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Cttrt. which ar# employed in its trade chiefly belong to o- 

 tlic-r j)oi -i*. Rice is the grand article of exportation ; 

 which, togi-ther with betel-nut, cocoa-nut, pepper, 

 sandal-wood, cinnamon, Cabob China, cut (terra Japo- 

 nica) and turmeric, form a very lucrative traffic with 

 Surat, Bombay, Muscat, Cutch, Goa, Malabar, and 

 the Marattah countries above the Ghauts. The prin- 

 cipal imports are blue and white cotton cloths from 

 Surat and Cutch ; salt from Bombay and Goa; raw 

 silk and sugar from China and Bengal ; a kind of 

 red dye, called munjishl, from Muscat ; and oil and 

 ghee (boiled butter) from Surat. Great quantities 

 of cloth are also brought from above the Ghauts by 

 the Marattah merchants, and those of Bangalore and 

 Cuddapa. 



A statement of the exports and imports by sea in 

 the southern division of Canara for two years during 

 the government of the sultans, and for one since it 



came into the possession of the Company, will shew Canan. 

 how much the commercial prosperity of the country ' y 

 has increased by a change of government. 



The principal articles of commerce during the last 

 of these years, is contained in the following table, 

 which is selected and abridged from the revenue ac- 

 counts given by Dr Buchanan in his Journey from 

 Madras through Mysore, &c. 



A STATEMENT OF THE EXPORTS AND IMPORTS BY SEA, IN THE SOUTHERN DIVISION OF CAKAKA FOR 1795 



* As many of the weights and measures of the Hindoos, though called by the same denomination, vary in quantity accord- 

 ing to the different purposes to which they are applied, it is difficult to ascertain the exact value of each. In order, however, 

 to give our readers some idea of them as they are used in the foregoing Table, we observe, that the standard Seer weight, or 

 Indian pound, should weigh 24 Bombay rupees, making nearly nine ounces avoirdupois, but these pieces being rather a scarce 

 article in Canara, th merchants commonly use Dubs or Dudus, which are somewhat heavier, and 'consequently raise the Seer 

 to about 9.76 ounces. Of these Seers, 44 is supposed equal to one Ataund or Mana: and 20 Maunds make one Candy, or 

 nearly .540 Ib. 



The //any used in this Table is a measure of capacity of 64 T \nny cubical inches, of which 42 make a Moray ; and 42 Mo- 

 rays are equal to one Gorge, or about 52 bushels. 



The value of the Pagoda is about 8s. sterling. It is divided into 10 Fancms or Ilunas; which are again subdivided into 

 or fractions of 16 parts. 



