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STATEMENT No. IV—concluded.
Ret urn showing the previous occupation of Patients admitted into the Lunatic Asylums in Eastern
Bengal and Assam during the year 1911 and the Provincial totals for the two previous
years—concluded.
1
Occupation of patients.
Priest ... ... ...
Prostitute ... ...
Railway coolie ... ...
Religious mendicant ...
Salt seller ... ...
Shoe-maker ... ...
Shop-keeper ... ...
Student ... ...
Sweeper ... ...
Sweet-meat vendor ... ...
Servant ... ...
Thatcher ... ...
Tailor ... ... ...
Tahsildar ... ...
Teacher ... ... ...
Tea coolie
... ...
Tobacco dealer ... ...
Trader ... ... ...
Weaver ... ... ...
Washerman ... ...
Total ... ... ...
2
Dacca.
M.
1
...
...
3
...
1
1
4
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
4
...
...
1
2
99
F.
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
19
T.
2
1
...
3
...
1
1
4
...
...
...
1
1
1
...
5
...
...
1
2
118
3
Tezpur.
M.
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
14
...
...
...
...
36
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
5
...
...
...
...
7
T.
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
19
...
...
...
...
43
4
Totals.
1911.
M.
2
...
...
3
...
1
2
4
...
...
...
1
1
1
...
18
...
...
1
2
135
F.
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
6
...
...
...
...
26
T.
3
1
...
3
...
1
2
4
...
...
...
1
2
1
...
24
...
...
1
2
161
1910.
M.
...
...
1
...
1
...
2
4
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
15
1
1
...
...
131
F.
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
4
...
...
...
...
17
T.
...
1
1
...
1
...
2
4
1
1
...
...
...
...
2
19
1
1
...
...
148
1909.
M.
1
...
...
...
...
...
2
1
...
1
1
...
1
...
1
25
...
...
2
...
143
F.
...
1
...
...
...
...
..
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
9
...
...
1
...
22
T.
1
1
...
...
...
...
2
1
1
1
1
...
1
...
1
34
...
...
3
...
165
STATEMENT No. V.
Return showing the Ages of Patients admitted into the Lunatic Asylums in Eastern Bengal and
Assam during the year 1911 and the Provincial totals for the two previous years.
1
Name of Asylum.
Dacca ... ... ...
Tezpur ... ... ...
Total for 1911 ... ...
Total for 1910 ... ...
Total for 1909 ... ...
2
Under 20.
M.
10
...
10
7
4
F.
1
...
1
1
3
T.
11
...
11
8
7
3
20 to 40
M.
67
29
96
113
116
F.
15
2
17
14
16
T.
82
31
113
127
132
4
40 to 60
M.
19
7
26
10
23
F.
3
5
8
2
3
T.
22
12
34
12
26
5
Upwards of 60.
M.
3
...
3
1
...
F.
...
...
...
...
...
T.
3
...
3
1
...
6
Total.
M.
99
36
135
131
143
F.
19
7
26
17
22
T.
118
43
161
148
165
viii
STATEMENT
Showing the types of Insanity of the Lunatics
1
Cases.
DACCA.
Remaining on 31st December ... ...
Admitted ... ... ... ...
Total treated ...
... ... ...
Discharged
Recovered ...
...
...
Improved ...
...
...
Not improved
...
...
Died ... ... ... ...
Remaining on 31st December
... ...
TEZPUR.
Remaining on 31st December ... ...
Admitted ... ... ... ...
Total treated ... ... ... ...
Discharged
Recovered ...
...
...
Improved ... ... ...
Not improved ... ...
Died ... ... ... ...
Remaining on 31st December
...
...
Provincial total—
Remaining on 31st December
...
...
Admitted
...
...
...
...
Total treated ... ... ... ...
Discharged
Recovered ...
...
Improved ...
...
Not improved
... ...
Died
...
...
...
...
Remaining on 31st December ... ...
2
136
Idiocy.
M.
4
2
6
...
...
...
2
4
3
...
3
...
...
...
...
3
7
2
9
...
...
...
2
7
F.
...
1
1
. . .
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
1
...
T.
4
3
7
...
...
...
3
4
3
...
3
...
...
...
...
3
7
3
10
...
...
...
3
7
3
137
Mania, acute or chronic.
Epileptic.
M.
6
2
8
...
...
...
2
6
14
...
14
...
...
...
4
9*
20
2
22
...
...
...
6
15*
F.
2
1
3
...
...
...
1
2
2
1
3
...
...
...
1
2
4
2
6
...
...
...
2
4
T.
8
3
11
...
...
...
3
8
16
1
17
...
...
...
5
11*
24
4
28
...
...
...
8
19*
Other forms.
M.
139
61
200
18
15
...
13
153*
98
17
115
10
1
...
8
96
237
78
315
28
16
...
21
249*
F.
16
14
30
4
...
...
3
23
30
4
34
4
...
...
2
28
46
18
64
8
...
...
5
51
T.
155
75
230
22
15
...
16
176*
128
21
149
14
1
...
10
124
283
96
379
36
16
...
26
300*
4
138
Melancholia, acute or chronic.
Epileptic.
M.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
4
2
6
...
...
...
1
5
4
2
6
...
...
...
1
5
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
T.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
4
2
6
...
...
...
1
5
4
2
6
...
...
...
1
5
Other forms.
M.
60
17
77
5
3
...
6
63
69
15
84
5
1
...
5
73
129
32
161
10
4
...
11
136
F.
12
3
15
2
...
...
...
13
8
2
10
...
...
...
2
8
20
5
25
2
...
...
2
21
T.
72
20
92
7
3
...
6
76
77
17
94
5
1
...
7
81
149
37
186
12
4
...
13
157
* One
† Two
ix
No. VI.
in the Asylums in Eastern Bengal and Assam during the year 1911.
5
139
Dementia, including acquired.
Epileptic.
M.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
T.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Other forms.
M.
9
2
11
...
...
...
4
7
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
9
2
11
...
...
...
4
7
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
T.
9
2
11
...
...
...
4
7
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
9
2
11
...
...
...
4
7
6
140
Mental stupor.
M.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
T.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
7
141
General paralysis
of the insane.
M.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
T.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
8
142
Delusional
insanity.
M.
2
5
7
...
1
...
...
6
7
2
9
2
...
...
...
7
9
7
16
2
1
...
...
13
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
T.
2
5
7
...
1
...
...
6
7
2
9
2
...
...
...
7
9
7
16
2
1
...
...
13
9
Declared to have re-
covered or not yet
diagnosed.
M.
25
10
35
4
...
...
1
30
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
26
10
36
4
...
...
1
31
F.
7
...
7
...
...
...
...
7
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
7
...
7
...
...
...
...
7
T.
32
10
42
4
...
...
1
37
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
33
10
43
4
...
...
1
38
10
Total.
M.
245
99
344
27
19
...
28
269*
196
36
232
17
2
...
18
194*
441
135
570
44
21
...
46
463†
F.
37
19
56
6
...
...
5
45
40
7
47
4
...
...
5
38
77
26
103
10
...
...
10
83
T.
282
118
400
33
19
...
33
314*
236
43
279
21
2
...
23
232*
518
161
679
54
21
...
56
546†
escaped.
escaped.
xi
No. VII.
in the Asylums in Eastern Bengal and Assam during the year 1911.
12
13
14
15
16
17
Causes.
Injury to head.
M.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
T.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
Pneumonia.
M.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
1
...
T.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
1
...
Puerperal.
M.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
F.
1
1
1
3
...
...
...
...
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
1
3
...
...
...
...
3
T.
1
1
1
3
...
...
...
...
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
1
3
...
...
...
...
3
Congenital.
M.
1
1
...
2
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
2
...
...
...
...
2
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
T.
1
1
...
2
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
2
...
...
...
...
2
Over study.
M.
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
T.
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
Total physical.
M.
77
24
21
122
10
9
...
8
95
66
3
5
74
3
1
...
7
62*
143
27
26
196
13
10
...
15
157*
F.
8
3
2
13
...
...
...
1
12
2
...
2
4
...
...
...
2
2
10
3
4
17
...
...
...
3
14
T.
85
27
23
135
10
9
...
9
107
68
3
7
78
3
1
...
9
64*
153
30
30
213
13
10
...
18
171*
18
Moral causes.
M.
35
8
4
47
6
1
...
3
37
9
1
...
10
...
...
...
...
10
44
9
4
57
6
1
...
3
47
F.
10
3
1
14
1
...
...
...
13
9
...
...
9
1
...
...
...
8
19
3
1
23
2
...
...
...
21
T.
45
11
5
61
7
1
...
3
50
18
1
...
19
1
...
...
...
18
63
12
5
80
8
1
...
3
68
19
Total known.
M.
112
32
25
169
16
10
...
11
132
75
4
5
84
3
1
...
7
72*
187
36
30
253
19
11
...
18
204*
F.
18
6
3
27
1
...
...
1
25
11
...
2
13
1
...
...
2
10
29
6
5
40
2
...
...
3
35
T.
130
38
28
196
17
10
...
12
157
86
4
7
97
4
1
...
9
82*
216
42
35
293
21
11
...
21
239*
20
Total unknown.
M.
133
26
16
175
11
9
...
17
137*
121
6
21
148
14
1
...
11
122
254
32
37
323
25
10
...
28
259*
F.
19
2
8
28
5
...
...
4
20
29
1
4
34
3
...
...
3
28
48
3
12
63
8
...
...
7
49
T.
152
28
24
204
16
9
...
21
157*
150
7
25
182
17
1
...
14
150
302
35
49
386
33
10
...
35
307*
21
Grand total.
M.
245
58
41
344
27
19
...
28
269*
196
10
26
232
17
2
...
18
194*
441
68
67
576
44
21
...
46
463†
F.
37
8
11
56
6
...
...
5
45
40
1
6
47
4
...
...
5
38
77
9
17
103
10
...
...
10
83
T.
282
66
52
400
33
19
...
33
314*
236
11
32
279
31
2
...
23
232*
518
77
84
679
54
21
...
56
546†
* 1 escaped.
† 2 „
xii
STATEMENT
Showing the Cash Account of the Lunatic Asylums in Eastern Bengal and
Name of Asy-
lum.
1
Dacca ...
Tezpur ...
Total for 1911...
Total for 1910...
Total for 1909...
Receipts.
Received from Treasury.
2
Rs.
29,204
22,185
51,390
46,710
49,655
a.
5
14
3
5
14
p.
5
3
8
11
0
Received from paying pa-
tients.
3
Rs.
89
347
437
231
289
a.
6
12
2
10
3
p.
0
4
4
3
9
Value of stores received from
the Manufacturing Depart-
ment.
4
Rs.
1,817
714
2,531
3,735
3,341
a.
1
4
6
9
10
p.
9
6
3
4
0
Book receipts, i.e., the total
of expenditure entered in
columns 19, 20, and 21.
5
Rs.
2,567
200
2,767
3,007
2,774
a.
14
0
14
1
1
p.
10
0
10
2
10
Miscellaneous receipts.
6
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
7
Rs.
33,678
23,447
57,126
53,684
56,060
a.
12
15
11
10
13
p.
0
1
1
8
7
Establishment.
Establishment proper.
8
Rs.
4,626
5,400
10,026
9,481
9,325
a.
1
6
7
7
9
p.
6
0
6
8
10
Superintendence.
9
Rs.
4,200
1,800
6,000
6,000
6,000
a.
0
0
0
0
0
p.
0
0
0
0
0
Diet.
10
Rs.
17,135
11,839
28,975
27,701
29,677
a.
3
15
3
11
5
p.
4
9
1
0
1
Clothing and bedding.
11
Rs.
835
1,330
2,165
1,865
2,528
a.
2
0
2
2
5
p.
0
0
0
0
6
xiii
No. VIII.
Assam for the year 1911 and the Provincial totals for the two previous years.
Charges.
Bazar medicines.
12
Rs.
123
61
185
104
102
a.
15
12
12
9
5
p.
9
6
3
0
0
Contingencies.
Contingencies proper.
13
Rs.
2,423
1,851
4,274
3,781
1,267
a.
8
0
9
11
3
p.
7
9
4
1
7
Repairs and mainte-
nance.
14
Rs. a. p.
...
138
138
281
2
1
1
0
0
3
3
0
0
Rates
and taxes.
15
Rs.
1,677
187
1,864
832
610
a.
8
3
11
0
12
p.
0
6
6
6
0
Remitted
to Treasury on
account of paying patient,
etc.
16
Rs.
89
347
437
231
289
a.
6
12
2
10
3
p.
0
4
4
3
9
Miscellaneous items.
17
Rs. a. p.
...
291
291
398
483
11
11
6
15
0
0
0
0
Total of columns 8—17.
18
Rs.
31,110
23,247
54,358
50,677
53,286
a.
13
15
12
9
11
p.
2
1
3
6
9
Book Charges.
Charges on account of
work done by the
Public Works Depart-
ment.
19
Rs.
1,878
a.
0
p.
0
...
1,878
2,300
2,346
0
12
0
0
4
0
Cost of printed forms
and stationery.
20
Rs.
102
a.
4
p.
10
...
102
101
117
4
2
14
10
5
4
Cost of English stores,
medicines, etc.
21
Rs.
587
200
787
605
310
a.
10
0
10
2
3
p.
0
0
0
5
6
Total of columns
18—21.
22
Rs.
33,678
23,447
57,126
53,684
56,060
a.
12
15
11
10
13
p.
0
1
1
8
7
xiv
STATEMENT No. IX.
Showing the sanctioned establishment of the Asylums in Eastern Bengal and Assam as it stood on
the 31st December 1911.
1
Establishment.
Superintendent ... ... ...
Deputy Superintendent
...
...
Overseer
... ... ...
Sub-Assistant Surgeon ... ...
Jemadar ... ... ...
Ditto
...
... ...
Male keepers, 1st grade
...
...
Ditto
„
...
...
Ditto
2nd grade ... ...
Ditto
„
...
...
Ditto
3rd grade
... ...
Jemadarai
...
... ...
Female keepers ...
...
...
Barber
...
...
...
Sweeper ... ... ...
Ditto (cart driver) ... ...
Compounder ... ... ...
Gardener
...
...
...
Gate keepers
... ... ...
Total ... ... ...
Daily average number
Proportion of
Male ...
Female ...
Jamadar to males ...
Jamadarnies to females ...
Male keepers to males ...
Female keepers to females ...
2
Dacca.
Number.
1
...
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
12
1
4
1
4(a)
1(b)
1
...
...
42
Monthly wages.
Rs.
250
...
100
45
15
24
20
18
34
32
96
7
32
6
28
7
15
...
...
729
257.18
41.16
85.72
41.16
10.71
10.29
3
Tezpur.
Number.
1
1
...
...
1
...
19
5 at Rs.
11
14 at Rs.
10.
...
...
...
...
...
4
1 at Rs.
12
2 at Rs.
11
1 at Rs.
10.
1
5 at Rs. 12
...
1
1
2
1 at Rs.
9
1 at Rs.
8.
36
Monthly wages.
Rs.
150
112
a.
0
8
p.
0
0
...
...
15 0 0
...
195 0 0
...
...
...
...
...
44
5
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
...
20
10
17
628
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
195.17
39.81
195.17
...
10.27
9.93
(a) One sweeper was not employed.
(b) Not employed during the year.
xvi
STATEMENT
Showing Receipts and Expenditure on account of Manufactures in Lunatic Asylums in Eastern
1
Name of Asylum.
Dacca
...
Tezpur ...
Total for 1911 ...
Total for 1910 ...
Total for 1909 ...
2
Mean population.
Males.
257.18
195.17
452.35
445.86
434.16
Females.
41.16
39.81
80.97
78.00
76.52
Total.
298.34
234.98
533.32
524.89
510.68
3
4
5
6
7
8
Credits.
Cash paid into treasury
for articles sold.
Rs.
153
2,826
2,979
2,849
2,721
a.
0
4
4
5
11
p.
9
0
9
9
3
Value of manufactured
goods made over to
Asylum for asylum
purposes.
Rs.
2,936
5,809
8,745
9,060
4,863
a.
0
4
4
7
9
p.
3
0
3
10
0
Value of raw materials
in store at the end of
the year.
Rs.
592
1,871
2,463
1,472
1,135
a.
0
12
12
1
8
p.
0
0
0
6
6
Value of manufactured
goods in store at the
end of the year.
Rs.
766
1,167
1,934
1,650
1,748
a.
13
14
11
3
0
p.
6
0
6
6
0
Value of plant and ma-
chinery in store at
the end of the year.
Rs.
2,250
974
3,224
2,938
2,760
a.
0
8
8
8
0
p.
9
0
9
9
9
Total credits.
Rs.
6,697
12,649
19,347
17,970
13,228
a.
15
10
9
11
13
p.
3
0
3
4
6
xvii
No. X.
Bengal and Assam during the year 1911 and the Provincial totals for the two previous years.
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Debits.
Value of manufactured
goods in store on 1st
January.
Rs.
775
874
1,650
1,748
1,313
a.
9
10
3
0
6
p.
6
0
6
0
0
Value of raw material
in store on 1st Jan-
uary.
Rs.
1,044
427
1,472
1,135
1,137
a.
11
6
1
8
12
p.
0
6
6
6
0
Value of plant and
machinery in store on
1st January.
Rs.
2,250
688
2,938
2,760
2,500
a.
0
8
8
0
0
p.
9
0
9
9
9
Raw
material purchas-
ed.
Rs.
1,118
5,094
6,218
5,324
1,521
a.
14
15
14
14
15
p.
6
6
0
6
0
Contingencies of manu-
facture.
Rs. a. p.
...
685
685
474
741
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
All other charges.
Rs. a. p.
...
...
...
72
38
15
4
0
0
Total Debits.
Rs.
5,189
7,770
12,960
11,715
7,353
a.
3
15
2
14
3
p.
9
0
9
3
0
16
17
Results.
Excess of credit or pro-
fits.
Rs.
1,508
4,878
6,387
6,254
5,875
a.
11
11
6
13
10
p.
6
0
6
1
6
Excess of debits or loss.
Rs. a. p.
...
...
...
...
...
18
Average number of luna-
tics employed in the
Manufacturing Depart-
ment.
Males.
97.18
109.45
206.63
202.98
220.17
Females.
15.02
29.30
44.32
39.83
33.38
Total.
112.20
138.75
250.95
242.81
253.55
IP/6/RC.6
REPORT
ON
THE CULTIVATION AND USE OF
GÁNJÁ.
CALCUTTA:
Printed at the Bengal Secretariat Press.
1893.
RE PORT
ON
THE CULTIVATION AND USE OF
.
Cal cutta:
PRINTED AT THE BENGAL SECRETARIAT PRESS.
1893.
( 2 )
6. In conducting the enquiries into the manufacture of gánjá,I h a v e
received the greatest assistance from the officers in charge of the gánjá mahalsa t
Naogaon, more especially from Babu W. N. Ghosh, Sub-Deputy Collector there
in conducting the investigation into the chemical composition of the substance,
I have had the benefit of being able to consult at every stage Surgeon-Major
C. J. Warden, Medical Store-keeper to Government, and have received
every assistance from the officers of the Chemical Examiner's Department,
Calcutta, more especially from Assistant Surgeon C. L. Bose.
I have the honour to be,
SIR,
Your most obedient servant,
DAVID PRAIN.
( 19 )
It should be noted here that in 1876-771 Mr. Kerr reports the measurements
of flat (no doubt 'large' flat) and roundg á n j á
m a u n d b a l e s t o h a v e b e e n
respectively 5 feet 7 inches in circumference and 3 feet 7 inches in length, and
6 feet 6 inches in circumference and 1 foot 10 inches in height ; he has not used
his terms in the same sense as myself because the word height, which in 'round'
gánjá indicates the dimension in which the twigs lie, has been used for 'flat' i n
a direction across the twigs. In the table the word height is used throughout in
the same sense—the direction in which the twigs lie. The point of interest,
however, is the shortening of the bundles that has taken place during the last
15 years. This is no doubt partly to be explained by greater 'dovetailing' of the
bundles by the packers nowadays in order to lessen the amount of gunny
required; it, however, indicates pretty clearly that a steady endeavour is made
to lessen the quantity of wood on the twigs so as to decrease the amount of
inert matter on which duty has to be paid.
The cubic space occupied by the total crop of any given year is easily as-
certained from the figures given in the preceding table. Those for the seasons
1890-91 and 1891-92 will probably afford sufficiently instructive examples. The
data were obtained from the export weighment registers at Naogaon, from which
it is found that between February 1891 and January 1892,—this being the 'year '
from the point of view of the gánjá crop, the time between the first export
of new gánjá of the year 1890-91 till the first export of new gánjá of the year
1891-92, was selected in preference to the official year,—the issues were
Mds. Srs. Ch.
Large FLAT . . .
4,339
20 1 1 ½
FLAT
Twig . . .
608
28
8 ½
ROUND . . .
1,340
17
3 ½
Chur . . .
448
32
2 ½
From February 1892 to January 1893— the crop of season 1891-92—the
issues were—
Mds. Srs. Ch.
Large FLAT . . .
3,297
87
0
FLAT Twig . . .
635
33
0
ROUND . . .
1,777
11
0
Ch ur . . .
1,665
28
0
The subjoined table shows for both years the cubic space occupied by the
manufactured article as stored by the cultivators and when ready for export :—
TABLE IV.—(Space occupied by total Gánjá crop, 1890-91, 1891-92.
KIND OF GANJA.
SEASON 1890-91.
ISSUED BETWEEN FEBRUARY 1891 AND
JANUARY 1892.
SEASON 1891-92.
ISSUED BETWEEN FEBRUARY 1892 AND
J ANUARY 1893.
Weight
in
maunds.
B u l k —
Weight
in
maunds.
Bulk
Before
weighment.
Cubic feet.
After
weighment.
Cubic feet.
Before
weighment.
Cubic feet.
After
weighment.
Cubic feet.
Large FLAT . . .
4339.51
40,790
28,200
3297.68
30,998
21,434
FLAT Twig . . .
608.75
4,991
3,530
635.82
5,213
3,690
1 3 4 0 . 4 3
4,362
1777.29
. 7,117
6,940
ROUND . . .
4,250
448. 81
2,380
2,380
1665.71
4,830
Chur . . .
4,830
TOTALS . . .
6737.50
52,523
38,360
7376.50
48,158
37,164
Though the total crop was considerably heavier in 1891-92 than in 1890-91, it
did not bulk so largely as in the previous year. This was due mainly to
H. C. Kerr, Report, p. 43.
D 2
( 56 )
(b) Agitated with ether yielded an extract, ether extract
no bitter or acrid taste, and yielding no alka-
loids.
B. Filtrate n. I.—Neutralised with bicarbonate of soda and then
( a ) agitated with petroleum-ether yielded no extract;
(b) agitated with ether yielded an extract, alkaline
ether extract = • 034 per cent., which
(1) on evaporation deposited in white feathery crystals on the side of the capsule ;
( 2 ) t r e a t e d wi t h a c i d s —
on adding strong sulphuric acid, yellowish-brown colour rendered green on
addition of bichromate of potash; on adding strong nitric acid, no reaction.
(3) treated with the following re-agents gave the reactions noted against each:—
Mayer's re-agent with dilute sulphuric
a c i d . . .
Faint whitish ppt.
P i c r i c a c i d . . .
Nil.
Phospho-molybdic acid . . .
White ppt.
Platinic chloride . . .
Nil.
Gold chloride . . .
White ppt.
Potassio-bismuthic iodide . . .
Orange ppt.
Tri-iodide of potassium . . .
Distinct ppt.
(c) agitated with chloroform yielded an extract, alkaline
chloro form extract= 064 per cent., a dirty
white imperfectly crystalline precipitate which
gave the following reactions:—
Mayer's re-agent with dilute sulphuric
acid . . . White ppt.
Picric acid . . . Whitish ppt.
Phospho-molybdic acid . . . Yellowish ppt.
Platinic chloride . . . Nil.
Gold chloride . . . Yellowish-white ppt.
Potassio-bismuthic iodide . . . Orange ppt.
Tri-iodide of potassium . . . Whitish ppt.
( d ) treated with amylic alcohol yielded an extract,
amylic alcohol extract = .476 per cent., a brown-
ish-yellow sticky residue ; gave the follow-
ing reactions :—
Mayer's re-agent with dilute sulphuric
White ppt.
acid . . .
Picric acid . . . Faint white ppt.
Dirty white ppt.
Phospho-molybdic acid . . .
Platinic chloride . . . White ppt.
Gold chloride . . . White ppt.
Potassio-bismuthic iodide . . . Orange ppt.
Tri-iodide of potassium . . . Nil.
Nil.
S o d a h y d r a t e . . .
(Probably no alkaloid).
C. The residue was thoroughly washed with distilled water, to remove
the last traces of tartaric acid, and dried on water bath.
Treated with 10cc. of normal alcoholic potass and heated on water bath
to remove alcohol ; then treated with hot water a turbid, dark-coloured solution
forms which is agitated with ether.
The ethereal solution separated and evaporated to dryness, leaves a brown
transparent resinous mass, solid at ordinary temperatures and having a neutral
reaction. This is soluble in alcohol, ether, chloroform, and petroleum-ether ; insoluble
in water.
One grain of the resin made into an emulsion with solution of starch
and administered to a cat, caused symptoms of narcosis within half an hour;
shaking of head and limbs; drowsiness, with sudden starting, staggering gait,
and slight dilatation with immobility of pupils. The soap solution was neutral-
ised with dilute sulphuric acid, when a bulky, dirty-white precipitate was