TO THE COURT OF AYA. 
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wells, which was brackish, but a still weaker 
brine than that of the lake. The brine falling 
down from the troughs is farther strained and 
purified by passing through the straw frames, 
from whence it is conveyed to pots, and boiled 
without undergoing any farther purification. 
Ten baskets of earth, or 1095 lbs. give, according 
to the statement of the manufacturers, from ten 
to fifteen viss of salt, each viss of 3.65 lbs. The 
salt thus obtained appears to be the worst which 
is brought to the market of Ava, and, it is pro¬ 
bable, contains much sulphate of lime and other 
septic salts. When sea-salt, procured also by 
boiling, sells in the market for eighteen ticals 
per hundred viss, or 365 lbs. and the salt of Ti- 
tug for twelve, that of the Re-ka lake sells only 
for six. The inhabitants of the village which 
we visited informed us, that the rainy season 
was very mild, and that, with the exception of 
about fifteen days, they were able to carry on 
the manufacture throughout the year. They 
told us also, that this lake was the only one from 
which salt is procured; but that at several places 
in the neighbourhood it was obtained by lixivi¬ 
ating and boiling the earth in the same manner 
as at Ti-tug and its vicinity. The revenue of 
this village, and indeed of the whole district of 
Sagaing, is assigned to the young Princess, the 
