52 CHINCHONA CULTIVATION IN INDIA. 
obtaining an analysis of the leaves, and that a supply may be sent to 
some one of the Government hospitals for trial. él 
~“Chinchona cultivation should be introduced into the other hill dis- 
tricts of your Presidency, as well as into Coorg. The two great objects 
of the experiment are the provision of an abundant and certain supply 
of bark for the use of hospitals and troops ; and the spread of the culti- 
vation throughout the hill districts, in order to bring the remedy within 
the reach of frequenters of jungles, and of the native population gene- 
rally. Your Government has very justly observed that ‘ the experiments 
cannot be regarded as a mere money speculation,’ nor are the commer- 
cial advantages that may be derived from it to be considered as other 
than a secondary consideration ; though of course a return for the out- 
lay, and the spread of Chinchona cultivation by private enterprise, are 
very desirable in themselves, 
“The Collectors of Coimbatore and Madura, in concert with Mr. 
M'Tvor, should be directed to take the earliest opportunities that offer, 
of introducing Chinchona cultivation into the hill districts of their 
Collectorates ; and a request to the same effect: should be sent to the 
Commissioner of Mysore, with respect to Coorg, where there are many 
'offee planters who would doubtiess be willing to undertake this cul- 
tivation. ; 
* Your resolution to offer a certain number of plants for sale every 
year at a moderate price, will have the important effect of extending the 
cultivation over a wider area. Two companies have already been formed 
in London, for the object of cultivating Chinchona, in combination with 
coffee and tea, in the Western Neilgherries and Wynaad ; and I observe 
that Mr. Lascelles, the agent of one of these companies, has already 
bespoken 10,000 out of the 20,000 plants which are to be sold this 
year. Chinchona, when grown together with coffee, is likely to bea 
profitable investment, especially if the leaves can be turned to account, 
notwithstanding the greater length of time that must elapse before any 
profit can be expected from the former. I am, therefore, inclined to 
take a more hopeful view of the prospect of capital being invested in 
this speculation than your Government has been able to do; and I de- 
sire that every legitimate encouragement may be extended to indivi- 
duals or companies who may undertake Chinchona cultivation.” | 
In Ceylon the cultivation of Chinchonas ik making satisfactory pro- 
