1 CONTENTS.
2 Para,
3 DIsTRIBUTION OF SALT YSSTED FOR CONSUMPTION BY THE DEPART-
4 MENT ,. ase ove . 48
5 - Quantity of salt eas tes eee wee the
6 Yescription of salt issued baie eos oo 8.
7 Distribution over areas of consumption sie 46.
8 Trade with British Baluchistén ose _ vee 49
9 Local taxation of salt... vee ooo ve 28,,
10 Prices of salt in the principal marts of Northern India, Central
11 Provinces, and Behar ‘an w. 50
12 Imports of salt into Bengal from all other provinces ... we “51
13 Exports from Bengal to other provinces oe vee 486
14 Imports and exports of salt between Nepal and Thibet, and the
15 : North-Western Provinces and Oudh asa we «82
16 CONSUMPTION OF SALT ove . ww. 53
17 Areas of consumption ase aes Pe
18 Panj&b, cis-Indus, and Kashmir .., sus woe 20,
19 Panjéb, trans-Indus bee ive vee OD.
20 North- ry Provinces and Oudh one rr
21 Province of Behér in Bengal... oo ve OD.
22 Combined figures of the North-Western -Provinces, Oudh
23 and Behar see wwe s00 oo tb.
24 Central Provinces and Berfr ae oT vee 1B.
25 Rajputéna and Central India tes vee tbe
26 PENAL ACTION oF THE DEPARTMENT ee ors woo «OS
27 Reasons for the release of persons by the Department ... 7d.
28 Punishments awarded by criminal courts’ ,,, * age €B,
29 EsraBLisHMENT—
30 Criminal offences committed by members of the estab-
31 lishment - tee oe vs we «55
32 Casualties in the force ove oe aw =56
33 Notice of Officers... wee cfs ‘eee 57
34 APPENDICES— :
35 Appendix I.—Comparative return of receipts and charges
36 of the Northern India Salt Revenue Department for
37 the years 1897-98 and 1898-99 wee
38 Appendix II.—Comparetive return showing the quantidies
39 of the various descriptions of salt taxed and the duty
40 levied by the Northern India Salt Revenue Departinent
41 during the years 1897-98 and 1898-99 ‘
42 Appendix III,.—Statement showing the sums due in con-
43 nection with salt treaties and agreements, and the
44 amounts paid during the year 1898-99 .., ose
45 Appendix IV.—Statement showing the financial results
46 of the working of theSémbhar Lake from the begin-
47 ning of the lease in 1870-71 to the close of 1898-99...
48 Appendix V.—Comparative statement showing the quan-
49 tity of salt sold at the Mandi Mines during the years
50 1897-98 and 1898-99 aoe *
51 Appendix VI.—Comparative statement aowiag the iis
52 tribution of the salt issued by the Northern India
53 Salt Revenue Department over areas of consumption in
54 1897-98 and 1898-99 ase aoe one
55 Appendix VII.—Comparative return of the number of
56 persons arrested, convicted, &c., in connection with
57 breaches of the salt law during the years 1897-98 aud
58 1898-99 oo ons vee
59 Appendix VIII.—Comparative details of 7 persons im-
60 prisoned and fined for breaches of the salt law during
61 the years 1897-98 and 189&-99,,, we oe
62 Page,
63 36
64 td.
65 7b.
66 16.
67 37
68 1b.
69 tb.
70 38
71 39
72 4b.
73 1b.
74 40
75 4b,
76 2& 8a
77 5@
78 6a
79 Va
80 8a
81 og
82 10a