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2 the Department of Public Works for engineering purposes. For these
3 three Districts, then,‘the total geographical area may be pronounced
4 trustworthy, but the cultivated and assessed area cannot be termed . more
5 than estimated and approximate. On .the whole, however, it is hoped
6 that the means at our disposal, for the ascertainment of area statistics,
7 which, though in some respects avowedly defective were in many respects
8 very good, may be considered as a fit accompaniment of the Census..
9 9. The Census Returns and the accessory statistics having been pre-
10 pared by the District Authorities, after the manner set forth in the. fore-
11 going paras., were forwarded to the Financial Commissioner at various
12 dates during the first half of 1855. Since that time they have been
13 collated, ‘examined and corrected with great care and accuracy in the
14 Financial Commissioner’s Office, and general Statements having been
15 prepared uniformly with those of the North-Western Provinces, the
16 ’ whole were made over to this Office on the Ist of January 1856. Two
17 general ‘Statements are appended, No, I. exhibiting the population,
18 area and revenue of the several Divisions and Districts in the Punjab.
19 Territories, and No. II. comprising the averages and per-centages deduci-
20 ble from the first Statement. Having described in the preceding account
21 ‘the modus operandi adopted for obtaining these statistics, I am now
22 briefly to epitomize and analyse their results,
23 10. The main results of the No. I. Statement may be abstracted as
24 follows — La
25 by
26 s
27 Ss
28 a
29 Drvistons, oi
30 i=}
31 °
32 Land Re- 3
33 s
34 Villages, Population. waiiiie:
35 5
36 fete
37 . Souls. Rupees.
38 Cis-Sutlej States,... ...] 8090°11 | 4,962 2,282,111 82,01,228 | 22°08
39 Trans-Sutlej States,,.....| 679183 | 4,171 | 2,273,087 | 33,91,296 | 334°67
40 Lahore, .., .. ... «| 1162788} 8,188 | 3,458,694 | 48,17,118 | 297°41
41 Jhelum, 2... wee 1676122 | 4,647 | 1,762,488 | 23,77,301 | 105°35
42 Mooltan, .. .. ...] 1549400] 2,489] 971,175 | 10,74,959 | 62°68
43 Leia, -s+ + see scenes] 15271-70 | 2,581 | 1,122,621 | 16,96,662 73°50
44 Peshawut, - +. ...] 7588°50| 1,891 |, 847,695 | ‘ 9,51,646 |. 111-70
45 Grand Total, :.. .., 91625-24 28,879 19,717,821 1,70,10,210] 15580
46 Cc