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used in burning bricks, lime, &c., at Hazareebaugh and Gya, but I have 

 not been able to obtain any trustworthy return of the amount, A very 

 limited quantity vp-as also raised in the Palamow field, but it may be 

 neglected as scarcely affecting the total. 



I am indebted to the courtesy of the agents of the principal lines 

 of railway in this country for returns of the amount of coal used on 

 the respective works and lines during the year 1867-68. Those lines, the 

 terminus of which is not at, or in connection vnth, Calcutta, are supplied 

 almost entirely by imported coal. Of these companies, the Madras 

 Railway used in 1867, 6,523 tons 5 cwts. qr. 10 lbs.; and in 1868, 

 4,500 tons 11 cwts. 2 qrs. 13 lbs., imported direct, and 1,285 tons 12 cwts. 

 9 qrs. 9 lbs., bought in India. This bought coal had, however, with 

 the exception of a small portion of AustraHan coal, been imported 

 from England. The Scind Railway used in 1867, 5,578 tons of coal and 67 

 of <3oke j and in 1868, 3,836 tons of coal, 27 tons of coke, and 153 tons 

 of patent fuel, making a total, in 1867, of 5,645 tons, and in 1868, 

 ' of 4,016 tons — all of which was imported from Europe. The great 

 Indian Peninsular line consumed in 1867 and 1868, 116,824 tons, all 

 of which was imported. 



On the other hand, those railways which have a terminus in, or 

 connected by rail with, Calcutta are supplied almost entirely by the 

 Indian collieries, using only a very small quantity of imported coal, 

 and that chiefly for " smithy '' purposes, &c. Thus, out of a total con- 

 sumption in the two years of 447,644 tons on the East Indian Rail- 

 way, only 4,029 tons were imported coal. In 1867, their consumption 

 was 217,557 tons 4 cwts. 5 qrs. 20 lbs. of *^ country " coal, and 2,809 tons 

 6 cwts. 2 qrs, 3 lbs. of imported coal, used solely for the workshops. 

 In 1868, 226,077 tons 7 cwts, 2 qrs, of Indian coal, and 1,220 tons 

 4 cwts, qr. 20 lbs. of imported coal. On the Eastern Bengal Railway 

 in 1867, 16,110 tons 2 cwts. 3 qrs. of Indian coal were used, and no 

 imported coal. In 1868, the same line used 16,330 tons 10 cwts. qr. 



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