1 SALT REVENUE DEPARTMENT FOR THE OFFICIAL YEAR 1896-97.
2 The particulars show that the trade of this Salt Source is REVIEW BY SECTIONS.
3 with Rajputdna, Central India and the Central Provinces prin- PACHBADRA.
4 cipally. There is also some traffic with the North-Western
5 Provinces, with districts in Bundelkhand. There was an
6 increase during the past year in bookings to Réjputdna and
7 Central India. Pachbadra salt is consumed in parts of those
8 territories which were not much affected by the drought and
9 scarcity of the past year. In bookings to the Central Prov-
10 ee and to the North-Western Provinces, there was a slight
11 ecline.
12 The salt issued on the realization of the price, but free of
13 duty, was all delivered to the Marwar Durbar for consumption
14 within Marwar. The issue of the past year shows a decline of
15 maunds 6,904 compared with 1895-96. This was due, it is
16 believed, to the drought which prevailed in the part of the State
17 in which this salt is consumed. Maunds 76,620 were removed
18 by railway and maunds 62,650 by road. The greater part of
19 the salt removed by railway was despatched to Jodhpur, whence
20 it was distributed over the country in the neighbourhood of
21 that city. The salt removed by road was all taken in the first
22 instance to the town of Pachbadra, and sent thence on carts,
23 camels and bullocks to surrounding villages and to parts of the
24 country distant from the railway line. The Durbar is entitled
25 to receive maunds 1,50,000 of salt duty free from this Source
26 for consumption within the State, and it will be observed that
27 the salt removed has always fallen short of the quantity
28 deliverable during each of the past four years. The sale of
29 this salt in the State has been entrusted by the Durbar to a
30 _ firm of merchants of Jodhpur, and on every maund issued from
31 the Source, the Department realiZes a charge of Rs. 2-8-0, 14
32 annas representing the Departmental sale price, and Rs. 2-6-6
33 the duty levied by the Durbar. All collections on this latter
34 account are paid to the Durbar monthly.
35 Of the quantity of salt, maunds 11,000 issued free of all
36 charges, maunds 10,000 were delivered to the Marwar Durbar
37 and maunds 1,000 to the Meywar Durbar. These deliveries
38 were in accordance with the salt agreements with the two
39 States. ,
40 49. The course of the railborne through traffic trade of pistribution of rail-borne
41 the Pachbadra Salt Source will be found in the table below, — trough traffic.
42 classified by railways :—
43 1893-94. | 1894-95.
44 Lines of railway. 1895-96. | 1896-97,
45 mera trannies mannan ener
46 Mads. Mds, Mds. Mds.
47 Sodhpur-Bikanir Railway Pe wis 2,047 1,890 8,243 3,610
48 Bombay, Buroda, Central India and Réjpaténa | 3,45,739 | 2,01,477 | 1,66,570 | 2,24,485
49 Malwa Bailway.
50 Indian Midland Railway ova oe | 1,51,520 | 1,46,225 | 1,69,807 | 1,68,598
51 Great Indian Peninsula Railway... sais 15,435 8,505 12,933 | 10,890
52 Bengal and North-Western Railway ote 4,575 473 370 te,
53 East Indian Railway .. os «> | 1,65,098 92,452 532 one
54 North-Western Railway ve oe 4,568 25520} ane 190
55 Rohilkhand and Kumaun Railway oes 43,249 28,075 ow *
56 Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway ... ew. | 1,00,837 40,675
57 Total ‘ 8,830,068 | 5,22,292 | 3,53,455 | 4,07,773
58 Comparison will only be made between the figures of the
59 past two years, as the trade of 1893-94 and 1894-95 was abnor
60 ( 47 )