132 THE BRITISH EMPIRE J — INDIA AND DEPENDENCIES
Nearly all the civil judges, and the great majority of the magistrates, in the courts of original jurisdiction are natives of India ; in Bengal, Madras, and Bombay the proportion of natives in the appellate court is considerable.
The following table gives certain details of criminal cases (in thousands) : —
Persons
1913
1914
1915
2,086 997 760 181
1916
1917
1918
Under trial Convicted . Of whom, fined . ,, imprisoned.
2,141 988 768 165
2,120 993 767 172
2,098
1,009
790
173
2,038 987 771 161
1,930 919 714 164
The civil police in 1918 were 203,359 in strength. Number of prisoners in gaol at the end of the years quoted
Prisoners
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
Male . Female
109,408 2,607
119,494 2,793
113,068 2,660
112,865 2,745
119,410 2,748
117,573 2,562
Total .
112,015
122,287
115,728
115,610
122,158
120,135
The number of civil suits instituted in 1918 was 2,160,415.
Finance.
(Rs. 15 =£1).
Tears
ended
March
31
1914 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920
Revenue
Expenditure charged to Revenue
In India
ilmperiaHJ^n
£ 1,000 53,361 52,685 64.810 77.088 83,709 86,857
£1,000 30,989 31,074 82,868 33,525 38,320 39,620
In England
£1,000
857
705
877
2,049
3,229
9,198
Total
£ 1,000 85,207 1-4,414 98,050 US 66S 123,258 135,570
In India
Imperial i^SaH
In England
£1,000 81,594 34,419 37,063 44,985 67,129 78,557
£1,000 80,989 81,074 32,303 88,625 36,820 80,(80
£1,000 20,818
20,109 21,146 26,065
27.M7
£1,000 89,896
8.'.,602 90,572 104.r,7.". 127.07S 145,644
1 The revenue retained by the Government in India for its own purposes and for meeting the expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State in England is described as 'Imperial,' while that assigned to the local Governments is 'Provincial.' The expenditure is similarly classified. The 'Imperial' revenue is at present mainly derived from land revenue, opium, salt, stamps, excise, customs, income-tax, tributes, post oftice and telcgraphR, railways, Irrigation, mint, military services, &c. The 'Provincial' revenue is mainly derived from land revenue, stamps, excise, income-tax, forests, registration, irrigation, civil departments, &c.
