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It is a question of some importance to answer, what is the amount of the
necessaries of life consumed within the municipal limits of the native city of
Lucknow. I have taken the figures for the four first-class municipalities of
the Panjab as a standard, and have calculated what the figures should be for
Lucknow. The population of Delhi is taken to be 155,000; of Amritsar
130,000; of Lahaur 100,000; of Multan 55,000; and of Lucknow 275,000.
I have been compelled to leave a few items blank here and there in the case
of some municipalities, e. g., when exports exceed imports. I have, therefore,
calculated only on the average of those municipalities which show a balance of
imports.
Delhi.
Amkitsae.
Lahaur.
MuxTAN.
Lucknow.
Mds.
Mds.
Mds.
Mds.
•—.-----------._,
Mds.
Raw cotton,
577
1.880
2,971
..
3,877
European twist and yarn,
13,250
7,069
527
1,087
10,967
Indian do. do,
380
94
1,922
1,266
1.831
European piece goods, ..
121,596
5,411
6,414
9,938
71,680
Indian do. do.
.,
5,467
1,699
1,856
8,705
"Wheat,
. 4
637,277
599,619
1,49,319
11,62,137 )
9,95,362 | *
Other food grains,
522,780
442,884
65,893
Ghi,
21,295
17,462
18,012
8,130
32,450
Salt,
14,789
21,207
15,370
5,664
40,735f
8,815
Spices, .. • •
5,916
2,258
. ,
Sugar, refined, •.
40,714
31,468
25,075
26,657
61,957
Sugar, unrefined, ..
90,506
49,582
32,731
1,66,753
Tea, Indian,
499
3,154
1,964
, ,
4,012
Tea, foreign,
1
131
8
15
78
* There should be some regard paid to the fact that Lucknow is the central depot to
■which the grain of the uorth-west of Ondh all comes for export to Cawnpore and other places.
The gram comes on bullock-carts and pack animals, aud the average stay of a conveyance or pack
animal in a gonj is from one morning to another. Thus each animal is three times fed
within municipal limits. Bullocks aud buffalos used iu graiu carriage are fed with blmsa, khali
and grain. The average.of graiu given as fodder is l£ seers per diem to each head of cattle i'whtah
would he 2| seers for the three times it is fed within municipal limits. The. number of bullocks
and buffalos which come into Lucknow carrying grain is 1,62,700 perannum (on an average calcu-
lation). This means a consumption of 9,177 maunds of grain which Iras passed municipal
barriers. Add this to the other items of food grains, aud the total of food grains consumed
within Luckuow city rises to 21,66,676 maunds perannum. The average number of persons
coming in charge of conveyances and pack animals carrying graiu, exclusive of those coming
with graiu carried by rail, is 6,93,300. Calculating at the rate given in the statement above,
they consume 1,490 maunds of grain in the day aud-a-half that they are]in the City with convey-
ances. Tins gives a grand total of 21,68,166 maunds, or, as near as may be, 8| rnauuds per
annum per head of the population of Lucknow.
t Of which 24,084 maunds would be Lahauri,
It is a question of some importance to answer, what is the amount of the
necessaries of life consumed within the municipal limits of the native city of
Lucknow. I have taken the figures for the four first-class municipalities of
the Panjab as a standard, and have calculated what the figures should be for
Lucknow. The population of Delhi is taken to be 155,000; of Amritsar
130,000; of Lahaur 100,000; of Multan 55,000; and of Lucknow 275,000.
I have been compelled to leave a few items blank here and there in the case
of some municipalities, e. g., when exports exceed imports. I have, therefore,
calculated only on the average of those municipalities which show a balance of
imports.
Delhi.
Amkitsae.
Lahaur.
MuxTAN.
Lucknow.
Mds.
Mds.
Mds.
Mds.
•—.-----------._,
Mds.
Raw cotton,
577
1.880
2,971
..
3,877
European twist and yarn,
13,250
7,069
527
1,087
10,967
Indian do. do,
380
94
1,922
1,266
1.831
European piece goods, ..
121,596
5,411
6,414
9,938
71,680
Indian do. do.
.,
5,467
1,699
1,856
8,705
"Wheat,
. 4
637,277
599,619
1,49,319
11,62,137 )
9,95,362 | *
Other food grains,
522,780
442,884
65,893
Ghi,
21,295
17,462
18,012
8,130
32,450
Salt,
14,789
21,207
15,370
5,664
40,735f
8,815
Spices, .. • •
5,916
2,258
. ,
Sugar, refined, •.
40,714
31,468
25,075
26,657
61,957
Sugar, unrefined, ..
90,506
49,582
32,731
1,66,753
Tea, Indian,
499
3,154
1,964
, ,
4,012
Tea, foreign,
1
131
8
15
78
* There should be some regard paid to the fact that Lucknow is the central depot to
■which the grain of the uorth-west of Ondh all comes for export to Cawnpore and other places.
The gram comes on bullock-carts and pack animals, aud the average stay of a conveyance or pack
animal in a gonj is from one morning to another. Thus each animal is three times fed
within municipal limits. Bullocks aud buffalos used iu graiu carriage are fed with blmsa, khali
and grain. The average.of graiu given as fodder is l£ seers per diem to each head of cattle i'whtah
would he 2| seers for the three times it is fed within municipal limits. The. number of bullocks
and buffalos which come into Lucknow carrying grain is 1,62,700 perannum (on an average calcu-
lation). This means a consumption of 9,177 maunds of grain which Iras passed municipal
barriers. Add this to the other items of food grains, aud the total of food grains consumed
within Luckuow city rises to 21,66,676 maunds perannum. The average number of persons
coming in charge of conveyances and pack animals carrying graiu, exclusive of those coming
with graiu carried by rail, is 6,93,300. Calculating at the rate given in the statement above,
they consume 1,490 maunds of grain in the day aud-a-half that they are]in the City with convey-
ances. Tins gives a grand total of 21,68,166 maunds, or, as near as may be, 8| rnauuds per
annum per head of the population of Lucknow.
t Of which 24,084 maunds would be Lahauri,