1 REVIEW BY SECTIONS.
2 SAMBEHAR.
3 Detail of sales.
4 REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE NORTHERN INDIA
5 37. The quantities of salt sold atthe Sambhar Lake during
6 the past four years will be found entered in the following state-
7 ment :—
8 s 3
9 3 Ordinary trade. x)
10 + S a
11 = ao fod a)
12 * sy 3 as
13 Year £3 s¢ | o. 3
14 as Bg 83 2
15 ee i] ae = = 4 Z
16 3s
17 he 2 no} sg
18 5 & & & 5
19 LL SOS | ee, _—_—_—_— 2 a | 3 ee
20 Mads Mas." Mds. Mas. Mds.
21 1898-94 ... ace 15,32,362 11,07,018 1,55,761 | 12,62,779 27,95,141
22 1894-95 ... a 20,90,778 17,69,585 1,71,255 19,40,840 40,31,618
23 1895.96 ... r 9,41 ,584 26,00,699 1,738,491 27,74,190 87,165,774
24 1896-97 ... 12,00,327 | 2554400} —-1,76,483 | 27,830,883 | (a)39,81,210
25 (a) includes maunds 5,000 delivered on realization of price, but free of duty, to the
26 Rampur Durbar .
27 Through traffic sales of the past year were better than those
28 of 1895-96 by maunds 258,743. In my last annual report
29 I mentioned that the decline in this branch of trade during
30 1895-96 as compared with 1894-95 was due to the issue, to-
31 gether with salt of first rate quality from the walled enclosures,
32 of some fresh pan salt of fine grain, which it was inadvisable
33 to keep in store owing to its Nability to cake in large heaps ;
34 that the local traders made large purchases under this system,
35 but that the salt could not be sent to through traffic traders
36 without first consulting them, and that it was impossible to do
37 this, scattered as they were all over the Upper Provinces.
38 During the past year also, owing to a most unfavourable manu-
39 facturing season, fine grained pan salt of similar quality had
40 to be accepted to some extent, and as a part of it was likely to
41 deteriorate under heavy pressure when stored in large heaps, it
42 was issued fresh under conditions similar to those which obtain-
43 ed during 1895-96. Though the through traffic trade partially
44 recovered itself during the year under report, yet sales would
45 have been better still but for the circumstance above mentioned.
46 As soon as the rainfall improves and manufacture can be carried
47 on under ordinarily favourable conditions, this branch of trade
48 will no doubt recover itself. :
49 Under ordinary railborne traffic a decrease of maunds 46,299
50 appears during the past year as compared with 1895-96. This
51 slight falling off is more than counterbalanced by the increase
52 in through traffic.
53 The salt sold for removal by road during the past four years
54 may be classified as follows ;—
55 Banjara trade. |} Local sales Total,
56 Mads Mds. Mads.
57 1893-94 ose eae ios 1,52,689 8,072 1,55,761
58 1894-95 ees oe 1,67,612 3,643 1,71,255
59 1895-96 ane oe ans 1,70,316 3,175 1,783,491
60 1896-97 Oe. eh 1,738,448 3,035 1,76,483
61 Differences in 1896-97 compared with 1895-96, +3,182 —140 +2,992
62 ( 82 )