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The only import worthy of notice, besides the piece-goods and salt already enumerated, is dcii or split lentils, such as urcZ and arftar; this from Lucknow and Cawnpore.

The Settlement

Officer takes

Trade no doubt will

increase.

a favourable view as follows



" Since the establishment of our rule the district has experienced a

change

in this respect which must impress even those who Signs of security in are the most loth to admit the advantages of our present times. administration. The long trains of grain-carts going south and east, which are now met filtering in from the outlying villages to join the main roads, and the salt wagons filing up from Bahramghat northwards to Bahraich and on to Naipal, are sufficient to indicate the readiness with which the trading commimity appreciate safe roads and sure markets."

As no means

are taken to obtain any returns of the imports and exports from this district, except those from and to Naipal, The Naipal trade. -^ would be difficult to give even an approximate estimate of the amount of produce which is supplied by this district to the rest of India but the following statement, showing approximately the annual trade with Naipal, is interesting



Exports to Naipal.