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MANUAL OF THE NILAGIRI DISTRICT. 



Account of Receipts and Expetiditure on occount of the Cinchona Plantations from 

 the commencement up to the close uj 1875-76, takeii from the Accounta)it-GeneraVs 

 Books, Returns of Sale fnmi hulia Office, and other sources. 



Net Results. 



Total charsres up to 1875-76 

 Total receipts do. 



Net charges 



Add charges of 1876-77 



Deduct receipts of 1876-77 

 Net charges up to 1876-77 



12,96,287 

 1,74,171 



11,22,116 

 1,21,372 



12,43.488 

 4,36,805 



The receipts and expenditure for the two succeeding years, 

 independent of the value of bark sent to England/ which probably 

 did not fall short of £50,000 were as follows : — 



Policy of When establishing these experimental plantations the Secretary 



in^re'gard^o ^^ State clearly indicated the object which Her Majesty's Govern- 

 theChiiichona nient had in view in so doing. 

 Plantations. 



' The value of the bark sent to England in 1877-78 wns £33,231, bnt tlic price 

 realized for iLe succeeding year's crop 1 Lave not bctu able to ascertain. 



