1 REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE NORTHERN INDIA
2 REVIEW BY SECTIONS. The income exceeds that of 1894-95 by Rs. 9,611, and also
3 MANDI MINES. exceeds that of any other previous year. The amount derived
4 Increase in revenue and -
5 expenditure, by the héja of Mandi from the mines is Rs. 1,11,582, and that
6 obtained by the British (;overnment is Rs. 42,916, or, deducting
7 charges, Rs. 33,234, The payments on account of fixed charges
8 are Rs. 8,882, and exceed those of 1894-95 by Rs. 331, but
9 include payment of the sum of Ks. 841, as exchange compensation
10 allowance to the Superintendent who held charge until January
11 1896. The contingencies are less than those of the previous
12 year by Rs. 25.
13 No change occurred during the year either in the selling
14 price or in the duty levied on Mandi salt.
15 omar obar a nine ata 25. The total quantity of salt sold in 1895-96 was maunds
16 1,837,331, out of which maunds 83,174 were declared for British
17 territory, viz., Kangra, Kulu and Simla, and maunds 54,157 for
18 Native territ.ry, viz., Mandi, Suket, Chamba, Bilaspur and
19 Rampur Bishahr: the increase in the former case compared
20 with 1894-95 being maunds 9,094, and the decrease im the
21 latter case maunds 552. Details of the sales to each tract
22 of country or territory will be fuund in Appendix VI. In the
23 case of the sales for consumption in British districts there was
24 anincrease of maunds 7,540 in the Kangra trade, of maunds
25 1,390 in the trade to Kulu, and of maunds 164 in the trade to
26 Simla. With reference to the sales declared for Native States
27 the sales inside of Mandi increased by maunds 1,866, while those
28 for elsewhere decreased as follows : viz, to Suket maunds 628, to
29 Chamba maunds 15, to Bilaspur maunds 650, and to Rampur
30 Bishahr maunds 1,125 :-—
31 No change in selling price
32 or duty.
33 For export to | poy sale in Na
34 Year, British * Total. _
35 territory. tive States,
36 SS 9 ce oa
37 Mas, Mae. Mads.
38 1892-93 sca ii 78,468 51,028 1,24,496
39 1893-94, wis a cs 77,602 56,424 1,84,026
40 1894-95 és iss aa 74,080 64,709 }° 1,28,789
41 1895-96 iss See as 83,174 54,157 1,87,331
42 Working and management The mines remained open and in fair working order through-
43 of the mines. Mr. Bol-
44 ster deputed toreporton OUt the year, and the supply of salt was generally sufficient to
45 improved method of meet the wants of purchasers. The Kafi’s Superintendent visited
46 ain the mines twice during the year, and in December Mr. Bol-
47 ster, Assistant Commissioner, Punjab Mines Division, at the
48 request of the Commissioner and Superintendent of the Jullundar
49 Division, was deputed to meet the Raja’s official, in view to
50 improving the method of quarrying or mining for salt at both
51 Gumaand Drang. The subject was reported on, but nothing has
52 yet been done. Meanwhile, as I have said, the present quarries
53 are for the time being producing sufficient salt to supply the
54 trade with, and to stock the reserve godowns, and the opening
55 of new workings seems not to be urgently required. The
56 miners were punctually paid and there were no complaints from
57 them during the year, neither were there any attempts detect-
58 ed of thefts of salt, issuing wrong quantities of salt at the
59 weighment yards, or false registration of destination of des-
60 patches.
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