Report on the Administration of the Salt Department of Bihar and Orissa for the year 1917-18

SIR I A directed to submit the accompanying Report received from the Commissioner of Excise and Salt l3ihar and Orissa on the administration of the Salt Department in the Province during the year 1917-18. [...] SIR I have the honour to submit the following report on the administrtion of the Salt Department under my control in the Province of Bihar and Orissa for the year 1917-18. [...] the amalgamation of the Northern India Salt stal in the North Bihar districts with.the Excise staff and the transfer of the control over the Salt Department there from the Commissioner of the Northern India Salt Revenue to the Commissioner of Excise and Salt Bihar and. [...] The Collector of Puri says that the people of the saliferous areas have been benefited by the grant of the concession ". Petty salt offences " in which the offenders' intetion was not to manufacture salt for purpose other than the domestic use " were overlooked and in consequence no case was detected during the year. [...] t_Santal Parganas Bhagalpur (Cuttack Balasore Angul.. I Puri LSambalpur Orissa 7 APPENDIX A. Statement showing the average wholesale prices per reannd of 40 seers of salt in the bazars. of the headquarters of the districts of the Province of Bihar and Orissa.