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20. Depots. — There are five depots for the sale of the salt taken 

 from quarries, not always in the immediate neighbourhood, thus— 



1. Ismail Khel, supplied by the Jatta quarries. 



2. Malgheen (Malgin) „ „ Saya (Seya) „ 



3. Nurree (Narri) „ „ Nurree, (Narri) „ 



4. Kurruk „ „ Kurruk „ 



5. Bahadur Kh61 „ „ Bahadur Khel „ 



Revenue. 



Statement of the salt receipts and expenditure during the fifteen years, 



1857 to 1872, and during the one year 1871-72. 



1857-72. 1871-72. 

 Rs. Rs. 



Collection ... ... ... 12,48,961 78,027 ^ 



Malkhana and contingencies ... ... 1,49,675 10,154 



Cost of establishment ... ... 2,54,927 17,465 



Nett profit ... ... 8,44,359 50,408 



The average nett profit during the fifteen years was Us. 56,290. 

 In the last financial year 1871-72, the net profit was below the 

 general average, i. e., Rs. 50,408 only. 



Description of some old mines and outcrops. 

 1. Sireemeyla (Sirimela). — One mile from this village on the 

 northern slopes of the hills between it and Weejosum (Wijusum) salt 

 exposures were shown to us in two plaees near each other. One was 

 purposely concealed by brushwood, the other was higher up near the 

 escarpment of a gypsum hill, and from it I was able to break.offa sample. 

 The salt was of good quality ; it appeared as if excavation had taken 

 place here, but this was negatived by the native inhabitants of the place. 

 Salt may be supposed to extend for half a mile here in the direction of the 

 range, and with a width of 300 yards. The higher exposure is about 

 200 feet above the stream over the right bank of which it occurs, and 

 the locality does not appear very favourably situated. The height above 

 the valley not being great (and there appears to be a large mass of debris,) 

 the dip of the salt could not be discovered. 



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