86 SINGPHOO COUNTRY KAMOUN JAVA. 



shareholders refused to pay up any further sums on their 

 shares. There was the most gross mismanagement. 

 Servants of the lowest capacity, who, for a small salary, 

 were willing to risk their lives in that sickly country, 

 were alone sent there, to manage themselves and the 

 Assamees, of whom I have given a description ; and of the 

 funds, $700,000 were spent in building steamers, &c., 

 with the view of monopolizing inland or river freight 

 from the Government, instead of being devoted to tea 

 cultivation. 



In the Tartar or Singphoo country, the only planter 

 was Mr. Francis Bonynge, who had 4 plantations. 



KAMOUN, NORTH WEST OF EAST INDIA. 



The Hon. East India Company were the only planters. 



Another wild scheme was started last year, in which 

 the writer was asked to take part, but declined. It has 

 since been placed under the management of Mr. Fortune, 

 who visited China, and who has no further knowledge of 

 tea matters. 



This is the part of India where there is the least 

 rains ; and tea will not do without moisture. Planting in 

 that district will be a failure. The Hon. East India 

 Company have been at it for 15 years, and have done 

 no good. 



JAVA PLANTERS. 



Another wild scheme was set on foot by the Dutch 

 Government of advancing money to planters (natives and 

 Chinese), and taking the crop from them at 5 cents per 

 Ib. The illiberality of Government defeated itself 

 They were like the man who wearied himself to raise a 



