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kinds of tea plants, implements in large numbers 

 used in making green and black teas, several sets of 

 black tea makers, two sets of sheet-lead makers with 

 implements complete, were sent by him from China/ 

 by which six Government tea factories were worked. 

 ' The duties therefore for which he was deputed to 

 China were well and efficiently performed.* 



In. addition to his report, Mr. Fortune submit- 

 ted, at the request of Government, an estimate of 

 the expenditure and income on a tea plantation of 

 1800 acres; but I forbear to notice it, as my own 

 experience enables me to say that the data on which 

 it is prepared are altogether fallacious. 



Tea had now, (1856) for some time been fairly 

 established on the Government plantations in the 

 Himalayas, and the Superintendent's efforts were 

 therefore directed to the chief object Government had 

 in view viz., the encouragement of the cultivation by 

 Europeans and Natives. The Europeans at first were 

 few. Colonel Elwall and Capt. Thelwell had esta- 

 blished a large plantation in the Deyrah Dhoon ; 

 but with this exception, I find, in this year, but 

 three small plantations mentioned as established 

 by Europeans; while the Natives generally, did 

 not show much capacity for a cultivation that 

 requires some care and attention, and a good 

 deal of patience. Dr. Jameson's plants however 

 were little affected by this. They went on 

 reducing seed, and his nurseries seedlings, at 



