*For full details relating to Northern India, see Appendix X to the Report on the Administration of the Northern India Salt Revenue Department which includes the North West Frontier Province, the Punjab, Delhi, the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, the Central Provinces and Berar, Rajputana, Central India and Bihar and Orissa

§Figures later than 1921-22 are not available, owing to the discontinuance of provincial returns for the all-India inland trade statistics.

No. 73.-QUANTITY of SALT (in maunds of 822 lbs. each)

(a) Except salt exported by sea to places in Bengal and Burma.

(b) Except salt exported to places in Bengal and the Madras Presidency, and free salt

issued to Indian States and from fish-curing yards.

†Total All-India figures do not correspond to the sum of the provincial details as the latter takes into account the coastwise imports and exports which do not balance each other and also includes the figures of salt imported by rail into Bombay from Goa.

(c) Figures refer to the total estimated consumption and those from 1914-15 to 1919-20, relate to calendar years, 1914 onwards.

(d) Figures up to 1917-18 relate to Orissa only.

(e) Figures not available owing to discontinuance of the collection of rail and river-borne statistics.

Represents figures up to 28th February, 1921.

Revised

1

No. 74.-RATE (per maund) of DUTY and SELLING PRICE (that is the

(a) There were also other rates varying with the quality of the salt and with reference to auction sales. The prices ranged from 2 annas and 6 pies to Rs. 1-10 per maund in 1916-17 and to Rs. 2-8 in 1917-18.

(c) Direct issues from Darwari salt deposits.

A. P.

1 7

10 6

14 3

(d) There are also other rates varying with the quality of salt and with reference to auction sales. The prices ranged from As. 2-6 to Rs. 1-13-9 per maund.

(e) There are also other rates varying with the quality of salt and with reference to auction sales at certain tories. The prices ranged from As. 3 to Rs. 1-2 per maund

PRICE which GOVERNMENT charged for SALT in addition to the DUTY).

Duty on salt was raised from Rs. 1-4-0 to Rs. 2-8-0 with effect from 1st March, 1923. Duty on salt was reduced from Rs. 2-8-0 to Rs. 1-4-6 with effect from 1st March, 1924. (f) There are also other rates varying with the quality of salt and with reference to auction sales at certain factories. The prices ranged from 0-3-0 to 0-13-3 per maund.

(9) Price of Pach badra salt was raised to 0-3-6 per maund from 1st October, 1921

(4) Issues from Dilyar Salt Depôt have been suspended and the salt is being issued from Darwari salt deposits direct.

(i) Vide note (f). The prices ranged from 0-2-0 to 1-0-6 per maund.

(j) From 1st January, 1923.

(k) Up to 31st December, 1922; then this Depôt was closed and issues made direct from Maury pur Salt works.

(1) Vide note (ƒ). Prices ranged from 0-0-4 to 1-9-6 per maund.

No. 76. NUMBER of CHESTS of OPIUM SOLD for EXPORT and ISSUED to the EXCISE and MEDICAL DEPARTMENTS and NUMBER of CHESTS

paying DUTY.

NUMBER OF CHESTS RE-
MAINING IN STORE AT
CLOSE OF YEAR

EXCISE OPIUM

for

Export

Cheats

Weight

issued

Including 400 chests sold to Netherlands Indies in 1919-20, but not delivered during that year.

No. 77.-AUCTION AVERAGE PRICF (in rupees) per CHEST of BENGAL (PATNA and BENARES) OPIUM at each monthly GOVERNMENT SALE, the AVERAGE of the year, and the number of CHESTS SOLD, in each Calendar year.