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to assume, that the quantity of tea imported into 

 Great Britain in 1862, was very little short of 

 100,000,000 Ibs. ! !* 



To say nothing of the possibility of an interruption 

 of the trade with China, these results show how 

 deeply concerned both India and England are, or 

 ought to be, in the subject of this Review ; and it is 

 to be hoped that the Governments of both Nations 

 will see the necessity of acting in concert for the 

 advancement of a cultivation which may confer 

 such solid benefits on both countries. Let them 

 carefully examine existing rules regarding waste 

 lands, immigration regulations &c., and deliberately 

 consider how they may be best modified so as to give 

 those desirous of investing their money in tea, if 

 no favor, at least a fair field. If I may be the 

 exponent of their views, I would venture to say that 

 they want no more. 



Nor must it be supposed by Englishmen anxious 

 to seek their fortunes in foreign lands, that the 

 tea districts of India, if more profitable, are less 

 attractive than many other parts of the world 

 to which emigrants are daily flocking. Assam, it 

 is true, was once thought to be so wild and unhealthy 

 a province, that when troops were sent there the 

 European Officers were permitted to draw extra 

 allowances. But those days have passed. Much of 



America before the present disunion, consumed about 35,000 0-00, 

 Ibs of tea. 



