1 Central Provinces and
2 Berar.
3 Rajputéna and Central
4 India.
5 REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE NORTHERN INDIA
6 of the North-Western Provinces and Oudh do not differ
7 very widely from those of the people of Behar. Taking both
8 areas together, the rates of consumption work out thus :—
9 1807-98. 1898-99.
10 Mds. Mds.
11 Salt supply of North-Western Provinces and Oudh ... 89,91,457 - 42,57,188
12 Ditto Behar ass eee as 25,95,958 25,97,892
13 Total es 65,87,416 68,55,075
14 Ibs. Iba.
15 Rate of conanyeen per head of fe Pepe 72,091,080
16 souls... Ss ses one 7°52 782
17 These figures ener closely with the incidence of con-
18 sumption for the cés-Indus Panjab and appear to be normal.
19 Central Provinces and Berar.
20 . 1897-98, 1898-99.
21 Salt supply :~
22 Mds. Mds
23 From the Bombay Presidency (Trade statistics) ee 17,14,984 17,07,842
24 From the Madras Presidency (Trade statistics) eee 2,75,000 2,75,000
25 From the North-Western Provinces Oudh, fats Bengal
26 (Trade statistics) ove oo 5,466 5,498
27 From the Sambhar Lake by railway is w- =—«-17,452 16,457
28 From the Pachbadra Salt Source by road and railway 1,20,851 1,03,931
29 Total ... 21,33,703 21,08,228
30 Exports :—
31 To Rajputéna and Central India (Trade statistics)
32 aoe 9,014 11,877
33 To British Territory (Trade Statistics)
34 ee (8,502 10,106
35 Total one 17,516 21,983
36 Balance remaining for consumption sae eee 21,16,187 20,86,245
37 Rate of consumption per head of population, 15,842,296 Ibs. Tbs,
38 a ee, aU 10°84
39 The rates of consumption are high, but it is difficult to
40 place the trade in salt accurately in this area.
41 Rajputéna and Central India.
42 1897-98, 1898-99.
43 Salé supply :—
44 oe Mds. Mds.
45 Quantity of salt manufactured by Native States
46 under authorization of treaties = 1,238,900 1,388,900
47 Salt issued from the Simbhar Lake ww 40,774,340 39,54.637
48 Salt issued from the Didwana salt source sia 2,78,278 2,92,082
49 Salt issued from the Pachbadra salt source vee 598,102 7,41,660
50 Salt issued from the Falodi salt source sea 3,635 : 11,784
51 Imported from the Panjab (Trade statistics) . 103 209
52 Imported from the North-Western Provinces
53 and Oudh (Trade statistics) aes sae 47,653 40,958
54 Imported from Bombay (Trade statistics) cas 4,08,061 4,20,793
55 Imported from the Central Provinces (Trade
56 statistics) coe see sce 9,014 11,877
57 Piece wee ~—
58 Total ay. 55,58,086 56,12,900
59 Exports :—
60 To the Panjab —
61 From Sambhar as ose eos 2,95,268 268,725
62 From Didwéna dae 2,14,463 2,138,783
63 To North-Western Provinces and Oudh—
64 From Sambhar Se 28,92,764
65 ee eve 28,80,562
66 From Pachbadra ax wae eee 12,955 1,44,525
67 To the Central Provinces see ove 1,38,303 1,20,388
68 To Bengal (Trade statistics) os see 14,001 2,185
69 Total as 35,67 ,754 36,30,168
70 Balance remaining for consumption one 19,90,332 19,82,732
71 e Ibs, Ibs,
72 Rate of consumption per head of population,
73 22,877,272 souls Per, me 716 713
74 The figures represent the consumption in this area with
75 fair accuracy, but there is some unregistered trade in salt
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