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Tea Company have established a colliery in this situation,* in addi- 

 tion to the one already alluded to on the Disung ; thus two principal 

 depots will be supplied on the main river at Debru and Dikoo, from 

 distinct coal districts capable, if necessary, of supplying other depots 

 along the whole line of the Bramaputra. 



An excellent coal was found by Lieut. Bigg and Mr. Griffith on the 

 Numroop river, in Upper Assam, and Mr. Bigg states that immediately 

 opposite the village on the west of the river is another range of hills 

 similar to those in which the coal is found ; in these they found eight or 

 ten springs of petroleum. 



Nerbudda. 



With regard to the Nerbudda coal, the Committee have received 

 no communications since their last reports were laid before Govern- 

 ment, but it appears to have been since tried at Bombay, and found to 

 be of very excellent quality. 



Specimens of coal were found by Captain Burnes during his 

 mission to Cabul in 1838, in the following districts, viz., 1, Shukur- 

 dura, near Kala Bagh, where it occurs in a hill two miles south of the 

 village, and other situations in the neighbourhood ; distance from the 

 Indus about 15 miles. 2, near Muckud, locality doubtful. 3, fifteen 

 miles SSE. of Cabul near Moozye, in the vicinity of copper mines. 

 4, Jamoo, in the Punjab, near the Chenab, where it would be as 

 valuable as if found on the Indus. 5, between Tak on Kaneegoorum, 

 NW. of Dera Imael Khan, 1^ coss East of the small village of 

 Sungarkhyle, in the neighbourhood of the Indus, where the country is 

 said to be poor, and labour cheap. Captain Wade, Political Agent at 

 Lodiana, also found specimens of coal in the Maundi Hills north of the 

 Sutlej : more recently we believe Mr. W. Jameson, whose observations 

 will be of peculiar value in every point of view, has found extensive 

 tracts belonging to the coal formation, approaching as near to the 

 Indus as he had been able at the time he wrote to carry his inquiries. 

 (Signed) J. M'CLELLAND, 

 4th April, 1840. Assistant Surgeon, 



Secretary Coal Committee. 



* As well another at the place. 



