1 & APPENDIX XIV.
2 Statistics of the consumption of salt in the different Provinces with which the Northern
3 india Salt Revenue Department has dealings (omitting Baluchisiqn, the information
4 regarding that area being imperfect) for the three years ending with 1902-03.
5 2
6 —_— 1900-01, 1901-02, 1902-03, Average of 3 years.
7 Maunds, Maunds. Maunds, Maunds,
8 Tue Punsapanp NortH-WEst FRONTIER
9 PROVINCE, trans-lNDUS,
10 Supply Vf salt.
11 Issued from the cis-Indus Mines Division 2,721 620 7,620 3,654
12 »» a3 Kohat Mines és 4539758 45255779 3,73:047 4,12,8€1
13 Total Sie 4,42,479 4,260,399 380,667 456,515
14 RE ty ree ae ———e Se ne,
15 Exports,
16 Exported beyond the border (trade statis- 2,70,784 2,16,515 1,81,383 2,22,894
17 tics).
18 Balance remaining for consumption bes 1,713,695 2,09,884 1,99,284 1,903,621
19 Ibs, Ibs.
20 Average consumption per head of popula- os os 7°43 742
21 tion 2,205,885* souls.
22 THe Punsas anp Norru-West FRONTIER
23 PRovINcE cis-INDUS, aND KaSAMIR.
24 Supply of salt.
25 Issued from the cis-Indus Mines Division 23,98,697 24,47,650 24,72:875 24:39,740
26 yo os Mandi Mines oe 311,274 1,39,230 1,29,862 1,26,789
27 % ‘ ” Sultanpur Salt Works ... 13,403 9,171 3,617 8,730
28 Imports from Thibet and Ladakh (trade 2,059 2,386 2,236 2,227
29 statistics),
30 Mapes by railway and river (trade statis- 3:27,378 2;81,067 344,335 3:09,927
31 ics).
32 Imports of Didwana salt by road ae 75,486 1,11,271 1,10,938 98,925
33 Saltpetre salt ses vee Boo 88 as eeererni
34 Total 535 ~~ 29,29,097 29,90,863 ~_30.99.943 29,86,634
35 Exports.
36 Exports to country west of the Indus (trade oes ae en bee
37 statistics).
38 “ee by railway and river (trade statis- 5,11,866 5,42,891 524,882 5,265547
39 ICS}.
40 Exports by road .., vee aes 11,869 * 617 se 4,264
41 Total ow 523.735 543508 ~ §,25,189 5:30,811
42 Balance remaining for Giainplion eis 24,05,362 24547,355 25.14,754 24,55,823
43 ibs. Ibs.
44 Average consumption per head of popula- nea ses 7°48 7°31
45 tiun, 27,654,666 souls.
46 * A few of the trans-Frontier Baluchis in a tract adjoining Dera Ghazi Khan, and included in the Census of that district, consume
47 salt from Baluchistan,
48 ( 4A )