212 CULTIVATION AND MANUFACTURE OF TEA. 



The effect of this opportunity will be by no means limited to 

 Holland, as in all probability thousands will flock to the Exhibition from 

 adjacent countries, and many from all parts of the world. 



We hope that every advantage will betaken of future International 

 Exhibitions in any part of the world by an adequate quasi-permanent 

 organization in Calcutta, and we sincerely trust that the existing 

 Calcutta Tea Syndicate will not cease its most useful operations until 

 all the world bows to the great god Indian Tea. The operations in 

 countries other than Great Britain during the last few years show what 

 important developments in the Tea trade of this country are now 

 taking place, and every exertion is necessary to maintain these suc- 

 cessful results for which the industry is so much indebted to the 

 Syndicate. 



THIBET. 



This is a large, mountainous, and table land country on 

 the northern side of the Himalayas. It is at a very high 

 elevation, intensely cold, and very thinly populated. The 

 Thibetans drink much Tea per head, but they use Brick 

 Tea ; this is made of the coarsest leaves compressed with 

 some glutinous substance. 



There is no difficulty in its manufacture. At present it is 

 supplied by China, which is close by, but not nearer than 

 India. Many think much of our coarse Tea (particularly 

 from the Himalayan gardens) might find a market in Thibet, 

 and I incline to the belief they are right. The quantity 

 would not be very large, " but every little helps." 



Formerly much Tea was sold to the native tribes over 

 the northern border by the gardens in Kumaon, Gurwal, 

 and Kangra. Why I know not, but I hear the trade has 

 fallen off to some extent ; the Teas are taken to the Central 

 Asian markets. 



I have done with foreign markets, but there is yet 

 another and a very large one regarding which nothing has 

 yet been done : I allude to the market among the natives of 

 India, in other words 



