No. 26.—General Abstract Account of the Marine Charges of India, for the Year ended 30 April 1857-continued. 47,377 721 Pay and Allowances to Officers and Crews of Vessels employed in Sind Passage and Outfit of Volunteers for the Bengal Pilot Service; of Engineers for the 2,314 Invoice Value of Stores (No. 34) Cost of Coals and various Expenses connected with Steam Communication (No. 13) 225,789 TOTAL MARINE CHARGES No. 27.-GENERAL ABSTRACT ACCOUNT of the MINT CHARGES of INDIA, for the Year ended the 30th April 1857. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA: £. £. Salaries, Establishments and Contingent Charges of the Mint Master, Assay 28,206 Loss of weight in melting, and Miscellaneous Charges 16,750 44,956 MADRAS: Salaries, Establishments and Contingent Charges of the Mint Master, Assay Master, &c. BOMBAY: 15,539 Salaries, Establishments and Contingent Charges of the Mint Master, Assay Master, &c. No. 28.-GENERAL ABSTRACT ACCOUNT of the SUMS paid and payable for INTEREST on INDIA DEBT, in the Year ended the 30th April 1857; showing also the Amount of the Debt at that Date. The AMOUNT of INTEREST payable on the PUBLIC DEBTS outstanding at the several Presidencies of INDIA on the 30th April 1857, was as follows: Loans £. 338,178 6 per Cent. 20,291 5,120,905 5 per Cent. 256,045 371,494 4 per Cent. 16,717 39,392,841 4 per Cent. 123,000 3 per Cent. Cent.. 6, 4 and 33 per 6,5 and 4 per Cent. -J North-Western Provinces, including the annexed Bengal: nterest on Deposits of the Government Savings Banks Territory: Interest on the Fund for the Redemption of the Bonds issued to the Creditors of the late Rajah of Tanjore Loans Ditto 527,230 4 per Cent. 21,089 1,405,164 67,667 575,472 6 per Cent. 914,581 5 per Cent. 130,894 and 3 per Cent. 1,828 3 per Cent. £. 1,622,775 £. 52,074,986 No. 29.-GENERAL ABSTRACT ACCOUNT of the RECEIPTS and DISBURSEMENTS of the several PRESIDENCIES of INDIA, for the Year ended the 30th April 1857, showing the Local Surplus or Deficit at each Presidency. Charges of the Civil and Political Establishments of India, including Contingent Charges Judicial and Police Charges Buildings, Roads and other Public Works, exclusive of Repairs and of Military Buildings TOTAL EXPENDITURE £. 10,633,890 2,393,598 13,027,488 3,775,346 3,081,182 19,884,016 No. 30.-ACCOUNT of the BALANCES of PUBLIC MONEY in the several Treasuries of INDIA, on the 30th April 1856; the AMOUNT of DEBT incurred, and DEBT discharged during the Year 1856-57, the AMOUNT of ADVANCES and REPAYMENTS on various Accounts; the SUPPLIES to and from LONDON, and between the several Presidencies; and the BALANCES in the Indian Treasuries, on the 30th April 1857. No. 31.—GENERAL ABSTRACT ACCOUNT of the Sums paid and payable for Interest on the HOME BOND DEBT, for the Year ended the 30th April 1857; showing also the AMOUNT of the DEBT at that Date. Amount of the Capital of the Home Bond Debt on the 30th April 1856 and on the 30th April 1857 3,894,400 Interest thereon, at the rate of 4 per Cent. per Annum, from the 31st March 1856 to the 31st Amount actually paid in the Year 155,776 Note.-The Interest on the Bond Debt is payable half-yearly; viz., on the 1st of April and the 1st of October in each year. No. 32.-GENERAL ABSTRACT ACCOUNT of the CHARGES for TRANSPORT of TROOPS and STORES, deducting the Amount of Freight charged in the Invoices, in the Year ended the 30th April 1857. Preserved Provisions, Grocery, Bedding, and other Supplies for the use of the Troops 5,271 Expenses connected with the examination of Troop and Store Ships, and the embarkation) 284 481 52,411 Net Sale Proceeds of unexpended Stores from Troop Ships engaged in 573 Deduct,-The amount of Freight payable upon the Consignments of Stores 68,638 |