1 SALT REVENUE DEPARTMENT FOR THE OFFICIAL YEAR 1898-99,
2 was eventually exported beyond the border. It is probable
3 that more salt is consumed in the frontier districts than in czs-
4 Indus territory, as the article has been cheap and the supply
5 abundant; but in. the above circumstances the figures
6 “showing incidence of consumption may be regarded as esti-
7 mates only. ©.
8 North-Western Provinces and Oudh.
9 1897-98. 1898-99.
10 Mds. Mds.
11 3,27,202 3,76,509
12 Supply of sali—
13 Imported from Lower Bengal (Trade statistics) one
14 Ditto Nep&l and Thibet (Trade statistics) ... . 38,545 . 87,825
15 Ditto Bombay and the Central Provinces
16 (Trade Statistics) sis eae a 5,05,288 . 5,6€,791
17 Imported from the Sambhar Lake sae? ea 28,92,764 28,80,562
18 12,955 1,44,525
19 Ditto Pachbadra Salt Source... ace
20 Ditto the Panjab by railway (Trade statistics.) 8,10,376 3,49,748
21 Ditto ditto road . vee 3,681 4,443
22 Ditto Behar (Trade statistios) ... ae - 6,193 8,319
23 Saltpetre salt on we se ove 37,708 + 32,637
24 Total oye 41,28,657 44,00,359
25 Exports— ———- —_———
26 To Nepdl and Thibet (Trade statistics) ... se 71,775 85,351
27 », Lower Bengal (Trade statistics) ais et 6,809 6,939
28 » Central Provinces (Trade statistics) ... “9a 4,019 1,508
29 » R&jputéna and Central India (Trade Statistics} ... 47,653 40,958
30 » the Panjéb (Trade statistics) se is 646 2,375
31 », Behar (Trade statistics)... wee oes 6,391 6,049
32 », Bombay (‘Trade statistics) ,,. ane iss 7 1
33 Total “ae 1,37,200 1,438,176
34 Balance remaining for consumption oe ww. =—s-89,91,457 = 42,57,183
35 Ibs. Ibs.
36 Rate of consumption per, head of population, 47,697,576
37 souls... ave aoe aoe toe
38 The salt supply of this area was ample during both years,
39 The large exports are indications that this was so, and the parti-
40 culars given in paragraph 50 show that prices were low and
41 steady during both periods. A considerable unregistered
42 _ trade, fluctuating in sympathy with prices of salt in Calcutta,
43 is carried on with the adjacent provinces of Behdér along’ the
44 eastern border of the North-Western Provinces, and the regis-
45 tered trade does not therefore represent the entire salt supply
46 of these provinces, ;
47 Province of Behar in Bengal,.
48 Supply of salt— 1897-98, 1898-99.
49 . Mds. Mde,
50 Imported from Calentta (Trade statistics) ope 27,28,7383 27,17,054
51 Nitto other Provinces (Trade statistics) _... 1,59,501 1,38,997
52 Saltpetre salt one se tos ae 20,216 . 14,415
53 Total aoe 29,08,449 28,70,466
54 : Bxports— : }
55 To other Provinces (Trade statistics) eos oy 21,934 25,766
56 s, the state of Nep4l (Trade statistics) ... ‘sua 2,90,556 2,46,808
57 Total ie 312,490 272,574
58 Balance remaining for consumption ave we —-25,95,959 25, 97,892
59 "Ibe. Ibs.
60 Average consymption per head of population, 24,393,504
61 souls... ae as an ses 8°76 8-76
62 As already mentioned, there is an unregistered trade,
63 often not inconsiderable, between this area and the North-
64 Western Provinces, and the rates given not improbably’
65 represent more than actual consumption.
66 The difference in the rates of the last two areas is noticeable,
67 as the circumstances of a large proportion of the population
68 ( 41 )
69 North-Western Provinces
70 aod Oudh.
71 Province of Behar in
72 Bengal.
73 Combined figures of the
74 gNorth-Western —_Prov-
75 inces, Oudh, and Behar,