APRIL — JUNE, 1857.] Iron Pile Pier at Madras, 143 
secured to every description of traffic, which is altogether imprac- 
ticable under the present system. 
To speak now of the amount of traffic as it actually exists. The 
lists of passengers, Emigrants and Troops landing and embarking 
in a given time do not exhibit the number of those who land and 
return to Vessels calling at the port ; neither do they show the 
many masters. Officers, and men, who land, and re-embark on 
board the shipping on the roads ; nor the far greater number still 
of those who go off to Vessels to transact business or to work, and 
if these could all be enumerated there would still remain uncounted 
the very many who have occasion to cross the surf, but are deter- 
red by the expense, discomfort or danger attending it. The pro- 
bable passenger traffic cannot then be exhibited with any approach 
to accuracy, and in attempting to show the goods traffic that may 
be expected from the returns of the present trade, so great an 
amount is missing in the Custom House returns in consequence of the 
entire trade carried on between the port of Madras and all other 
ports under the Madras Government being entirely unnoticed that 
the Committee fear even these Statements may mislead those who 
examine them. They are however induced to submit them as the 
best data obtainable, begging that due allowance may also be made 
for the increase that maj- be fairly expected when the difficulties of 
the surf are removed. 
Statement shows the exports and imports of Madras in the 
* A. 
Statement of traflSc of the Port of Madras in the years 18d1-5o, and 18-55-56. 
Value of Goods 
18o4-.5a. 1855-56. 
Rupees. Rupees. 
T_,_.^, f Merchandize . . , 1,91.24,962 2,31,33,876 
^ P "^" i Treasure, 64,81,955 1,37,16,696 
Total . . 2,56,06,917 3,68,50,572 
FTnnrt. f Merchandize, . . . 2,39,48,083 2,91,70,905 
iixports. ^ Treasure 82,06,956 44,18,750 
Total, .3,21,55,039 3,35,89,?55 
Re-Exports. .Merchandize, . . 7,17,474 6,64,355 
n^.^A T«toi ( Merchandize, . 4,37,90.519 5,29,69,145 
Treasure, . . 1,46,88,911 1,81,35,446 
Total.. .5,84,79,430 7,11,04,591 
