1 SALT REVENUE DEPARTMENT FOR THE OFFICIAL YEAR 1898-99.
2 The exports of salt from Bengal during the past two years
3 were as follows : —
4 From From From
5 Culcutta. | Bengal. | Behar. Total.
6 *
7 Mads. Mads. Mds. Mas,
8 Into the North-Western Provinces ¢ 1897-98 3,22,009 a 5,198 | 38,27,202
9 and Oudh ae w U1898-99 | 368,190 me 8,319 | 3,76,509
10 é 1897-98 110 ai S63 110
11 Into the Panjib _ wae j 1898-99 101 2 “199 300
12 Into Réjputina and Central India, ees ae oe ye i
13 ; 1897-98 743 678 26 1,447
14 i eee { 3
15 uto Central Provinces 1898-99 356 | 3,985 10) 4,361
16 Into Madras is ee ee a 4 ike Me
17 1897-98 of 453 see 453
18 Into Assam woe { 1898-99 | 5,25,884| 78,361] 6,08,695
19 Total { 1897-98 8,22,862 1,145 5,891 3,29,898
20 : 1898-99 8,938,981 82,352 8,856 9,85, 189
21 A considerable quantity of imported salt entered the North-
22 Western Provinces and Oudh for consumption in the eastern
23 districts, where western salt and salt from Calcutta meet in
24 competition. There was an expansion of about 50,000 maunds
25 in the trade during the year under report, compared with
26 oo owing to prices at Calcutta having ruled somewhat
27 OW. :
28 52. The statement below gives information in regard to
29 the imports and exports of salt between Thibet and Nepal, and
30 British territory along the frontier of the North-Western
31 Provinces and Oudh, during the past two years: —
32 1897-98, 1898-99.
33 Imports, | Exports. | Imports. | Exports.
34 Mads, Mads. Mds, Mads.
35 Almora.., vas ae oe |. 16,855 8,523 21,045 8,758
36 Garhw4l ... aes eon ee 14,292 te 14,892 _
37 Nilang Pass vid Dehra Din vee ts 2,898 one 1,888 vee
38 Pilibbit as eos vee oo 5,089 son 4,489
39 Kheri aes rate Pr ni ose 6,214 see 7,738
40 Babraich .., * ane oon ‘ae es 11,103 Sis 12,041
41 Gonda a, avs one tes eee 8,635 ene 6,871
42 Basti tae wee ove — oak 28,383 ene 37,674
43 Gorakhpur : oa ses vee ars 13,828 po 12,780
44 Total 38,545 71,775 37,825 85,351
45 Compared with 1897-98, there was an increase during the
46 year of 4,280 maunds in imp orts and of 13,576 maunds in
47 exports, the balance of trade being in favour of British territory
48 by 47,526 maunds of salt which had paid full duty. The
49 expansion in imports from Thibet occurred on the route vid
50 Almora in Kumaun. Exports increased generally, but the
51 greatest expansion occurred on the route to Nepal v7é@ Basti.
52 53. An attempt will now be made to give statistics of the
53 ‘consumption of salt in the several provinces omitting Baluch
54 istan, with which this Department has to deal. Information
55 as to the quantities of salt placed for consumption in different
56 areas has been obtained partly from departmental returns
57 and partly from provincial statistics of trade registration,
58 The figures have been compiled as accurately as possible ;
59 but with free inter-provincial trade and wide facilities for
60 ( 39 )
61 Exports from Bengal ta
62 other provinces.
63 Imports and exports of
64 salt between Nepél and
65 Thibet, and the North-
66 Western Provinces and
67 Oudh,
68 .
69 CONSUMPTION OF
70 SALT.