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2 SALT REVENUE DEPARTMENT FOR THE OFFICIAL YEAR 1901-1902.
3 the ground that the evidenée was not suffciently strong for a
4 conviction. With these exceptions the conduct of the estab-
5 lishment was satisfactory.
6 64. Pandjt Harnam Chand, Assistant Superintendent,
7 retired during the year after a period of long service. Muham-
8 mad Habib-ullah Khan, Hospital Assistant, who was in medical
9 charge of the Sambhar Lake for many years, also retired, and
10 was honoured with the title of Khan Bahadur. One Inspector
11 and four clerks retired from the service, two Inspectors resign-
12 ed and one Inspector and three clerks died. .
13 65. Acompetitive examination for admission to the higher
14 executive grades of the Department was held at Calcutta on
15 the 4th March 1go2, and the successful candidate, Mehta
16 Narinjan Singh, M.A., LL.B., has since been appointed a Pro-
17 bationary Assistant Superintendent.
18 66. The compilation of a Manual of the Department, which
19 was Initiated by Mr. Dane, was brought to a successful com-
20 pletion during the year. The Manual will be of great assistance
21 to the officers of the Department, as rules and orders, which
22 were sometimes difficult to trace, have now been consolidated
23 and systematically arranged. Mr. Dane received the thanks of
24 the Government of India for the trouble and care taken by him
25 in drawing up the Manual. The valuable assistance rendered
26 by Mr. F. Ashton, Deputy Commissioner, and Messrs, W.
27 Lyon, J. Bolster and G. Buckley, Assistant Commissioners, in
28 connection with its preparation, has also been acknowledged
29 by Government.
30 67. Mr. R. M. Dane held charge of the Department from
31 the beginning of the year to the 22nd of January 1go2, when
32 he proceeded on combined leave for 9 months and 23 days.
33 I assumed charge of the office of Commissioner from him on
34 the above date and administered the Department to the close
35 of the year.
36 68. Mr. Ashton, Deputy Commissioner, rendered, as usual,
37 valuable assistance in the administration of the Department.
38 I] cannot commend too highly this officer’s ability, consummate
39 knowledge of departmental work in all its branches and devo-
40 tion to duty. :
41 Mr. Lyon continued to manage the important Sambhar
42 Division ably and well. It is due to his energy, tact and
43 business capacity that a considerable measure of success
44 attended the year’s operations at the lake in spite of unfavour-
45 able manufacturing conditions.
46 Mr. Bolster’s management of the cés-Indus Mines Divi-
47 sion has been conspicuously good and successful.
48 My special acknowledgments are due to Mr. Buckley for
49 the ability and energy displayed in the charge of the Upper
50 Dwision of the Internal Branch.
51 Mr. Holford deserves credit for his eficient superintend-
52 ence of salt manufacture at Pachbadra under adverse circum-
53 stances.
54 Mr. Scully, who acted as Assistant Commissioner of the
55 Kohat Mines Division and the Lower Division of the Internal
56 Branch during the greater part of the year, worked zealously
57 2and well. ;
58 Among Superintendents and Assistant Superintendents
59 the following officers deserve special notice for good work :—
60 Mr. Cline, Superintendent and the Commissioner’s Per-
61 sonal Assistant.
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63 Retirements and ca.
64 sualties,
65 Result of competitive
66 examination held.
67 Compilation of the
68 Marual of the Depart.
69 ment.
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71 Charge of the Depart.
72 ment,
73 Notice of officers.