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"A"

The INDIAN GOVERNMENT in ACCOUNT with the IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT in SERVICE and SEA POSTAGE for the year ended

respect of MAIL PACKET 31st March 1875.

To the Indian proportion of

the cost of the Packet Service for the year ended 31st March 1875 (as per Statement "a" annexed)

Less: The Indian share of the balance of Penalties incurred over Premiums earned

£

By the Indian share of the Sea Postage for the year ended 31st March 1875

Balance due to India on

£

109,662

the account for the year to 31st March 1874

Less Balance due to the

£

5,230

£

54,412

:

2,277

107,385

United Kingdom on the account for the year to 31st March 1873-

727

To the Indian proportion of the Inci-

dental Expenses for the year-

4,503

4,197

Cash received from the India Office, viz.:-26th

June 1874

15,000

24th Sept. 1874

+

15,000

20th March 1875

Balance in favour of the Imperial

Government

■

16,497

46,497

£ 111,582

6,170

£ 111,582

STATEMENT "a."-Showing the Percentage of the Cost of the INdia, China, and JAPAN MAIL SERVICES payable by the INDIAN GOVERNMENT for the Year ended 31st March 1875, and every subsequent Year to the end of the present Contract with the PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM PACKET COMPANY. This Statement has been prepared in accordance with the decisions given by Viscount HALIFAX, G.C.B., on the 25th February 1876.

"Division of Cost.

Sectional Lines.

Cost of Sectional Lines| calculated according to the Mileage of each Section.

Percentage chargeable to

Amount chargeable to

United Kingdom.

India.

United Kingdom.

India.

Mileage.

Mediterranean

392,704

£

141,242 70

Per cent. Per cent.

£

£

30

98,862

42,380

Suez and Bombay -

309,088

111,168 50

50

55,581

55,581

Suez and Galle

178,984

64,375 100

dom

64,375

Bombay and Galle -

47,372

17,038 42.15

57.85

7,182 |

9,856

Galle and Singapore

82,888

Singapore and Hongkong

74.724

29,812 97.03

26,876 98.55

2.97

28,926

886

!

1.45

26,486

390

Hongkong and Shanghai

129,480

46,569

98-78

1.22 46,003

566

Hongkong and Yokohama

1,215,240

437,080 74.91 25.09 327,418

109,662

General Post Office, London,

16th February, 1877.