65


Total 2,62,91 3,14,96
* Ajlner and Berar are excluded from the statement. The local board system
cane into foice in Coorg only from the beginning of 1901-2, and there are no local
boards in Burma.



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