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distribution. Our tea plantations are thriving 

 admirably, the land appropriated by Government 

 has been all planted, and there are in addition 

 about one and a half lacs (150,000) of young 

 plants, and seeds to the amount of ten lacs 

 (1.000,000) have been sown this season.' In order 

 therefore to keep pace with the increase of the 

 plants, I am about to recommend to Govern- 

 ment an increase of about two hundred acres to 

 the plantations. If Government acquiesce in my 

 views, we shall have the tea plantations this season 

 in Kamaon, consisting of 150 acres, in Gurwahl 

 of 100 acres, and in the Deyrah Dhoon of 100 

 acres. The return of tea this year, is two thirds 

 more than that of last ; and in 'addition to black 

 tea, we have made a series of different kinds 

 of green tea, which in appearance, are far superior 

 to any thing seen in Upper India/ He adds the 

 following curious information regarding the adultera- 

 tion of China teas. ' I had lately an interesting 

 experiment performed at this manufactory. It is 

 "well known that teas are extensively adulterated. 

 To ascertain the extent to which it is carried on, 

 I had a good sample of tea procured from Meerut, 

 unrolled by the Chinese manufacturers ; and by 

 them it was shewn, that two-thirds of the so called 

 tea, consisted of other leaves V 



The year 1847 was an important year for the 

 tea experiment in the Himalaya Mountains. Dr. 



