1 Areas of consumption,
2 Panjab _cis-Tndus
3 Kashmir.
4 Panjab érens-Indas.
5 and
6 ‘REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE NORTHERN INDIA
7 traffic, itis not practicable to ascertain exactly the quanti-
8 ties which enter, and remain in, extensive provinces inhabited
9 by millions of people. And, further, the important but uncer-
10 tain factor of stocks has also to be considered. The statistics,
11 therefore, do not pretend to be more than approximately
12 ’ correct,
13 The following are the areas of consumption which have
14 heen taken for the purpose :—
15 _ (1) The Panjab cts-Indus.
16 (2) The Panjib trans-Indus.
17 (3) North-Western Provinces and Oudh,
18 (4) Province of Behdr in Bengal.
19 (5) Central Provinces and Berar.
20 (6) Rajputdna and Central India.
21 e
22 The Panjab cis-Indus, including feudatory states and
23 Kashmir.
24 1897-98, 1898-09.
25 Supply of salé— Mds, Mds.
26 Issued from the cis-Indus Mines Divisiow ee 21,78,583 22,27,130
27 Do. fromthe Mandi Mines ee es —:4,,24,632 1,26,715
28 Do, from the Sulténpur salt works ... aes 79,393 77,837
29 Imports from Tibet and Ladak (Trade statistics} a. 1,654 1,809
30 Do. by railway and river (Trade statistics) .. 3,28,252 8,11,417
31 Do. of Didwana salt by road ae ae =—-'3,21,764 1,38,629
32 Saltpetre salt... a aed ss 116 40-
33 Total vas 28,834,844 28,83,577
34 Ezports— —_—_—
35 Exports to country west of the Indus (Trade statis-
36 ties) ‘ee tie oe tes 3,851 7,714
37 Exports by railway and river (Trade statistics) ... 4,59,433 4,88,899
38 Do. by road oo ees ave 8,681 4,443
39 Total we «=: 4,066,965, 5,01,056
40 Balance remaining for consumption .., on sik ie ha
41 3. .
42 Average consumption per head of population,
43 25,840,575 souls ie Sie 753 7°59
44 Kashmir has been included with the czs-Indus Panjab, as
45 the trade with that State is subject to fluctuations and imports
46 are not easy to place. During the year under report, 2,39,567
47 maunds of salt were traced to Kashmir territory ; and as the
48 population comprises 2,543,952 souls, the incidence of the
49 above quantity per head is 7-75lbs. This is a higher rate
50 than that of the cis-Indus Panjab; but it is counterbalanced
51 by the results of 1897-98, when only 1,69,318 maunds were
52 traced to Kashmfr, giving an average consumption of 5°48lbs.
53 per head only.
54 The Panjab trans-Indus.
55 Supply of salt— 1897-98, 1898-99,
56 Mds, Mads,
57 Issued from the Kohat Mines ... ses ove 822,404 4,62,375
58 Exports—
59 Exported beyond the border (‘Trade statistics) ve 129,685 214,922
60 Balance remaining for consumption we 1,902,769 2,47,453
61 Ibs. lbs.
62 Average consumption per head of population, 1,833,504 souls 845 = 111
63 Besides the supply from the Kohat Mines, a considerable
64 quantity of salt from the cés-Indus Mines Division was con-
65 sumed in this area during both years, but the amount is not
66 accurately ascertainable, There were also old stocks of Kohat
67 salt in consumption, particularly during 1897-98 ; and much of
68 the salt shown asremaining for consumption in British territory
69 ( 40 }