1 REVIEW BY SECTIONS.
2 PUNJAB MINES.
3 Distribution of Punjab
4 Mines rock salt.
5 Delivery
6 singe 1876-77,
7 by
8 railway
9 REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE NORTHERN INDIA
10 The difference against 1894-95 is maunds 71,779 and the
11 decrease may be even larger than it appears to be, so far as the
12 available quantity for export to Kashmir goes, for the falling
13 off in direct bookings to Hamara had to be made up from the _
14 quantity consigned to Hasan Abdal. There can be no doubt
15 that the Kashmir duty on imported salt (Re. 1-4-0 per maund)
16 is oppressive and must seriously check consumption. Before the
17 salt crosses the Kashmir border the price, British duty and Kash-
18 mir duty, amounts to Rs. 3-12-9 per maund. The cost of carri-
19 age, too, tothe Kashmir valley is heavy, and a good deal of
20 extortion, no doubt, inevitably accompanies the farming system.
21 Tam taking up the question in communication with the Kash-
22 mir Resident, and hope that some remedy may be found.
23 ’ The direct bookings to Sukkur in Sind show an improve-
24 ment to the extent of maunds 2,991, the quantities for 1894-95
25 and 1893-94 being maunds 13,895 and maunds 10,904, respec-
26 tively. Quetta trade shows a falling off of maunds 706, the
27 quantities being maunds 500 in the year under review, and
28 maunds 1,206 in, 1898-94.
29 The decrease in the consignments to markets within the
30 Punjab was apparent more or less everywhere; the largest
31 decreases occurred at (1) Hasan Abdal, maunds 5,026; (2)
32 Khushalgurh, maunds 2,552; (8) Rawalpindi, maunds 21,012;
33 (4) Jhelam, maunds 5,447; (5) Lala Musa, maunds 3,078 ; 6)
34 Miani, maunds 56,434; (7) Khushab, maunds 6,995 ; (8) Jhang,
35 maunds 2,149; (9) Lieiah, maunds 4,965; (10) Gujrat, maunds
36 4,752; (11) Sialkote, maunds 27,751 ; (12) Gujranwala, maunds
37 8,202 ;(18) Kasur, maunds 2,409 ;(14) Ferozepore maunds 5,704;
38 (15) Amritsar, maunds 13,191; (16) Batala, maunds 6,057 ; (17)
39 Dinanagar, maurds 2,506 ; (18) Gurdaspur, maunds 3,382; (19)
40 Pathankote, maunds 3,122 ; (20) Jullundar, maunds 25.168 ; (21)
41 Phagwara, maunds 15,069; (22) Barara, maunds 2,531 ; (23)
42 Ludhiana, maunds 6,786; (24) Doraha, maunds 5,770; (25)
43 Khanna, mamnds 13,088; (26) Sanahwal, maunds 2,430; (27)
44 Sirhind, maunds 5,019 ; (28) Umballa, maunds 39,910; and (29)
45 Jagadhri, maunds 8,435,
46 22 The total quantity of Punjab Mines rock salt sent to
47 the North-Western Provinces and Oudh, Bengal, Rajputana,
48 and Central India for the past seven years is as follows, these
49 figvres showing that the use of this description of salt is not ex-’
50 tending in those areas, notwithstanding that in the Jaunpur
51 district and in the city of Patna it is very largely consumed.
52 The falling olf in 1894-95; as compared with 1893-94, is maunds
53 24,636, owing entirely to the revival of the trade in Sambhar
54 salt. The average for the previous six years is mauits 2,34,856,
55 so that the consignments in 1894-95 fell below this average by
56 maunds 19,159.
57 Mds. 7"
58 1888-89 233,826
59 1889-90 2,66,366
60 1890-91 2,11,642
61 1891-92 ae aes soe soe 2,39,962
62 1892-93 eee wis Ses sig 2,17,006
63 1893-94 ons 2.40,333
64 1894-95
65 2,15,697
66 23, The following statement shows to what extent the rail-
67 way has been utilized for the transport of Punjab Mines rock
68 ( 18 )