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MANUAL OP THE nIlAGIRI DISTRICT. 



Heads of 

 Eevenue and 

 expendituee. 



Eevenues. 



Charges. 



(h) Provincial. 



Jails.— Registration. — Police. — Medical.— Printing. — Miscellaneous Charges. 



The receipts from jails amount to about Rupees 1,200 annually, 

 being the proceeds mainly of jail manufactures. The particulars of 

 registration will be found in Chapter XVI. A sum, chiefly fines, 

 is credited annually under Police. A sum of Rupees 900 is received 

 under Medical, being grants of Rupees 500 and 400 respectively 

 by the Ootacamand and Coonoor Municipalities towards the local 

 Government dispensaries. A contribution of half per cent, on 

 income is also paid by the Municipalities on account of the Madras 

 Medical College. About Rupees 100 is realized annually from 

 subscriptions to the District Gazette. Roughly the total revenues 

 of the district under Provincial may be set at Rupees 4,000, 

 including miscellaneous items. 



The charges may be estimated approximately at Rupees 66,000, 



Jails 



Registration 



Police 



Medical 



Printing 



Minor Establishments 



Office rent ... 



Miscellaneous 



22,000 

 1,000 



27,000 

 6,000 

 3,000 

 1,500 

 1,500 

 4,000 



66,000 



(c) Local. 



Local Funds— Act IV of 1871— Pound Fund— Village Service Fund— Endow- 

 ment Fund — Municipal Funds. 



Local Funds. The revenue of the Local Fund Board in the Nilagiris proper 

 may be estimated at Rupees 35,000, of which approximately 

 Rupees 30,000 are derived from tolls and Rupees 2,500 from 

 land-cess at one anna in the rupee on assessment. The receipts 

 from the Cattle Pounds amount to about 1,200 rupees annually 

 against charges 1,000 rupees. The receipts of the Village Service 

 Fund amount to Rupees 162 against charges of the same amount. 

 The amount is received from Government. There is practically no 

 Endowment Fund. Rupees 120 is, however, received from Govern- 

 ment and paid for the maintenance of the Brahmins^ Chuttrum 

 in Ootacamand. For particulars of the Municipal Funds see 

 Chapter XVII. 



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