1 REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE NORTHERN INDIA
2 CONSUMETION OF affect materially the rate of consumption. In the calculations
3 ae following, exports from Bengal, the North-Western Provinces
4 : and Ondh and the Central Provinces have been credited to
5 Central India, and the exports from the Panjab have been
6 credited to RAjputana; and exports to Bengal have been debited
7 to Central India.
8 Rajputana, Rdjputdna.
9 1898-99. 1899-1900.
10 Mads. Mds.
11 Quantity of salt which Native Stetes are authorized 67,0U0 67,000
12 « to manufacture under treaties.
13 Issued from the Sambhar Lake oe vee 89,54,637 34 38,350
14 Issued from the Didwana Salt Source wee 292,082 2,94,840
15 Issued from the Pachbadra Salt Source vee 7,41,660 10,59,004
16 Tesued from the Falodi Salt Souee .. Se 11,784 10,090
17 Imported from the Panjab (trade stutistics) —... 209 363
18 Imported from Bombay (trade statistics) w=: 4 290 66,619
19 Total ..- 51,21,662 49,36,775
20 Exports to the Panjab—
21 From Saémbhar aaa ee .. 2,68,725 2,54,185
22 From Didwéna oa i we =62,13 783 2,834,391
23 To North-Western Provinces and Oudh—
24 From S&émbhar cs 26 eee 28,80,562 22,13. 800
25 From Pachbadra aes soe we =«1,44,525 5,37,115
26 To Central Provinces por fee .. =1,20,888 1,06,800
27 To Central India wha See .. 4,19,557 5,70,957
28 Total w 40,47,540 39,17,248
29 Balance remaining for consumption cea .-. 10,745,122 10,219,527
30 lbs. lbs.
31 Rate of consumption per head of population, 12,558,460 6°s4 6°49
32 souls.
33 The decrease in the rate of consumption was no doubt due
34 tothe famine. Emigration from the Western Rajputana States
35 has occurred on a large scale.
36 Central India. Central India.
37 1898-99, 1899-1900.
38 Mds. Mds,
39 Quantity of salt which Native States are authorized to manufac- 71,900 71,900 °
40 ture under treaties.
41 Imported from North-Western Provinces and Oudh (Trade 40,958 25,023
42 statistics).
43 Imported from Bombay (trade statistics) 24k oe 3,66,503 3,44,295
44 Imported from Central Provinces (trade statistics) it 11,877 12,563
45 Imported from Rajputina ,.. ase if oo = 19,557 5, 70,957
46 Imported from Bengal (trade statistics) ose
47 ro . 328 669
48 , Total . 911,123 10,25,407
49 Exports to Bengal (trade statistics) sos ast sen 2,185 1,401
50 Balance remaining for consumption os eas « =: 9,008,938 = -20,24,006
51 Tbs. lbs.
52 Rate of consumption jer head of populaticn, 10 318,812 souls ... 7-05 794
53 The increase in the rate of consumption in this area is not
54 easily explainable, but the rate for 1498-99 was unduly low.
55 The immigration from Rajputana may possibly have increased
56 consumption in some states during the year.
57 Average retail prices of The following are the average retail sale prices of salt per
58 salt. maund, as recorded by the Statistical Bureau, in the above
59 areas during the past two calendar years:—
60 1x98, 1899.
61 Per*maund, Per waand.
62 Rs. a p Rs. & p.
63 Panjab, czs-Indas ave ose 3 311 3 310
64 Panjab, trans-indus ... re ts 210 6 270
65 North-Western Provinces and Oudh ne 311 3 311 4
66 Behar in Bengal ate ee ws 814 6 312 7
67 Central Provinces ind Berar... ose 4.0 6 410
68 Rajputana £55 eo . 3.2 =3 3 210
69 Central India ow divi 311 9 811 2
70 It is interesting to observe that the rate of consumption is
71 highest in the Central Provinces, where salt is dearest. The
72 rate of consumption appears to depend on the quality of the
73 food commonly consumed by the people rather than upon the
74 ( 40)