Government of India Finance Department Financial Statement and Budget for 1913-14

108 charged to Revenue of the Government of India in India and in England. IL-General Statement of the Receipts and Disbursments of the Government of India in India and in England. 110 A.-Statement of the Revenue of India in India and in England. 112 B.-Statement of the Expenditure charged to the Revenues of India in India and in England. 114 C.-Statement of Receip [...] It is true that in Bengal and the eastern districts of the showing Provinces the early close of the rains was the cause of no little damage specially to the rice crop and in portions of the Bombay Deccan the want of rain was severely felt. [...] The discussion of the numerous questions of the first importance involved in the inception of a task of such magnitude has delayed the beginning of the permanent city and the amount charged :to the capital head in the current year is only £155 000 which represents for the most part the cost of land acquisition. [...] The balance of the grant will be applied mainly to meeting the primary requirements of the army in the matter of guns bayonets swords and accoutrements and to the continuance of building works in progress notably in the direction of improving the accommodation of Indian troops. [...] The Sutlej Valley project aims at the utilization of the surplus supply of the Sutlej and Beas rivers and it will besides improving the water supply of the several inundation canals now dependent on the Sutlej extend the benefits of irrigation into the great desert south of the river.