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seed asked for. Mr. Hughes successfully culti- 

 vates Bourbon cotton at Tinnevelly. Mr. Heath, 

 having obtained instructions from Mr. Hughes, 

 succeeds in Coimbatore. Memoir from Mr. 

 Randall, Commercial Resident in Ceded Districts, 

 proposing rewards for growing Brazil cotton in 

 districts of Madras Presidency. 



1818. Four cotton farms of 400 acres directed to be 

 established at Tinnevelly, Coimbatore, Masuli- 

 patam, and Vizagapatam. 



1819. Considerable success by Mr. Heath in Coimbatore. 

 The cotton approved of in England, and 500 bales 

 of 300 Ib. each, sent to China, sold well there. 



1823. Barbados and Brazil cotton grown by Lady 

 Hastings at Titty ghur, near Barrackpore. 



1826. Dr. Royle attempted culture of the Bourbon, 

 Nurma, and common Indian cottons in the 

 Botanic Garden, Saharunpore. 



1828. Attention again called to the subject of cotton 

 culture by Lord Ellenborough, the President of 

 the Indian Board, " in different and distant parts 

 of India," and in an excellent paper by H. St. 

 George Tucker, Esq., a member of the Court 

 of Directors. 



1829. The Court direct attention to the growth of new 

 and better species; send out machines for clean- 

 ing cotton; send out seeds of Upland Georgian 

 and of New Orleans cotton; also Sea Island. 

 Pernambuco, and Demerara cotton seed, with 

 accounts of methods of cultivation; five of 

 Whitney's saw-gins sent out to India, with 

 twelve more made up in England, and metallic 

 work for twelve sets to be made up in India. 

 ,, A quantity of Surat cotton (500 bales) also ordered 

 to be sent, of the best quality, and well cleaned. 

 ,, Rewards to be offered, both to ryots and to 



wakarias, for clean picking and cleaning. 

 ,, The Agricultural Society of India had an allow- 

 ance of 1,000 a year, exclusive of rent, until 

 1833, to attempt the culture of cotton. Rs. 20,000 

 allowed for premiums for cotton and tobacco. 



