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Ash - PO, 
Rangoon (Commissariat) Ate | “B35 
Rangoon, once milled Sete | “49 
Khulna 53 ay “43 
Mesaarsiict ‘ ou 1°05 “35 
Barisal is gence “46 
Pabna hk a 200 34 
Sylhet 1 i ee ae | 35 
Sylhet 2 ee er ae "25 
Sylhet 3 on eee Pte 3, 22 
ns “Average 2 tee 36 
@ further polishing process in order to remove, as far as possible, 
the whole of the outer eet so as to produce the much 
appreciated white or table ric 
Separate figures need er be given of a long series of 
samples of ‘‘ balam,’’ ‘“‘atap’’ and ‘‘desi’’ rices collected b 
Major Greig from houses in Calcutta where cases of epidemic 
dropsy had occurred. ‘‘ Balam’’ rices on the whole were su- 
perior, and contained an average of 0°41 per cent. bt hoes 
anhydride, while the ‘‘ Desi’’ rices contained a of 0°29 
per cent. The whole of the series of 35 cases is chs summa- 
Ash P.O, 
Maximum Os ey lag “49 
‘Minimum — 5 Oe -26 
Average Gl ere uae Pun eke | eae 
ples of rice used in the Bengal ee Pease by the 
Inspector-General, had the following composit 
ne FU), 
Arrah, cleaned ue iv. Cae 36 
Arrah, uncleaned 1-06 48 
Berhampur, red es eee 39 
Berhampur, white a ~s abe “48 
Cuttack “a me ig 1} “44 
Jessore cs is 25 
Midnapore es . "oO ‘28 
Ranchi 1-00 38 
Sambalpur ‘ie — 93 25 
