1 SALT REVENUE DEPARTMENT FOR THE’ OFFICIAL YEAR 1894-95.
2 ESI
3 extraction was done during August and September, but during REVIEW 5 BY SECTIONS.
4 October the extraction of pan salt by contractors commenced -
5 on a,small scale, the total amount produced being maunds
6 67,414. During November and tle first week of December,
7 extraction was fairly brisk, and at the close of this period the
8 average daily quantity was a third ofa lakh of maunds. On ©
9 the 11th Decem ber, and four following days, heavy rain fell (3°46 .
10 inches) and a complete stop was put to work till the end of
11 January. The work then steadily increased during February
12 and March, maunds 6,22,678 and maunds 11,95,325 having
13 been made in these two months, the total extraction of the year
14 being maunds 70,385,016.” In regard to the kinds of salt manu-
15 factured, My. Lyon says that, “as the demand for white large
16 erystallized salt is increasing and pan and lake salt are less sought
17 after than kyar salt, it is yearly becoming more necessary that
18 ‘new kyar works should be constructed at Nawa, where labour
19 is fairly plentiful, if a low price is to be the rule for Sambhar
20 salt without fear of stocks becoming exhausted. The cost of
21 making kyar salt is less than that of either pan or lake salt,
22 and the initial cost of the works would soon be recovered.”
23 There is much force in these observations of Mr. Lyon’ s, and
24 the subject is being investigated as to the suitability in ‘all
25 respects of the Nawa lake-edge as a site for the construction
26 of perenne kyars or walled enclosures.
27 88, Salt manufacture ‘at Sambhar depends ‘chiefly upon
28 the rainfall, and the following statement gives data for the past
29 ten years :—
30 | "ef
31 3 glah.
32 $ ol s Q a fad ig te
33 Yer Talelel wt 2] eleleiildlal 4 EF
34 Bleis|/ 212. ea 81s /8)4,8/8] 2 18
35 qia]}/e]4 4 Blol[e4laiste ls] & le
36 1885-86... |0-04'1°31]3-09] 612] 11:32] 0-40] ... | 4. [1°31 0°05] ... |0°03} 23-67) 52
37 1886-87 .. |1-45}0-91) 7-95] 868) 153/047) ... O71 21°70] 47
38 1887-88... oe we [0°35] 1434] 7°31} 0-98; 0-06] ... 006 0°48] 0°73/ 1°14] 25°50] 68
39 1888-89 ... a wee | O23] 4°39 14:19 0°441 0°17] 0°44 ... | 0°34) 1:26] 034) 22°27| 48
40 1889-90 ... |o-21 1-43) 2°68] 5:07} 12°65} .. [OO .., | ol oe | ee [0°54] 22°69 50
41 1890-91. | as | . 1090] 385] 4111 1-251013f 0-01 0°31! 0-97] ... | 0-66] 12-09] 45
42 ©1891-92 ... } 0°04 0°25/0°70| 3°83) 3°79) 2°10}-0°33} ... ~e | 0°83] 0:02] ... | 11°89, 47
43 1892-98 . [0°60] 1°69] 10:50] 12-24) 13°98] ... | ... [0°09 0:86] 0°54) 0-82 ws
44 1898-94 vw. | ns ie 2:34] 10°27] 6°65) 3°83] 0°02) 1°75! 0-12 0°48] ... |... ane
45 1894-95 4. fae lata 3°63; 802; 613) 2°97] .. tw. aa 0°06] 0°35 |
46 The quantity of rain that was .registered was about equal
47 to the amount that fell in 1893-94, and there were actually
48 more rainy days in the year. But the rainfall was more sea-
49 sonable and the weather was generally favourable for manu-
50 oe operations from April to June and’ from October to
51 arch
52 39. In connection with the year’s manufacture, the follow-
53 ‘ing statement shows the stocks of salt in hand, the quantity
54 manufactured, including excesses found on clearance, the issues
55 including free deliveries and deficits in heaps cleared, and the
56 { 81 )
57 rainy days.
58 Rainfall,
59 Stocks, manufacture and
60 issues.