1 REVIEW BY SECTIONS.
2 PUNJAB MINES.
3 REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE NORTHERN INDIA
4 -(1) in the Punjab and in Sindh, Kashmir and Baluchistan,
5 and
6 (2) in the North-Western Provinces, Oudh and Bengal :—
7 For consump:
8 tion in other
9 For consumption within the Punjab,
10 {including Kashmir, Sind and Baluchistan.
11 places.
12 Year. Grand Total.
13 By road
14 By rail. and Total. By rail.
15 river,
16 — ee | ma; fe
17 Mas. Mads. Mads, Mas, Mads,
18 1893-94 ... wa. | 16,45,078 1,82,810 18.27,888 2,40,333 20,68,221
19 1894.95 .,. Poy 13,95,065 1,74,815 15,69,880 2,138,766 17,83,646
20 1895-96 ... eee | 17,81;924 148,751 19,380,675 2,20,413 21,51,088
21 1896-97 ... w | 16,38,179 1,69,179 | 18,07,358 2,41.205 20,48,563
22 Mailborne trade of the
23 Warthganj Dept.
24 Of the total clearances of the past year, 91°74 per cent, was
25 removed by railway, as compared with 93°08 per cent. during
26 1895-96. Removals to the Punjab and te Sind, Kashmir and
27 Baluchistan fell off by maunds 1,283,317; but there was an
28 increase of maunds 20,792 in the trade with other areas of
29 consumption.
30 19. The rail-borne trade of the Warthganj depdt connected
31 with the Mayo Mine will be found classified by railways in
32 the statement below :—
33 Through traffic. —
34 Nome of railway.
35 1893-94, 1894-95. 1895-96. 1896-97.
36 Mds, . Mds. Mads. Mads.
37 North-Western { To Miani 1,54,102 1,01,216 1,08,800 94,867
38 Railway Other stations.., 13,75,205 11,55,458 14,61,055 18,99,078
39 Total e+ | 15,29,307 | 12,56,674] 15,69,855 | 14,983,945
40 Bast Indian Railway : soe 99,808 82,633 92,005 1,18,040
41 Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway ... 1,25,358 1,15,918 1,09,508 1,09,320
42 Rewari and Ferozepore Branch of the 18,578 16,581 25,824 28,990
43 Rajputina-Malwa Railway.
44 Indian Midland Railway ase 88 ge 150 25
45 Bengal aud North Western Railway, 1,941 565 980 160
46 Dejbi-Umballa-Kalka Railway Se 85,411 63,851 39,665 36,650
47 Total ase 18,10,486 15,36,222 18,387,537 17,82,180
48 Ordinary Trade. a
49 North-Western Railway aos 43,219 27,163 1,02,673 40,387
50 Rewari and' kerozepore Branch of th 280 oes tee ase
51 Rajputans Malwa Railway.
52 Total aoe 43,499 27,163 1,02,673 40,387
53 cam eee |e
54 Grand Total w» | 18,583,985 | 15,63,385 | —_19,40,210 | 18,22,517
55 Through Traffic.—The trade of the North-Western Railway
56 shows a decrease of maunds 75,910 during the past year as
57 compared with 1895-96. There was a considevable falling off
58 in the trade with the Kashmir State. Direct bookings to
59 places within Kashmir territory fell from maunds 96,025 in
60 1895-96 to maunds 7,757 during 1896-97, and a decrease also
61 occurred in the quantities of salt despatched to marts in British
62 territory, which export to Kashmir in addition to meeting local
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