1 SALT REVENUE DEPARTMENT FOR THE OFFICIAL YEAR 1897-98,
2 maunds 39,220 from Drang. The following figures show the REVIEWBYSECTIONS.
3 trade with the different States:— -
4 Sales Sales
5 States, of of Difference.
6 1896-97. 1897-98.
7 Mads, Mads, Mds.
8 Mandi ase ane ” 34,909 37,035 + 2,126
9 Suket eas we oe 7,574 7,588 +14
10 Bilaspur - oe Sy 8,750 8,920 +170
11 Rampur Bishahr a tee oe 3,692 4,646 +954
12 Chamba ose eae . 120 91 —29
13 Total Pre 50,045 53,280 +3,235
14 The increase in the trade with Mandi was large. Probably
15 stocks were laid in for future use. The larger exports to Ram-
16 pur Bishahr aze said to have been owing to the passes having
17 been open longer than usual in consequence of a mild winter.
18 Goats are principally used for the transport of salt into this
19 State. The trade with Chamba has always been small and
20 is declining. Thisis nodoubt due to advancing consumption
21 of rock salt from the Panjab Mines Division,
22 There is no wheeled traffic at the Mandi mines. The salt
23 issued is removed on pack animals or in head-loads.’ The fol-
24 lowing are figures of the carriage employed :—
25 Camels -_ see oe _ ose woe 649
26 Mules one - ee ene oon eee oon 7,505
27 Bullocks ens tee is see vee vv. 82,846
28 Ponies wd ene ae eee ose ove 7,785
29 Donkeys oe oe on ose ee e. 1,889 ,
30 Goats one eee eon ate cory eee 9,722
31 Mead-loads a. we ace eee au ee 32,772
32 Of the total of 1,24,632 maunds of salt sold, 63,687 maunds
33 issued from the Guma quarry and 60,945 from that of Drang.
34 The Guma quarry was worked fairly well during the year.
35 Landslips occurred at intervals and stopped work, but not for
36 more thana couple of days at a time. The quarry forms
37 a section of the bed of the gorge, and the supply of salt ap-
38 pears ample. At Drang, salt is obtained under greater difficul-
39 ties than at Guma. It is quarried from a level below the bed
40 of the gorge, and during the year work was so impeded by
41 water that the trade could not be supplied regularly. The
42 Department is not responsible for the working of these quarries,
43 and any decrease in the trade causes no loss to Government,
44 as any deficiency in the supply is met by rock salt from the
45 Panjab mines. The quarries were visited several times during
46 the year by the Superintendent of the Raja of Mandi.
47 28. The statement below shows the gross receipts, the
48 fixed and contingent charges, and the net revenue of the Snul-
49 tanpur Salt Works during the past and three preceding
50 years :—
51 Gross receipts. Charges.
52 Net
53 Year. E Hakimi | Miscell Conti reyenue,
54 Xcise akimi | Miscella- . ontin-
55 duty, cess. | neous, Total. Fixed. gent. Total.
56 Rs, Rs, Bs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs, Rs.
57 1894-95 ... | 2,386,535 8,386 589 | 2,435,510 | 16,104 1,924 | 18,028 | 2,27,482
58 1895-96 ... 2,70,332 7,864 58 2,78,254 ) 15,508 2,551 | 18,059; 2,60,195
59 1896-97 ,.. 2,79,693 1,748 18) 2,81,454 | 16,071 3,237 | 19,308 2,62, 146
60 1897-98 ... | 2,00,074 1,249 17 2,01,840 | 15,609 1,743 | 17,352 | 1,83,988
61 ( 25 )
62 MANDI MINES.
63 Quarries worked,
64 SULTANPUR SALT
65 WORKS.
66 Receipts, charges, and n
67 Tevenue.
68 et