1 REVIEW BY SECTIONS,
2 MANDI MINES.
3 Increase in sales
4 and expenditure explained-
5 Duty and selling price.
6 Sales.
7 Destination of Mandi salt.
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9 REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE NORTHERN INDIA
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11 The revenue received by the Raja is larger than that
12 which he received in the previous year by Rs. 7,743, and the
13 revenue derived by the British Government is also larger by
14 Rs. 2,978. The expenditure disoursed by the British Govern-
15 ment has increased by Rs. 1,166, of which increase Rs. 523 was
16 on account of exchange compensation allowance, and the balance
17 on account of a Superintendent of a higher grade being now in
18 charge of the mines. Contingencies increased by Rs. 124
19 owing to travelling allowance paid to the new Superintendent.
20 when he was transferred to the mines in September 1893.
21 No change took place during the year in the duty levied
22 or in the selling price of the salt. The price of the salt is ten
23 and a half annas a maund and the duty is seven and a half
24 annas, out of which the British Government receives two-thirds
25 (five annas) and the Raja one-third (two and a half annas).
26 Thus out of a total charge of rupee one and annas two, the Raja
27 receives 13 annas and the British Government 5 annas on each
28 maund of salt sold, irrespective of destination.
29 27. The total quantity of salt sold at the mines and the
30 quantity registered for export to British territory and for con-—
31 sumption in Mandi and other Native States. in the past four
32 years is as follows :—
33 For export For sale
34 Year, to British in Native Total.
35 territory. States.
36 Mds. Mds. Mds.
37 1890-91 ae one ort vee 71,982 - 48,095 1,20,077
38 1891-92 ine on owe = 84,185 55,527 1,39,712
39 1892-93 fos in ian vee 73,408 51,028 1,24,496
40 1893-94 vee ae see was, 77,602 56,424 1,34,026
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42 An epidemic of cholera in Kangra, Kulu and Mandi, and.
43 disease among the cattle, injuriously affected the sales last year
44 —that is, in 1892-93. During the year now under report the
45 quantity of salt exported to Kangra was maunds 58,753 against
46 maunds 57,074 in 1892-93 ; increase, maunds 1,679. The quan-
47 tity taken into Kulu was in 1893-94 maunds 16,863; in 1892-93
48 maunds 15,433 ; increase, maunds 1,430. The exportations to
49 Simla rather more than doubled, being maunds 961 in 1892-93
50 and maunds 1,986 in 1893-94. The total sales for British terri-
51 tory were maunds 77,602 against maunds 73,468 in the previous
52 year. Turning to Native territory, the sales for Mandi were
53 3,710 maunds more; the sales for Suket 313 maunds more; for
54 Chamba 149 maunds more ; those for Bilaspur maunds 477 more ;
55 and those for Rampur Bashahir maunds 747 more than in 1892-
56 93. The total trade to native territory amounted to maunds
57 51,028 in 1892-93 and to maunds 56,424 in 1893-94—a difference
58 in favor of the year under report of maunds 5,396. The Super- -
59 intendent reports that out of the quantity registered for Mandi,
60 some 18,000 maunds actually found their way into the British
61 district of Hoshiarput. This is probable, as it is known that
62 from 15,000 to 20,000 maunds go annually out of the quantity
63 declared for use in Native territory, across the border into
64 Hoshiarpur. On the other hand, the quantity uf Punjab Mines
65 - rock salt which was booked to Pathankot, the railway terminus
66 for the trade going to Nurpur, Kangra and Mandi, was maunds
67 4,070 more than in 1892-93, and the Deputy Commissioner noticed
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