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 e^pecj^d from the returns of the present trade, so great an 

 amb'untis 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 may be fairly expected when the difficulties of 

 the surf are removed. 



Statement A* shows the exports and imports of Madras in the 



* A. 



Statement of traffic of the Port of Madras in the years 1854-55, and 1855-56, 

 Value of Goods 



1854-55. 1855-56. 



Rupees. Rupees, 



■r n j (Merchandize . . , 1,91,24,962 2,31,33,876 



lmports - \ Treasure, ..... 64,81,955 1,37,16,696 



Total.. 2,56,06,917 3,68,50,572 



t-, . f Merchandize, . . . 2,39,48,083 2,91,70,905 

 iLxpoits. \ Treasure, .... 82,06,956 44,18,750 



Total. .3^21,55,039 3,35,897655 



ftp-flxports.. Merchandize, . . 7,17,474 6,64,355 



nvn^T.foi (Merchandize, . 4,37,90,519 5,29,69,145 



Grand rotaU "\ Treasure, . . 1,46,88,911 1,81,35,448 



Total., .5,84,79,130 7,11,04,591 



