COAL. 



22 lbs. of Indian coal, and 573 tons 12 ewts. 3 qrs. of English (chiefly in 

 the river steamers) . Only Indian coal was used on the Calcutta and 

 South-Eastern line or on the Municipal Railway. The Delhi and 

 Punjab, for the line from Delhi to Umballa, used only Indian coal 

 from the Ranigunj field. On the Lahore and Umritsur portion of 

 the Punjab line, a small quantity of coal from near Pind Dadun Khan, 

 in the Salt range, was used. The storekeeper reports that the greater 

 part became useless from exposure to the sun, crumbhng into dust. It 

 was seldom used, except in company with wood. The total quantity 

 used was only 720 maunds 20 seers. 



Calcutta, ") 



June, 1869. J T. OLDHAM. 



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