1854.] and Mineral resources of the Singhblwom Division. 1 1 1 



four pice per day, and I am assured that a vigorous man often gets 

 as much as twelve annas, which, as the ordinary rate of field labour- 

 ers' hire is about one pice, must be considered a very large sum. 



The metal was found some years ago in considerable lumps in the 

 Sona Nuddee of Sonapet in Tamar, on the northern extremity of 

 Singhbhoom ; and much is still found there ; but the lucky man who 

 got the "Nuggets" is believed to have kept his secret to himself. 









Pure Contents. 



Assay. 



Intrinsic producein Tolas, 

 or new standard of 

 Gold Mohur. 



Quantity re- 

 ceived. 



Base al- 

 loys. 



Silver. 



Gold. 



In 100 parts. 



1 

 

 10 



2 



8 



14 



6 

 

 



4,047 



8,062 



7,031 



12,079 



87,891 

 92,969 

 88,021 



3| Ws. 

 liBt. 

 3£Ws. 



95,888 



101,420 



96,023 



And a third report dated November of the same year gives the following results. 



Certificate of the outturn of gold lumps and dust received from Lieut--Col- J. R. 

 Ouseley, Governor General's Agent, S. W. Frontier, through C. Beadon and A. 

 R. Young, Esqs. Under Secretaries to the Government of Bengal, as per their 

 letters dated the 31st March, 23rd June, 4th and 11th August, 1847, on account 

 of the East India Company 



Mint 

 Regr. No. 



Description. 



Tale. 



Weight 

 in Tolahs. 



Assay. 



Assay pro- 

 duce in 

 Gold Mo- 

 hurs. 



1847. 

 27th Aug. 545 



A gold Ingot from 

 gold lumps and 

 dust, 





12 





 



3 



3 



11 Br. 



Gold Mo- 

 hurs. 



Co.'s Rs 



12 



12 

 184 



4 



4 



1 



4 



4 or 







12 





(Signed) Pearee Mohun Sen, 



Bullions Keeper. 

 (Signed) W. N. Forbes, 



Mint Master. 

 Q 



