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581. "The process used at Cossipore, near Calcutta, is 

 similar to last described. The principal difference consists in 

 this, that the sugar is at one stage additionally purified by 

 being passed through animal-charcoal, and that the molasses, 

 instead of being allowed to drop out by its own gravity from 

 the moulds, is whirled out by the application of centrifugal 

 force." 



582. Chitiya gur is used for mixing with tobacco, and the 

 cleaner and sweeter molasses for preparing cheap native 

 sweets out of fried and parched rice and pop-corn. There 

 is considerable demand for chitiya gur and molasses in India, 

 as about 18,000 tons of molasses are annually imported into 

 this country from Mauritius alone. 



583. A most interesting experiment has been undertaken 

 by the Khandwa Sugar Manufacturing Company in the 

 manufacture of date-sugar in the Central Provinces, and as 

 the author of this Hand book has been associated with this 

 experiment, he is able to furnish the latest figures, which differ 

 somewhat from those given by Mr. Westland, but the condi- 

 tions of the Jessore and the Central Provinces date planta- 

 tions are entirely different, and the following figures are not 

 by any means intended to discredit those supplied by Mr. 

 Westland, but rather to supplement them. 



584. In the Khandwa experiments, for every circle of 

 5 ooo trees, 30 Seolis or professional juice-collectors and 10 

 labourers are employed, the former being paid Rs. 12 and 

 the latter Rs. 6 per month. The tapping and gur-ma.king 

 season lasts for four months and the expense per circle of 

 5,000 trees, is, therefore, 4* (30 x 12+ 10 x6) = Rs 1,680. 

 Extra expenses come to about Rs. 220, making the total 

 Rs. 1,900 per circle. 



585. The average produce of juice per tree is 3 seers per 

 day for the days in which they are tapped. In the Khandwa 

 experiment, 4 days of rest are allowed after 2 days of tap- 

 ping and even then the yield of juice per tree comes to only 



