952 On the Salts^ called Puckwah and Phool-Kharee. [No. 120. 



mutilated in this part, and we have no data* to guide us in a calcu- 

 lation. Perhaps instead of 33 per cent., or one-third of a maund 

 of Muriate of Soda to one of Kharee, we might assume with full 

 safety 20 per cent, from this source ? The low price of the Kharee, 

 the best the report says, selling for 12 annas per maund, is strong 

 presumptive evidence, that it is not the only product derived from the 

 manufacture. 



5. As to the quantity of Kharee produced, the report estimates the 

 total of Kharees at 2^ lacs of maunds. If our estimate, above taken, 

 be correct, we have here 50,000 maunds of Culinary Salt from the 

 Kharee. We may, however, make some attempt to estimate the quan- 

 tity of Kharee produced. Dr. Buchanan says, as quoted p. 13, 14J 

 per cent, on the rough Saltpetre. Mr. Stephenson gives 23 per cent, in 

 one case, and 17^ per cent, in another, of the Sulphate, but these pro- 

 portions must be doubled, because 2 maunds of Dooah go to make one 

 of good Saltpetre, which would then give 46 and 39 per cent. The 

 mean of these three ; viz. 



Buchanan,... ... ... ... ... ... 28^ per cent. 



Stephenson, ... ... ... ... ■! ^n " " 



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Is, ... 38 per cent. 

 If we only take this at 25 per cent., which is a larger deduction than 

 the near approach of Dr. Buchanan's estimate, by weight of manufac- 

 turing produce, and Mr. Stephenson's by chemical assay, would warrant, 

 we should then obtain, if our estimate of the production of Saltpetre 

 (p. 12) be correct, 25 per cent, upon 10,00,000 maunds of Saltpetre, 

 or 250,000 of Kharee from this source alone ; and as this must be of 

 the purer sort, we cannot perhaps go far wrong if we suppose that the 

 work of those Nooneahs, who make Kharee only, supplies the consump- 

 tion of the cattle and the curriers. This is vague enough, but we have 

 no better data. The report says, about 80,000 maunds of each of the 

 three sorts may be produced in all, which would allow only 80,000 of 



* This is an important question for research. " Is any Muriate of Soda extracted 

 from the Soda earths?" If so, this may be also a very considerable source of illicit 

 Salt. 



