1 REVIEW BY SECTIONS. Work increased in the Punjab g
2 INTERNAL BRANCH. the North-Western Provinces
3 Ymports into and exports
4 from Calcutta of refined
5 saltpetre,
6 REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION a clea NORTHERN INDIA
7 wed with 1895-96. In
8 lh there was a slight
9 re dissolved, but a fall-
10 ‘¢ produced. In Behar
11 irk in comparison with
12 » factories at Calcutta
13 > refine imperfectly
14 ' ithe Upper Pro-
15 vinces. The ¥ Is upon the class
16 of saltpetre de} . the past year
17 they worked morc\.
18 63. The follow:
19 to the trade in saltpet™®
20 four years :-—
21 increase in the quantity of
22 ing off in the quantity 0
23 there was an improve
24 1895-96. As I hay
25 1893-94. | 1894-95. | 1895-96. | 1896-97.
26 ids, Mds. Mds, Mads,
27 By East Indian Railway a van 5,05,856 5,62,077 7,33,107 8,03, 146-
28 » Hastern Bengal Railway aoe ves bas ove tos ave
29 3 Boat a - or 395 670 632 fi
30 >> Inland steamer ,., as és 614 1,320 2,425 1,024
31 vy Sea oss eae oee ose 1,741 313 ave
32 Total «es | 5,086,865 | 5,65,808 | 7,36,477 {| 8,04,170
33 ARREARS STE TAL GST ET ET ST, OE RE I NT SEE EE SII DEI EE NES TTT ITE BME DE LAE BESTT
34 = Exports.
35 |
36 1893-94. | 1894-95. | 1893-96. | 1896-97.
37 Mads. | Mds. Mds. Mds,
38 By East Indian Railway an Nai 12,929 7,965 4,897 8,641
39 » Eastern Bengal Railway ak aa 1,295 2,034 1,764 2,595
40 x» Boat oes ave oe 1,904 4,084 1,184 253-4
41 » Inland steamer oe ae wea 407 + 814 661 695
42 » Sea a. wis ade oe | 4,838,889 | °4,79,842 | 5,72,607 ] 7,253,835
43 Total toe 455,424 494,739 §,81,113 7,40,300
44 t
45 The imports of the past year exceed those of 1895-96 by
46 maunds 67,693, and were also largely in excess of the two
47 years previous. The quantity exported exceeded the figures
48 of 1895-96 by maunds 1,59,187, and here too there has been a.
49 progressive increase during the past four years.
50 Tne next statement shows the territorial areas from which ,
51 the saltpetre imported into Caleutta was obrained :-—
52 1893-94. | 189495, } 1895-96. | 1896-97.
53 Po Esc AEET | WM = —\ eat és
54 Mds, Mds. Mds, \ Mads.
55 Erom North-Western Provinces and Qudh .. | 1,238,375 {| 1,385,119 | 2,54,465 2,36,009
56 x Punigb oa see a 39,591 50,995 63,636 96,356
57 » Réjputand and Central India Age 686, 1,535 1,390 1,863
58 », Province of Behar ais | 3,438,173 | 8,76,284 | 4,16,674 | 4,70,580
59 » Bengal ore ab be 40 164 Sea Ga
60 » Bombay ast ase wae — see 313 ee
61 » Madras eee eve we ase 1,740 ose .
62 ». Foreign Ports i see hs 1 ’ tee
63 ( 62)