1 REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE NORTHERN INDIA
2 REVIEW BYSECTIONS: really a falling off in the trade. The volume of this traffic
3 SAMBHAR.
4 Clearances of salt.
5 remained constant, but instead of travelling to the Lake, the
6 Banjaras resorted to certain railway stations on the Rajputana-
7 Malwa line, nearest to areas supplied by road, and salt was
8 sent out to these by the Sambhar traders for sale to Banjaras.
9 The local sales met the wants of the country in the imme-
10 diate neighbourhood of the Lake, and were unimportant.
11 The figures below show the progression of the total sales
12 of the Lake :—
13 Sales. Increase or decrease.
14 Mds. Mds,
15 1894-95 as tes ws» 40,81,618 oa
16 1895-96 ave 0 eee §=37,15,774 ~—3,15,844
17 1896-97 we ni ve =89,31,210 -2,15,436
18 1897-98 « 41,038,440 +1,72,230
19 The sales of 1895-96 were poor owing to Calcutta salt
20 being forced up-country in that year under the’ influence
21 of low prices, but since then the trade of the Lake has steadily
22 recovered itself. Considering that there was severe scarcity
23 and distress during the first three months of the year over
24 almost the whole of the country in which Sambhar salt is con-
25 sumed, I think the trade of the past year was very satisfac-
26 tory.
27 The total revenue of the Sambhar Lake during the past
28 year amounted to Rs. 1,12,99,465. The following: particulars
29 show where this money was paid in:—
30 Rs.
31 Paid into the Treasury at Sambhar sia we vee 68,783,528
32 Paid into the following Treasuries :—
33 80 in the North-Western Provinces and Oudh =... w
34 3 in the Panjab ns ee ove a |
35 2 in Réjputina ove ae vee ose 46,72,513
36 2 in Central India oon fees ons oe
37 lin Bengal .., “0 ave eee ace
38 Paid in the following Post-offices :—
39 7 inthe North-Western Provinces and Oudb oe oo
40 1 in R&jputana ate tes ied ‘aoe 1,01,050
41 1 in Central India tse oe oss eee
42 Paid at 12 stations on the Indian Midland Railway, final deposit 1,52,374
43 being made in the Jhansi Treasury.
44 ee
45 Total ee =—:1,12,99, 465
46 Out of the total revenue of nearly 113 lakhs of rupees,
47 494 lakhs were paid into 38 provincial treasuries, 9 post-
48 offices, and 12 stations on the Indian Midland Railway. This
49 distribution of treasure is very convenient for the needs of
50 Government, and not only so, but facilities for payment of the
51 cost of salt at so many widely-scattered localities tends to
52 cheapen salt to the consumer and to lower prices by increasing
53 competition,
54 40. The trade of the Sambhar Lake is so large and im-
55 portant that it is necessary to pass under review the quantities
56 of salt which were actually cleared, and so removed to areas
57 of consumption. ‘The following statement gives information
58 on this subject for the past four years :—
59 Uncleared bal-
60 ance at begin- | Sales during Cleared during} Uncleared
61 Year. ning of the the year. Total. the year, balance.
62 year.
63 Mds. Mds. Mads. Mds, Mds,
64 1894-95... 81,185 40,31,618 41,12,803 36,45,568 4,67,235
65 1895-96 eas 4,67,235 87,15,774 41,83,009 40,21,752 1,61,257
66 1896-97 bee 1,61,257 89,31,210 40,92,467 40,42,183 50,334
67 1897998 60,334 41,03,440 41,538,774 40,56,180 97,694
68 ‘( 38)