1 ¥
2 Quantity of salt dealt
3 with, ;
4 Salt which paid full duty.
5 Salt which paid special
6 rates of duty, and salt
7 free of duty.
8 Quantities of salt; free
9 of duty, and free of
10 both pricé and duty,
11 dealt with during the
12 year,
13 REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE NORTHERN INDIA
14 should have a competent knowledge of levelling and surveying,
15 and this knowledge isalso useful at the Rajputdna Salt Sour-
16 ces. In these circumstances it has been arranged, with the
17 sanction of the Government of India, that a certain number of
18 junior officers shall be deputed to the Thomason Civil Engi-
19 neering College at Roorkee for a six months’ course of instruc-
20 tion in levelling and surveying. One officer in a year will be
21 deputed untila sufficient number have received the necessary
22 training ; and the course of study will be that of the Engineer
23 class, to which the officer deputed will be attached. The pro-
24 posal was sanctioned in letter No. 1592S.R., dated the 2nd
25 April 1900, from the Government of India in the Department
26 of Finance and Commerce; and the first officer to attend the
27 course will be deputed to Roorkee with effect from the “1st
28 November 1900.
29 5. The total quantity of salt dealt with by the Depart-
30 ment (z.¢., sold or excised and issued ‘free of price or duty or of
31 both) during the year was maunds 76,88,460, compared with
32 maunds 81,84,474 during 1898-99. There was a decrease
33 therefore of maunds 4,96,014, Particulars in regard to both
34 years are shown below :—
35 1898-99. 1899-1900. Difference.
36 M
37 Mds. ds. Mas.
38 Salt which paid full daty... «» 78,27,890 69,86,311 —3,41,579
39 Kohat salt (which paid a special rate of 4,62,375 3,73,269 —89,106
40 duty).
41 Mandi salt (which paid a special rate of 1,26,715 1,26,939 +224
42 duty).
43 Ss Seana
44 Total «+ 79,16,980 74,86,519 -—4,30,461
45 Salt sold free of duty ... ee —2,26,784 1,64,881 —61,903
46 Salt issued free of both price and duty... 40,710 87,060 ~—8,650
47 Total we 2,67,494 2,01,941 ~65,553
48 —_— ee en, ~—_—
49 Granp Toran ee 81, 84,474 76,88,460 —4,96,014
50 Full details in regard to the different descriptions of salt
51 taxed will be found in Appendix II, but an abstract of the
52 quantities of salt sold or excised on payment of full duty at
53 the different sources of supply during the past two years is
54 given below :— ;
55 1898-99. 1899-1900. Difference.
56 * Mds. Mds. Mds.
57 Sémbhar .., ea wee = -41,21,743 21,96,233 —9,25,510
58 Cis-Indus and Kiélabagh Mines vee 22,238,553 28,91,239 +1,67,686
59 Pachbadra .., eo, 6,00,574 10,02,996 +-4,02,422
60 Didwéna & 252,582 «67,901 S++ 15,319
61 Sultanpur .., a vee 78,188 77,827 —361
62 Saltpetre refineries an ie 51,250 60,115 —1,135
63 Total «. 73,27,890 69,86,311 —-3,41,579
64 ——e ee, NO
65 ——
66 The czs-Indus and Kélabagh Mines and the salt sources of
67 Pachbadra and Didwdna show an improvement in trade aggre-
68 gating 5,85,427 maunds. There was, however, a large falling
69 off in the sales at the Sambhar Lake: and smaller quantities
70 of salt were excised at the Sult4npur Salt Works and from
71 saltpetre refineries, representing in alla decrease of 9,27,006
72 maunds.
73 Compared with 1898-99 there was a decrease of 88,882
74 maunds in the quantity of salt dealt with at special rates of
75 duty ;and there was a falling off of 65,553 maunds in the
76 quantity of salt sold free of duty and issued free of both price
77 - and duty.
78 6. Particulars in connection with salt sold free of duty
79 and issued free of both price and duty during the past two
80 ( 4)