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Oils of Southern India, [no. 6 } new series, 



cid Cleome, Thortay, Fenugreek, Abelmoschus seed, Gutta Percha 

 seed, Croton, Bryony, Colocynth, Wild cummin, Bonduc nut, Mi- 

 musops, Moodooga, Thevetia, Oodul, Garlic, Sunflower, Wild al- 

 mond, Star arise, Gayapa, Nutmeg (wild), Thorny Trichilia, Cy- 

 perus, Thorn apple, Condamminee, Sand box tree, Saul seed, Eu- 

 genia, Belleric Myrobalan, Chebulic Myrobalan, Kikuel, Bergera 

 Koenigii, Balanites CEgyptiaca, Radish seed, Cabbage seed, Car- 

 damom, Poondy, Cordia, Girghitly, Jogyhulloo, Nux Vomica, 

 ' Marking nut, Cashew husk, Oleum nigrum, Tobacco seed, Alli- 

 gator pear oil, Cinnamon tallow, Cocculus oil, &c. &c. This class 

 will also include, Neat's foot oil and oil of wax. 



Excepting Croton oil which is manufactured for medicinal pur- 

 poses to a small extent, none of the oils of the last two classes form 

 articles of trade. 



A reference to the table of exports will give a good idea of the 

 extent of the trade in these commodities, the total value of oils and 

 seeds exported for the last five years is as follows: (For the items 

 vide Appendix A.) 



Year 1850-1 Rupees 8,11,057 duty 24,331 



„ 1851-2 6,42,439 19,273 



„ 1352-3 11,31,578 33,947 



„ 1853-4 15,58,222 46,746 



„ 1854-5 11,41,617 34,248 



A duty of 3 per cent, is levied on oils and oil seeds of all sorts, 

 yielding an average annual revenue (for last 5 years) of 31,709 Ru- 

 pees. 



The quantity of the four principal oils annually imported into 

 Great Britain is as under. 



Palm oil. t Cocoanut oil. Castor oil. Olive oil. 

 1848 Cwts. 510,218 Cwts. 85,463 Cwts. 4,588 Tons. 10,086 



1849 



493,331 



64,452 



9,681 



16,964 



1850 



448,589 



98,040 



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20,738 



1851 



608,550 



55,995 



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11,503 



1852 



523,231 



101,863 



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8,898 



