N N.-Value (in sicca rupees) of Private Trade, Calcutta. Imports in 1795-6, bullion, 48,71,052; merchandize, 64,77,819; total, 1,13,48,871. 1796-7, bullion, 27,27,729; merchandize, 53,47,032; total, 80,74,761. 1797-8, bullion, 29,13,594; merchandize, 39,17,779; total, 68,31,373. 1798-9, bullion, 33,82,063; merchandize, 61,12,355; total, 94,94,418. 1799-1800, bullion, 1,06,46,600 ; merchandize, 83,64,802; total, 1,90,11,402. Value (in sicca rupees) of Exports from Calcutta in London. America. Europe. Share of a Talook 194 Debts 673 124 174 492 4913 Ditto Ditto Ditto 1,262 1,664 285 298 306 889 5394 77 Ditto-quantity not spe. 43,00,580 1,08,61,639 2,57,14,805 3,13,34,122 1,15,10,667 1,21,73,354 3,55,48,314 9,05,66,455 cified Ditto ditto Ditto ditto 430 453 527 106 191 182 1,237 208 218 238 1,118 The Private Trade Exports from Calcutta to London in 1800-1, S.R 84,87,336; in 1801-2, S.R. 1,31,97,420. O O.-Value (in sicca rupees) of Imports in Private Trade.-Calcutta by sea. Private Trade-Imports from London in 180)-1, S. R. 44,72,669; in 1801-2, S. R. 37,75,669. 10,24,943 8,43,118 57,80,080 1,13,48,871 5,18,025 15,49,773 36,93,224 85,303 6,94,320 10,40,108 33,11,012 6,15,052 2,04,182 13,40,572 10,16,474 46,56,391 35,24,614 80,74,761 68,31,373 53,72,355 94,94,418 49,54,489 1,90,11,402 QQ.-Rates of Taxation in England on E. and it India Suzari.-E. 1. Sugar, in 1782, 351. 19%. pc cent.; on W. I. 12 34. per cwt. In 1787, EL 371. 16. 3d. per cent.; on W. I. 128. 4d. per ev In 1791, E. I. 3×1. per cent.; W. I. 158. per cat. In 1797, E. I. 3×1. 58. 2d. per cent.; W. I. 17s. 6d. pc cwt. Since then the enormous tax has thus ranged Allowing only 160 rupees a candy, as the average value of cotton throughout the season, it may be estimated as worth 232 lakhs of rupees. Opium. The export of opium, which stands second on the list, was as follows:-In 1829, 3,420 chests; 1830, 3,506; 1831, 4,472; 1832, 10,1054; 1833, 6,937; 1834, 11,206; 1835, 8,785; 1836, 16,2344. The great increase displayed in 1832 was principally owing to the abolition of the Company's monopoly of the drug. Estimating the value of the exports last year at 1,050 rupees a chest, they would, in round numbers, be worth 170 lakhs of rupees. Wool. Although its intrinsic value is but trifling, this article promises soon, by means of the Indus, to be one of the most important staples of Bombay. Exports in 1833, 106 bales, 303 cwt.; 1834, 439 bales, 1,719 cwt.; 1835, 2,290 bales, 6,363 cwt.; 1836, 5,125 bales, 14,645 cwt. Average duty In addition, there was an ad valorem duty on East India sugar, which, from 1787 to 1797, was 371. 165. 36. per cent.; 1798 to 1802, 421. 6s. 3d. per cent.; 158: to 1813, varied from 11. 7s. to 11. per cent. R R.-Trade between Great Britain and Asia, viz. East India, China, the Mauritius, Timor, New Holland, and South Sea Islands, from 1697 to 1822.* P 1698 P 1700 67094 P 1729| 972033 138287 w 1760 1783679 1161670 P 1791 3698713 2272066) 840987 845797P 1792 2671547 2437887, 356509 451195 | 1730 1039759 135484 w 1761| 717695 15690s|P 1731| 825373 159132 w 1762 787731 126697 1732 981332 159099 P 1763 762188 122048P 1733 1106584 132435 P 1764| 217014 87484 p 1734 767531 135201 P 1765 590309 13:077 P 1733 1297400 186373 P 1766 757814 193427| |P 1736| 928881 261176||P 1767, 391974 27004 P 1737 915881 378089 P 1768 W 1706 646652 27234||p 1738| 742844 169138 P 1769 w 1707 355838 55974 w1739 1278859 217395 P 1770 W1708 493257 60915 w1740 870476 281751 P 1771 W1709 327383 168357 w1741 1130014) 486928||P 1772 W1710 248266 126310 1742 1213878 373797 P 1773 W1711 636914 151874) w 1743 906422 645547 P 1774 W1712 456933 142329 w 1744 743508 476274 w1773, 94179 w 1743 973705) 293113 w 76395 w 1746| 646697 893540w 1777 36997 w 1747 821733 345526 w1778) 106198|w1748 1098712, 306357, w1779 82616 |P 1749| 1124128 357086; w 1780 73922 P 1750 1104180, 509654; w1781 w1719 547311 88363 P 1751; 1096837 798077||w17×2 W1720 931441 83811 P 1752 w1721 1090763 127209P 1753 P 1792 764053 125477 P 1754) P 1724|| 96×370|| 113241 P 1755 P 1724 1165203 100585, w1736 P 1725 739778 93795 w1737, P17:6 914122 74802 W 173 P 1797 11238291 97808 w1759 P 1720 be9474, 113784, P 1713 955013 27039401153532) P 1817 6312591 2204978 S S.-Sorts of Merchandize Exported from Calcutta and value in sicca rupees. The total Private Trade Exports from Calcutta was in 1800-1, S.R. 2,80,83,816; in 1801-2, S.R. 3,12,33,107. TT. A Statement showing the Expenses of Cultivating Sugar-Land in Bengal by Hired Labour, together with the Cost and Amount produced in ten different Districts, in the year 1793; taken from detailed accounts of respectable native farmers. (Rice excluded in the calculation.) 0 14 UU.-Account of Experiments made at the Rum and Sugar Manufactory at Atchipore, to ascertain what the produce would be from different quantities of Jaggery of different kinds made into Rum and Sugar. Distilled 50 maunds best Burdwan Jaggery: Produce-Rum, equal in strength to London proof, 270 gallons. Distilled 50 maunds Jaggery, from Benares: Produce-Rum, equal in strength to London proof, 246 gallons. Distilled 50 maunds of the liquid part of the Burdwan Jaggery, being that which is allowed to strain from the granulated part in the process of making sugar: Produce-Rum, equal in strength to London proof, 235 gallons. Sugar, No. 1.-Boiled 7 maunds 24 seers dry Burdwan Jaggery, called by the natives Doolah: Produce Loss of weight in boiling Maunds 7 28 Ditto, after claying 1 37 T.-Statement exhibiting the actual Condition of the Waste Lands of the Crown comprised within the Surveyed Districts, including the Reservations set apart for the support of a Protestant Clergy, as they appear on the 26th day of December, 1835. U-An estimate of the quantity of waste lands in the Province Unsurveyed, of the quantity fit for Cultivation, of the forest and quality of the timber. North of the St. Lawrence, Montreal district; in the country north and east of the Ottawa, from the rear of Grenville to a point about 100 miles above the falls of the Chaudiere, in Hull, extending back from the surveyed tract about 30 miles; about 4,500 square miles of waste lands; quantity fit for cultivation, unknown; quality of timber, principally pine of two sorts red and white; extensive lumbering transactions are carrying on in this tract. A strip of land lying in the rear of the present townships on the margin of the above-described tract, with the average depth of three quarters of a township, or seven miles and a half, making about fifteen townships; quantity fit for cultivation, 900,000 square miles; quality of timber, mixed timber; some white pine, spruce and hard wood. South of the St. Lawrence, Quebec district, the country on the river St. John, comprised within the disputed territory; 5,000,000 square miles of waste land; quality of timber, spruce and white pine. In the rear of the seigneuries south of the St. Lawrence, on the average depth of half a township, or five miles, by a length of about 90 miles ; quantity of waste land unknown; 208,000 square miles fit for cultivation; quality of timber, principally spruce timber. North of the St. Lawrence, Quebec district, the Saguenay country surrounding the Lake St. John; supposed about 2,000,000 square miles of waste land; climate supposed to be too severe for wheat; quality of timber, spruce. X.-Memorandum showing the Amount of Fees taken under the present Tariff, on a Patent granting Land; and the Amount that will eventually be payable should the alteration proposed in Lord Gosford's Despatch of the 28th of July 1836, be carried into effect. It is proposed to abolish the fees payable to all the officers who now receive them, excepting those of the provincial secretary, allowing, however, a compensation to the present incumbents, taking the fees for a fee-fund so long as they continue to hold office. Y.-Statement showing the Quantity of Acres of Clergy Reserves sold, whether to private Individuals, or to the British American Land Company, with the Average Price per acre, in Counties. Remarks. These include all sales made within the province, and the above-mentioned counties are only specified because they happen to be all in which sales of Clergy Reserves took place within the period named. h S. d. 832 4 73 450 4 114 15033 4 62 2200 4 24 Average. |