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shows very clearly the progress which has been made by 

 Indian mills in the last ten years in the matter of the 

 consumption of jute. 



Table V shows how the jute crop is brought into 

 Calcutta, and Diagram No. 2 shows the position still more 



DIAGRAM II. JUTE IMPORTED INTO CALCUTTA BY RAIL, ROAD AND 

 LACS OF 



BALES 

 42 



-40 



38 



36 



34 



32 



30 



28 



26 



24 



22 



20 



18 



16 



14 



12 



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8 



6 



4 



2 







1902 1903 



1905 1906 I9O7 I9O8 I9O9 I9IO 1911 SEASONS 



clearly. It would appear that almost the whole of the 

 increased produce of jute in the last ten years has been 

 brought to Calcutta by train, and that the respective 

 amounts brought in by other methods of transport have 

 remained substantially constant. 



