"This year Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's annual income was fixed at Rs 7200 and and a tax of Rs 187.50 was levied.... Mirza Ghulam Ahmad had dictated in his sworn statement he gets the income from his estate, land and garden; the income from his estate is Rs 82 annas 10, from his land an estimated annual income is Rs 300 and from the garden an estimated annual income is Rs 200/300, or 400 or maximum Rs 500. Apart from that he does not get any other income. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad had also stated that he has received and estimated Rs 5200 this year from his disciples..... and this is not spent on his person.
“Mwaka huu Mirza Ghulam Ahmad kipato chake cha mwaka kilikadiriwa kuwa Rupiya 7200 na kodi itakayokatwa kutokana makadirio hayo ni Rupiya 187.50...Mirza Ghulam Ahmad akaidai anapata kipato chake kutoka katika shamba lake, ardhi na bustni zake; maingizo ya kutoka katika shamba lake ni kiasi cha Rupiya 82 annas 10, kutoka kaika kipande chake cha ardhi anachomiliki ilikadiriwa ni Rupiya 300 na kutoka katika Bustani yake ilikadiriwa kwa mwaka inaingiza Rupiya 200/300 au 400 au kiwango cha kabisa Rupiya 500. Mirza alidai kuwa hakuwa na vyanzo vingine vya pesa mbali ya maingizo hayo. Mirza Ghulam alidai vile vile kwamba alikuwa akitegemea kupokea kiasi cha Rupiya 5200 mwaka huo kutoka kwa wanafunzi na wafuasi wake.