1 Refundato Messrs. Schré-
2 der, Smidt & Co. on salt
3 used on hides and skins,
4 DISTRIBUTION OF
5 SALT ISSUED FOR
6 CONSUMPTION BY
7 oy DEPART-
8 oa)
9 Quantity of salt issued.
10 Descriptions of salt issued.
11 Distribution over areas of
12 consum ption.
13 REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE NORTHERN INDIA
14 The next statement shows details of the salt utilized in
15 Messrs. Schréder, Smidt' & Co.’s hide factory at Cawnpore
16 during the past and the previous year :—
17 "Salt consumed in salting skins and hides. Refund of duty.
18 “Reet Opening | Quantity | Total | Quantity Closing
19 balance of | of salt { stock of | of salt | balance apa emonn
20 salt. received. salt. utilized. | of salt. : y
21 Mds. s,|Mds. s.|Mds. s.| Mds, s.|Mds. s,Mds.s. ch.) Bs. a. p.
22 189"-98 ,.. 8 314} 170 1 178 828! 174 Wi} 2 0 Iss 24 8]389 0 6
23 1898-99 ... 20| 26227) 266 27 |, 262 27 | om
24 265 20 0} 663 12 0
25 Further parcioulare a are p eaven helow of the work done in the
26 factory :-—
27 : 7 1897-98. 1898-99.
28 f ¢ Number ree ave : 8,744 ae
29 Hides cured +) Weight - - Mas. , 1,495-28 .
30 . : Number. - ow tes $3,221 71,727
31 Skins cured... j Weight be i Mds 785-17 2,659-24-5
32 Salt used In curing hides .., sos Mds. 131-7-8 aus
33 : In curing skins 1. ~ + os Mds. 48-10 262-27
34 Total quantity of salt-used Mds. 174-17-8 262-27
35 : Chittaks, Chittaks
36 Average ent On sii hide... we one 9°60 tes
37 of salt used. Ditto skin’ wus Ot”
38 one
39 The revised import tariff of; America rendered the export of
40 salted hides unprofitable, and no hides were treated during the
41 past year. The trade in salted goat skins expanded consider-
42 ably, and the quantity of salt used for each skin also increased.
43 The amount required for salting skins varies in accordance
44 with the condition, as well as with the size, of skins.
45 The factory was inspected on several occasions during the _
46 year, and the rules were found to be observed. In the Dina-
47 pore factory, no hides or skins were salted during the past year.
48 48. The total quantities of salt actually issued for con-
49 sumption by the Department during the past two years are
50 given below :—
51 . 1897-98.
52 1898-99. Difference.
53 Mds. Mds. Mds,
54 Foll duty-paid salt 70,44,912 71,04,224 +59,312
55 Salt which paid ‘special rates” of autySalé 4,47,036 5,89,090 +1,42,054
56 free of duty aes se 2,093,730 2,11,446 £1,716
57 Salt free of both price and duty 29,160 40,710 +11,550
58 Total .., «- —77,30,888 79,45,470 +2,14,632
59 The following figures show the different descriptions of
60 salt comprised in the above clearances :—
61 1897-98.
62 1898-99. Difference,
63 Mds, Mads. Mds.
64 Cis-Indus and Kalabigh wines rock salt... 21,778,533 22,27,180 $48,597
65 Kohat mines rock salt wee aes 3,22,404 4,62,375 +1,39,971
66 Mandi mines rock salt ase aes 1 24 632 1,26,715 +2,083
67 Salt of the Sulténpur salt works Se 79,393 77,837 —1,556
68 S4mbhar salt aes aes wae 40,74,340 89,54,6387 —1,19,703
69 Didwana salt eon + ose 2,78,278 2,92,082 +13,804
70 Pachbadra salt ee tos aa 5,98,102 7,41,660 +1,43,558
71 Falodi salt A axe 8,635 11,784 +8,149
72 Saltpetre salt oes nae ven 71,521 51,250 —20,271
73 Total aes 77,30,838 79,45,470 +2,14,632
74 Particulars showing the distribution of these quantities of-
75 salt over areas of consumption will be found in Appendix VI.
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