1 SALT REVENUE DEPARTMENT FOR THE OFFICIAL YEAR 1896-97.
2 50. The following statement shows the course of the REVIEW BY SECTIONS.
3 rail-borne ordinary trade of the Pachbadra Source during the
4 past four years :—
5 Lines of railway, 1898-94, | 1894-95. | 1895-96. | 1896-97.
6 Mads Mas. Mds Mas.
7 Jodhpur-Bikanir Railway ‘ee ee 945, , | 282 1,877 a
8 Rajputéna-Malwa Railway wee wee 23,782 3,150 1,596 570
9 Indian Midland Railway eee at 24,867 2,363 toe 790
10 North-Western Railway aoe as 315 eee one ane
11 Great Indian Peninsula Railway... os 1,260 473
12 Rohilkhand-Kumaun Railway .. ss 3,308 eee ie
13 Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway ... ses 3,464 vee on
14 East Indian Railway as tous 3,623 ees ‘5
15 Total tee 61,564 6,268 3,473 1,360
16 The trade of the first two years was abnormally large
17 owing to the high price of Sambhar salt. Comparing the book-
18 ings of 1895-96 (maunds 3,473) with those of the past year
19 (maunds 1,360) a decrease of maunds 2,113 is apparent. Dur-
20 ing 1895-96 there was great scarcity of fodder over the country
21 lying between Pachbadfa and the Rajputana-Malwa Railway,
22 and in order to avoid the necessity of having to cross this
23 barren tract with their bullocks, Banjara carriers had salt sent
24 out to meet them at stations on the Jodhpur-Bikanir and Réj-
25 putdéna-Malwa Railways. ‘The whole of the bookings of that
26 year had connection with this kind of trade. The figures of
27 1896-97 includes maunds 190 sent out in this manner to a
28 station of the Rdéjputana-Malwa Railway, and maunds 380
29 despatched direct to stations on the Chitargarh-Udaipur line and
30 nraunds 790 to Saugor in the Central Provinces on the Indian
31 Midland Railway. Under ordinary conditions the quantity of
32 salt despatched by mercantile agency from this Source is never
33 likely to be large, as traders in areas of consumption find it
34 mcst convenient and economical to send for supplies under the
35 through traffic system, They pay the price and duty, plus a
36 fee of three piesa maund for filling, loading and clearing,
37 into the nearest treasury, post-office, or station on the Indian
38 Midland Railway, and their salt is sent to them expeditiously
39 and in good condition.
40 The next statement shows the quantities of salt booked for
41 removal by road during the past four years. The whole of
42 this salt was removed by Banjara carriers, who use only pack
43 bullocks as a means of carriage :—~
44 Areas. 1893-94. {| 1894-95. } 1895-96. } 1896-97.
45 Mds. Mads. Mas. Mas
46 *
47 Central Provinces ... asa ae 1,35,092 | 1,4],289 61,259 63,819
48 Bhopal State oon tee one 27,518 22,109 23,455 24,085
49 Meywar » es aes "ei5 4,802 6,311 9,218 6,281
50 Sivohi » see vee ibs ses 49 80 514
51 Bikanic rT) eas oe. vee 224
52 Total we» | 1,67,686 | 1,63,758 94,012 94,699
53 There was a difference of only maunds 687 between the
54 trade of the year under report and that of 1895-96. But the
55 figures of the past two years show a great decrease in com-
56 parison with those of 1893-94 and 1894-95. This is partly
57 owing to both 1895-96 and 1896-97 having been years of excep-
58 tional drought, and to Banjaras having been unable in conse-
59 ( 49 )°
60 PACHBADRA.
61 Distribution of rail-borne
62 ordianry traffic.
63 Destination of salt ree
64 moved by road.