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Jameson, in this year, submitted to Government 

 an able report on the subject, in which he reviewed 

 the progress of the operations being carried on, 

 giving the results of his experience as to the soil, 

 elevation, atmosphere, and system of cultivation 

 found most suitable to the plant in the districts 

 under his superintendence ; and appended a lucid 

 account of the methods adopted in manufacturing 

 green and black teas, packing teas, preparing sheet 

 lead, buildings, tea houses, implements in use &c., 

 making at the same time some valuable suggestions 

 for the improvement of the plantations.* In this 

 communication he reported an addition to his stock 

 of 252,842 seedlings, and that he had manufactured 

 1,023 Ibs. 11 oz. of green and black teas. The 

 quantity was small, but the quality, was good. The 

 Pouchong only was offered for sale, and the maxi- 

 mum price realized at Almorah for this tea in 

 English money was 7s. Sd. per lb., and the mini- 

 mum 5s. ; the average being, 7s. Id. Of 38 chests 

 sold, 29 realized upwards of 7s. per lb., 20 of 

 these being purchased by natives. 



The result satisfactorily established two all impor- 

 tant facts that good tea could be manufactured in 

 Kamaou and that a local market for it was already 

 in existence. 



* This report which was illustrated with numerous drawing's, was 

 printed and extensively circulated by Government. It was subse- 

 quently enlarg-ed, and with other papers connected with the subject, 

 published in a vol. of Government selections (No. XXIII.) for general 

 information. 



