The Statistical Reporter February 1876

The bright head-dresses of the Mayas from the native state of Marwar are here sufficiently numerous to give to the assembly a liveliness which is not we fear much increased by the white dress of the Bengalee mahajan or the riding costume and solah hat of the European. [...] As to the quantity of jute sent to Calcutta from Serajgunge the courtesy of the agents of the Navigation Companies has enabled us to state with precision the amount despatched by steamer ; but we have no accurate returns as to the traffic by country-boat except for the last three months. [...] The chief depots of the river traffic of North Bhagulpore are Moorleegunge Pertabgunge on the river Koosee and the town of Bhagulpore from both of which large shipments of the produce of Soopool are annually made to Revegunge and to the North-Wcstern Provinces or are consigned for export to Khaguriah the largo mart on the Ganges opposite Monghyr. [...] It is a fortunate circumstance that a large portion of the Soopool sub division comprising the pergunnah of Niaraidigur belongs to the Durbhunga ltaj ; and the influence -Of-The Court of Wards in undertaking measures for the security of the wide tract of country in its charge may be fully relied on. [...] W. G. Pedder of the Civil Service on certain experiments that have been made by order of Government to ascertain the proportion of the revenue assessment to the value of the produce of different sorts of land in the Bombay Presidency.