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fectly filled, it gives a tonnage of 55,236 tons, 

 which is no doubt exaggerated, but so far valu- 

 able as to show that the first estimate, which 

 must be taken as representing the river traffic, 

 is probably on the safe side. 



The quantities of goods and merchandise, 

 both Government and piivate, conveyed by the 

 Indus flotilla, are shown in the returns fur- 

 nished by Captain Ethersey. The first item, 

 Government stores, amounted from the 1st 

 February 1848 to 30th April 1853, or during 

 the course of 12 months, to 10,936 tons. The 

 proportion of this for one year is 2017 tons. 

 Private merchandise, again, conveyed from the 

 1st May 1851 to the 30th April 1853, was 

 23,622 maunds. The half of this for one year 

 amounts to 422 tons. The tonnage under this 

 head may consequently be set down at 2539 

 tons per annum. 



The overland routes, divided into, 1st, the 

 traffic by the main road by Tatta and Jerruck ; 

 2nd, by the various hill routes. 



In considering this branch of the traffic, the 

 returns furnished by the police authorities con- 

 stitute the only official documents available : 

 though imperfect for the purpose, still some 



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