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The statement below shows the exports of lac by rail and river 
from Assam from 1899-1900 to 1918-19. There are no exports from 
Assam across the frontier :— 
Years. 
1899-1900 
Exports. 
Cwts. 
11,276 
1900-01 
... 
... 
> 3*363 
1901-02 
... 
22,597 
1902-03 
... 
21,830 
1903-04 
... 
... 
24,121 
1904-05 
28,643 
1905-06 
... 
26,753 
1906-07 
... 
33.162 
1907-08 
... 
32,700 
1908-09 
... 
11,051 
1909-10 
35,386 
1910-n 
... 
... 
... 
31,618 
1911-12 
30,76a 
1912-13 
26,092 
! 9 , 3 -i 4 
... 
19,787 
1914-15 
21,717 
1915-16 
... 
37,467 
1916-17 
... 
... 
... 
23,842 
1917-18 
15,692 
1918-19 
27,091 
Burma. 
Burma lac has been for many years of some considerable import¬ 
ance to the trade. It contains a high proportion of colouring matter 
and was prized in early days by the manufacturers of lac-dye. 
Unfortunately, this detracts from its value as the raw material 
for the manufacture of shellac. Comparatively little has ever been 
exported to foreign countries direct, either in the crude or manufac¬ 
tured state, and it is now principally shipped to Calcutta on order 
from manufacturers using mechanical processes; but, when the 
Indian crop is short, TN manufacturers also buy Burma Lac, to 
blend with Baisakhi and Katki. 
* These figures relate to the province of Eastern Bengal and Assam as it was constituted 
ofter the partition of Bengal. 
