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liecords of the Geological Surveg of Lidia. 
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* 
rumours of wars, famines, and improved home freights have always exercised an * 
irregular influence ; as during the past two years, the importation having jumped i 
from 399,88/’ tons in 1876 to 539,633 tons in 1877, and to 609,736 tons in 1878. ' !’ 
Had not distm-hiug causes, such as the Madras famine and the anticipations of , ; 
war, been at work in 1877, it is probable that the imports of coal for that year j 
would not have amounted to more than 420,000 tons ; and under peaceful con- | 
ditions, the figures for 1878 would have been considerably less than they actually 
were. Our main supply of foreign coal has hitherto been derived from the 
United Kingdom, the contributions furnished by other countries, with the excep- L t 
tion of Australia and France during spasmodic periods, being insignificant. The 1'. 
tonnage of imports for all India, from all countries, commencing with the year 
1853, is as follows:— [i t 
Table I. — Imports of coal and cole to India from 1853 to 1878. t 
r 
1853 
Coal and Coke 
43,562 
'i. 
1854 
» 
58,410 
1855 
>> 
41,987 
1856 
76,712 
1,1 
:\. 
< 
1857 
» 
82,078 
r 
1858 
f) 
92,983 
>■ 
o 
1859 
}) 
99,701 
CO 
1860 
74,263 a. 
i 
§ 
1861 
% 
CO 
1862 
i) 
174.862 b. 
t 
«3 
o 
1863 
tf 
122,722 
1864 
>f 
189,611 
1865 
216,985 
1866 
it 
228,319 
% 
r 
1867 
a 
257,652 c. 
.KS 
‘ S 
1868 
Coal 
Coke 
... 368,6181 
... 16,713 1 
385,331 
■s, . 
1869 
Coal 
... 832,7181 
348,926 
S' 
Coke 
... 16,208) 
pd 
1870 
Coal 
Coke 
... 315,9351 
... 21,088) 
337,023 
o 
u 
c3 
1871 
Coal 
Coke 
... 269,396 1 
... 16,784 f 
286,180 
to 
1872, 
Coal 
Coke 
... 361,960 1 
... 12,224 / 
374,184 
CO 
' 
1873 
Coal 
Coke 
... 310,2651 
... 14.378) 
324,643 
d 
C 
1874 
Coal 
Coke 
... 354,2311 
5,672 ) 
359,903 
Qi 
1876 
Coal 
Coke 
... ^60 251) 
... 6,288) 
366,539 
1876 
Coal 
Coke 
... 389,480) 
... 10,407 ( 
399,887 
1877 
Coal 
... 523,384 ) 
539,533 
Coke 
.. 16,149) 
1878 
Coal 
Coke 
... 603,9041 
5,831) 
609,735 
. .iu 
4 
(а) The returns arc qualified by the statement “ as far as can he stated.' 
(б) For this year the returns are not complete for Bengal. 
(c) For eleven months only. 
