Report on the Administration of the Northern India Salt Revenue Department, 1893 -94; Punjab, North-Western Provinces, Oudh, Central Provinces, Berar, Rajputana, Central India, Behar and Calcutta to 1903 (bounded together)

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1REVIEW BY SECTIONS,

2INTERNAL BRANCH.

3- REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE NORTHERN INDIA

4The following table gives particulars of the work of the

5North-West Soap Company’s factory at Meerut during the

6past four years :—

7Salt consumed in the manufacture of soap. Refund of duty.

8Year. paid Opening eanatity Total Quantity) Closing ‘ |

9produced. | bilance ee in-stock of | of salt | balance ose ery 6

10of salt. | 55 store. salt. | utilized.| of salt,

121894-95... | 10,299 10} 71 25 | 599 13 | G70 33 | 670 38| ... ... | 645 80] 1614 6

131895-96 12,858 25 |... 770 71770 7) 770 7 765 6 | 1,912 14

141896-97 .., | 12,225 29]... .. | 966 6/966 6 | 829 26 | 136 20 (774 0/1935 0

151897-98 ... | 12,616 8 |136 20} | 754 87 |891 173 { 838 32 | 52 254 [838 214 | 2,096 5y

16Compared with 1896-S7, there was an increase during the

17past year of maunds 391 in the quantity of soap produced, and

18of maunds 9 in the amount of salt utilized in the manufacture.

19The proportion of salt to soap amounted to 6°65 per cent.

20compared with 6°78 per cent. in 1896-97 and 5:99 per cent.

21during 1895-96. A refund of duty of Rs. 2,096 was made

22during the year on 838 maunds of salt used in soap manufac-

23ture. These figures are slightly in excess of those of 1896-97.

24The Company conformed carefully to all the Departmental rules

25connected with the concession, and their arrangements for the

26safe custody of salt continued to be satisfactory.

27The following table shows the salt used in the hide factory

28belonging to Messrs. Schroder Smidt and Company at Cawnpore

29during the past two years :—

30Salt consumed in salting skins and hides Refand of duty.

31Year. Opening } Quantity Quantity | Closing .

32balance of | of salt Bieri of salt } balance beled ie '

33salt. receired, utilized. | of salt. , y

351896-97 .. sae 844 324 | 844 323 | 336 03 8 31} |335 012 1840 0 9

361897-98 ... 8 314, 170 1 178 324} 174 17% 2 0 j155 24 8 /389 0 6

37Further particulars relating to the work done in the fac-

38tory are as follows :—

39e 1896-97. 1897-98,

40* Number ,., eee 17,783 os 8,744

41Hideseured =) Weight. Mas, 3270-28 Mds. 1,495-28

42113 Number an vee 24,131 vee §=—- 83, 221.

43Skins cured = 2 Weight we Mads, 758-39 Mds, 735-17

44In curing hides ae Mds, 263-2-0 131-7-8

45Salt used vd { Ditto sking s- » 72-38-12 7 43- 10-0

46Total quantity of salt used ~,, 336-0-12 > 174-17-8

47chittaks chittaks,

48Average quantity of ¢ on each bide 9°47 9°60

49salt used ditto skin 1°93 83

50Owing to restrictions placed upon the import of hides by

51foreign countrics in consequence of the existence of plague in

52India, and also in consequence of the revised import tariff of

53America, the Company’s trade in hides fell off considerably

54during the year. Their trade inskinsimproved. The average

55quantity of salt used in curing hides was fairly well main-

56tained, but less was used for curing skins. Various kinds of

57skins are manipu’ated in the factory. Some are half cured

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