oct. — dec. 1857.] Oils of Southern India. 3 



quantities from Rajahmundry and Tanjore. Daring the last five 

 years (from 1850-51 to 54-5) not less than 70,09,818 gallons, valu- 

 ed at 15,73,528 Rupees (according to the custom house valuation) 

 have been exported from this Presidency, the demand having in the 

 same time increased from 6± to 2 If lacs of gallons. In addition 

 to this, dried kernels have been exported from Malabar alone to the 

 value of 23,78,888 Rupees, and the fresh nut to the extent of Ru- 

 pees 20,43,669, thus presenting a total of Rupees 59,96,085 in five 

 years, or an average of nearly 12 lacs per annum on this one com-* 

 modity alone. This is exclusive of the dried kernels and fresh nuts 

 exported from Rajahmundry, Tanjore and Vizagapatam, which ap- 

 pear to be sent chiefly to other Indian ports. 



Gingeley oil and its varieties are next in value as articles of com- 

 merce. They are very generally grown in all parts of the country, 

 and enter more largely than any other oil into the home consump- 

 tion of every class of natives. 



They are exported in large quantities chiefly in the shape of seed. 

 The quantity and value of oil and seed exported from the Madras 

 territories for the last five years is as follows : — 



Oil, gallons . . 332,384 . . Rs. 2,05,290 

 Seed, cwt.. .. 19,54,209 . .Rs. 23,96,894 



Rupees.. 26,02,184 



making an average of 5 lacs of Rupees per annum. Of this a very 

 large portion is sent to France as will be seen by the following ab- 

 stract of the quantity exported in 1852-53. 



United Kingdom Seed. Cwt. 12,713 Oil. gall. 42,043 \ 



Ceylon „ 590 „ 2,968 



France.... „ 2,87,225 



Pegu „ 741 „ 19,698 



Bombay „ 116 „ 



Malacca „ 33 „ 3,593 



Travancore, „ 148 „ 



Bengal „ 0 „ 46 



French Indian Ports. . . „ 0 „ 27 



Mauritius and Bourbon. . „ 0 „ 4,232 



