INTRODUCTION. 
XIX 
NATIVE STATE OF TRAVANCORE. 
Statement showing the Quantity, Tariff, Value of, and the amount of Duty levied on 
Salt Fish imported into and exported from, during the 10 years ending 1 0 39, M.E. 
18 6 3-64 
Year 
of Ma¬ 
labar 
Era. 
SALT fish imported. 
Year of 
Malabar 
Era. 
SALT FISH EXPORTED. 
By Sea. 
By Land. 
Total. 
By Sea. 
By Land. 
Total 
Quan¬ 
tity. 
Cwts. 
Tariff 
Value. 
G. Rs 
Duty. 
G. Rs. 
Quan¬ 
tity. 
Cwts. 
Tariff 
Value. 
G. Rs. 
Duty. 
G. Rs. 
Quan¬ 
tity. 
Cwts. 
Tariff 
Value. 
G. Rs. 
Duty. 
G. Rs. 
Quantity. 
Cwts. 
Tariff 
Value. 
Govt. Rs. 
Duty. 
G. Rs. 
Quantity. 
Cwts. 
Tariff 
Value. 
G. Rs. 
Duty. 
G. Rs. 
Quantity. 
Cwts. 
Tariff 
Value. 
Govt. Rs. 
Duty. 
G. Rs. 
1030 
1521 
160 
12 
806 
848 
42 
958! 
1,008 
54 
1030 
11,327 
11,922 
596 
15,655 
16,479 
823 
26,982 
28,401 
1,419 
1031 
98 
103 
8 
769! 
809 
40 
867! 
912 
48 
1031 
12,030 
12,663 
633 
16,560 
17,431 
871 
28,590 
30,094 
1,504 
1032 
1211 
127 
10 
992! 
1,044 
52 
1,113! 
1,171 
62 
1032 
20,213 
21,276 
1,063 
22,038! 
23,198 
1,159 
42,251! 
44,474 
2,222 
1033 
ioi! 
106 
8 
1,071 
1,127 
56 
1,172! 
1,233 
64 
1033 
13,672 
14,413 
720 
16,541! 
17,342 
867 
30,213! 
31,755 
1,587 
1034 
58| 
61 
4 
1,365! 
1,437 
71 
1,424! 
1,498 
75 
1034 
16,950 
17,843 
892 
18,034 
18,983 
949 
34,984 
36,826 
1,841 
1035 
2211 
233 
18 
1,219 
1,283 
64 
1,440! 
1,516 
82 
1035 
16,903 
17,796 
889 
10,827! 
11,397 
569 27,730^ 
29,193 
1,458 
1036 
137 
144 
11 
2,030! 
2,137 
106 
2,167! 
2,281 
117 
1036 
19,032 
20,035 
1,001 
20,084! 
23,909 
1,19539,116! 
43,944 
2,196 
1037 
74! 
147 
11 
2,887! 
3,143 
157 
2,962 
3,290 
168 
1037 
22,922! 
45, L99 
2,260 
26,733! 
52,565 
2,63349.655! 
97,764 
4,893 
1038 
3 
A 
1 
0 
4,012 
4,265 
256 
4,012! 
4,266 256 
1038 
13,626 
26,908 
1,617 
22,297! 
43,706 
2,635 35.923! 
70,614 
4,252 
1039 
2001 
394 
39 
4,194| 
4,492 
244 
4,395! 
4,886283 
1039 
30,068 
60,982 
3,561 
24,098! 
47,357 
2,707 54,166! 
108,339 
6,268 
In examining the returns of the exports and imports of salt fish it is evident how vastly the 
trade has increased of late years. V Thus in British Malabar the value of the exports have averaged 
upwards of £5000 yearly during the last ten years : for the first half of which period the yearly 
average was under £4000, and for the last half rather above £6000. 
In the Native State of Cochin the exports of salt fish are recorded in the numbers exported, 
but having been only furnished with the returns for three years, they are insufficient for drawing 
deductions from. In dried fish there is also a difficulty respecting the exports and imports owing 
to the returns being made in bundles, but it will be perceived that the Cochin State imports more 
dried fish than it exports ; in fact, although it has exported 9,419|- bundles into Travancore, it has 
imported from thence 14,004|-, leaving a balance of 4,585f in favour of Travancore : whilst the 
exports by sea have increased from 249 in the first moiety of that period, to 5555|- in the latter 
half. In fact, the Native State of Cochin appears to be of little note as an exporting country for 
salt and dried fish. 
In the Native State of Travancore, although the imports of salt fish have become five times 
larger than they were ten years since, the exports show that the quantity cured in that State has 
largely augmented : thus the imports which averaged a little above 11 cwt. yearly in the first half 
of the last ten years, rose to very close upon 3000 cwt. yearly in the last half of that period. In 
the exports the rise has been much greater than in the imports; for the first half of the period 
under review the average yearly exports were 36,605 cwts. and for the last half 41,318 cwts.: 
showing an augmented yearly export of about 4,713 cwts. of salt fish, or after deducting 
from the increased imports, an average yearly increase exported of upwards of 3,600 cwts. of salt 
fish 3 consequently the State of Travancore has done much more during the last few years towards 
