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5, I find the names of J. E. Colvin, late Lieut.- 

 Governor of the North Western Provinces, 

 0. Trevelyan late Governor of Madras, N. Wallich 

 the well know botanist, E. D. Mangles, and 

 others, all of more or less distinction. The Com- 

 mittee proceeded to collect all the information to 

 be obtained from books, and independent sources, 

 and finally submitted their report. In this docu- 

 ment, however, while they expressed their belief 

 that there were ' parts of the Company's territories 

 which present such features of climate and soil 

 that would warrant the expectation that tea might 

 be successfully introduced into them with a view to 

 commercial purposes/ from the cautious pains taken 

 to guard against the responsiblity of failure there 

 is latent evidence of the existence of some doubts 

 MS to the ultimate success of the experiment. It was 

 sufficient, however, for the Governor General, who 

 seems to have had no misgivings on the subject, 

 and who thereon immediately carried out his 

 original intention of deputing Mr. Gordon to China, 

 to procure seed, plants, and Chinamen experienced 

 in all the operations of tea planting and tea 

 making; and for this purpose a credit of from 

 twenty to twenty-five thousand dollars was placed 

 at his disposal. 



In some observations drawn up by Dr. "YVallich, 

 by desire of the President of the Board of Control, 

 iii 1832, he stated that the attempts made to 



