l88 COTTON 



Company in regard to the production of cotton 

 wool published. 



1837. Dr. Wight publishes an essay on the cotton culture 

 of the Peninsula. 



1839. The Court of Directors propose undertaking a 

 more complete experiment than any heretofore 

 by procuring planters from America. 

 ,, An excellent minute by the late Earl of Auckland 

 on this subject, with reports from Madras and 

 Bombay giving an account of the results of 

 former experiments, as well as proposals for the 

 present one. 



,, Dr. Wight publishes figures, etc., of cotton 

 plants in his " Illustrations of Indian Botany." 



1840. Mr. Elphinstone, Collector of Rutnagerry, suc- 

 ceeds in cultivating both Sea Island and Bourbon 

 cotton. 



,, Captain Bayles returned with ten planters from 

 cotton States of North America, bringing with 

 him seeds and saw-gins, ploughs and hoes, with 

 model of a gin-house. A hand saw-gin was pre- 

 pared at Liverpool. Dr. Royle drew up a report 

 on the results hitherto obtained, and on the 

 objects of the present experiment (vide " Pro- 

 ductive Resources of India," pp. 312-355). 

 ,, The Chairman, Deputy Chairman, and several of 

 the Directors proceed to Liverpool to witness 

 the working of the American saw-gins. 

 ,, Three planters, assigned to Bombay, were sent to 

 Broach, but shortly left India. 



1841. Three planters, sent to Madras, were first 



stationed at Tinnevelly, then at Coimbatore. 

 ,, Four planters, sent to Calcutta, were stationed in 



the Doab and Bundelkharid. 



,, Dr. Burns appointed to the charge of the experi- 

 ments in Broach. 



1842. Dr. Wight succeeded Captain Hughes in the 

 charge of the cotton experiments in Coimbatore, 

 and still continues in charge. 



,, An engineer sent to each of the three Presidencies 

 to repair and put up machinery. 



