The Statistical Reporter November 1875

ics of Beerbhoom - of the Durbhangah sub-division. - of Jessore - of the Mozuffeipore sub-division - of the Mudhoobunnee - of the Narail sub-division in Jessoro - of Rungpore - of the Seetarnarhee sub-division PAGE. [...] It is the endeavour of Sir Richard Temple as it was of his predecessor to acquire and register such general and detailed knowledge of the condition of the agricultural population and of the trade of the country in all the main elements which affect them as ought to be in the possession of every civilised government and especially of a Government which stands very nuch in the relation of a la [...] IN the subsequent pages of this issue the recently sanctioned arrangements for the registration of the internal and the inter-provicial trade of Bengal will be explained ; and it is believed that a complete system of the registration of river-borne tiaffio as well as of the trade of some of the principal ron(ls and of the railways has now been established. [...] Sahebgunge was selected as the place of registry because nearly all the great tributaries of the Ganges enter the river above Sahebgunge which again is above the poinOwhere the Bhagiruthee the most westerly of the Ganges' mouths leaves the main stream for the sea. [...] The railway evidently takes a large share of the imports of oil-seeds into Calcutta : but while it succeeds in attracting the greater part of the north-west produce and of the produce of the South Behar districts the river still carries the consignments of the districts north of the Ganges.