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 THE BENGAL IRON AND STEEL ('OMI’ANY. LIMITED, IS the pinncet (oﬂll‘llly (4 In industry which should tn tune undouhtcdl) add gtutly to the wealth of the (uuhtty, Ind develop Its tesoutcc‘. At present theit Marks ate the only one tuintng out iron and stttl made from indt genoun nmtetials in the muntty. and theit manufactqu ate bought (It‘d). being in quality fully eqqu tn Illnllﬂf goods impartial hum England at

THE C\'(TL(lt‘liltI A OF

INDIA,

which it was obtained. Sustained peiset'ctmt‘c and tune-wed untmng energy have at length oturrnnie this dltﬁrult)‘and the (jomtun) now have ample Lihotit nt lhrtl unit training. and ate nut well supplch Mtlt sutti» Cient tuincd workmen tn (any un their ope-mum“ without hmdnnce on this MUTE; The uotks at"; situated ttt Bamakut. Bengal, and give employ- ment to many thousands of Nutmeg utldcl A slat? ul mine lift) Europe-Ant».

The Company also tutmi out out a thousand tons pet month (if castings. consisting chieﬂy of Railway pot islet-puts. chairs, winter-pipes and t’nlutnis, and titlict cust~ittm goods. The lalt'st lmplUVL‘d English methods tllt' ttscd in the casting of watertuipes, these lacing rust \‘Cl’liCltlly in dry sand tnnulds and. hcit g in New way cqtul t0 the Impmtcd lll’llﬂlti. mnitttund a ready lOCtll mittltct.

The addition at Stu-l Wqu to the

elsewhete. At it; outset the "cngnl lion Ind Steel (Ton-tum had many Il'mCIIl'iC‘ to overcome. notably the great diﬂimlty in obtaining skilled. or turn pattinlly trained llbou' fur the woth, having In ﬁrst thrtt supply "on: an nlumst puter ngtirultuiul class at lsihoutev: and run this wtme us an umrliahlr ore. defrndmg. as it did. on the agvitultunl posterity. (it otherwise. nl the mml dlilf‘ltll {trim

The Company has n Capital of 1.1.00.000 stctling and has expended met this sum in plant, nmrhinety. landed pmpcity. huildings. kc, and paid in too; a ditidend of 0 ft! rent pct Innutn on its Ptefetence that“. and 4 pet cent on its Unlmaty sham.

'lhe output of pig imn is about one thoutard tom pet Ink. Ih‘th ﬁnds a tcadysalc thioughout lllle, the Rail- way administnlions hing large buy-nu

lion Work: was completed in june mos, and steel of a good quality has

ltcctt prodnrud. The Company own extensive coalt‘telds in addition to their other ptnpt-tticu.

Messrs. Martin t'k Co me the Managing Agents tn India. and the": iii .1 llomd of llitcrtnu and Dfl'trcs in London, Colonel Alexander Filgate. ".15., being the Chaitmnn of the Home Boa-id.