1 REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE NORTHERN INDIA
2 REVIEW BY SECTIONS: following statement affords information on this point for the
3 SAMBHAR.
4 Territorial distribution of
5 the salt actually re-
6 moved from the Lake.
7 past two years :—
8 Uncleared bal-
9 ‘ Sales during Clearances Uncleared.
10 - Year. pony io year. Total, during year. | balance,
11 Mads. Mas. Mds. Mads. Mas.
12 1895-96 4,677,235 87,15,774 41,83,009 40,21,752 1,61,257
13 1896-97... 1,61,257 39,31,210 40,92,467 40,42,133 50,334
14 The clearances of the year under report amounted to maunds
15 40,42,133 compared with maunds 40,21,752 during 1895-96, or
16 an increase of maunds 20,381 only. At the same time the
17 uncleared balance fell from maunds 1,61,257 at the beginning
18 of the year to maunds 50,334 at its close. The very small
19 difference in the quantities of salt cleared during the two years
20 appears to indicate a steady trade, and this is the more satis-
21 factory when it is remembered that 1896-97 was a year of
22 severe scarcity and distress in many parts of the country where
23 Sambhar salt is largely consumed.
24 The territorial distribution of the salt actually removed
25 from the Lake will be found in the table below:—
26 1895: 96, | 1896-97,
27 ——_—— ee
28 By Ramway. Mds, Mds,
29 North-Western Provinces and Oudh ‘ne ea 28,62,754 28,90,263
30 Punjab te a ke sea sae 2,49,969 2,55,660
31 Réjputana oe ‘se tee we a 4,91,206 5,10,890
32 Central India ase ry toe vee on 1,79,340 1,88,400
33 Central Provinces oes ons vai ane 21,697 15,875
34 Bengal we sis ack ase aes 37,003 6,000
35 Bombay on = sas wee see 5 13.
36 Total, rail borne. ‘es 38,41,973 | 38,66,601
37 By Roap. ;
38 Punjab ahi ose oe ss oe 151 VL
39 Réjputéna on _ Me ‘ 1,79,628 1,75,361
40 Total, road traffic jae 1,79,779 1,75,582
41 TOTAL DISTRIBUTION.
42 North-Western Provinces and Ondh Pa see 28,62,754 28,90,263
43 Punjab one ane ne vee aes 2,50,120 2,55,831
44 Réjputéna see ° . % one 6,70,833 6,86,251
45 Central India = .., . F see Ree 1,79,340 1,88,400
46 Central Provinces ‘ ea é vee 21,697 15,375
47 Bengal See aie waa ise oe 37,003 6,000
48 Bombay ase sis Se one on 5 13
49 Total, distribution we | 40,21,752 | 40,42,183
50 To illustrate further the distribution of the large quantities
51 of salt dealt with, I give the following comparative percent-
52 ages of removals to the different territorial divisions :—
53 1895-96, 1896-97.
54 North-Western Provinces and Oudh sis 71:18 71:50
55 Punjab ine - ss 6:22 6:33
56 Réjputina ee . . 16°68 16:98
57 Central India ta dee vee 4°46 4:66
58 Central Provinces wie vee oie 0°54 O38
59 Bengal iS fee See seo 0°92 015
60 Bombay Sas i a 0-00 0:00
61 Total a 100:00 100°00