(4) North Lakhimpuv District November 22, Anniesbarie, Mer- 

 bheel and Harmutty ; November 23, Sillonibari ; November 24, 

 Dejoo ; November 25, Joyhing ; November 26, Lilabari. 



($) Dtbtugarh District November 29, Chubwa ; November 

 30, Balijan (Eastern Assam Tea Co.) ; December i and 2, Panitola ; 

 December 3 and 4, Woodbine ; December 5 and 6, Tingri 

 (Hoogrijan, Noholia and Keyhung). 



(6) Doom Dooma District December 7 and 8, Pabbojan and 

 Heesocopi ; December 8 and 9, Talup ; December 10, Hukanguri 

 and Hilika and back to Talup; December u, Talup and return 

 to Chubwa. 



(7) Nowgong District December 14, Koliabar ; December 15, 

 Seconee and Solal ; December 16 and 17, Salonah and Borghat ; 

 December 18, Amluckie ; December 19, Rangamati ; December 

 20, Kellyden. 



(8) /or hat and Gohghat Districts December 22, Nigriting ; 

 Dec-ember 23 to 27, Cinnamara ; December 28, Badulipar ; December 

 29, Numaligarh and Bor Sapori ; December 30, Hautley ; December 

 31 and January i, 1901, Moabund ; January i, Panbarrie ; January 

 2, Duflating ; January 3, Heeleaka and Kotalguri ; January 4, Noa- 

 kachari ; January 5, Naganijan ; January 6, Seleng. 



(9) Naziva District January 8, Ligri Pukri, Mazengah, Mackey- 

 pore ; January 9, Bamon Pukri and Suntok. 



(10) Sonafi District January 10, Towkok ; January 1 1, Jaboka ; 

 January 12, Borahi ; January 13, SufTry and Napuk ; January 14, 

 Mutrapore ; January 15, Nahorhabi. 



(11) Gau ha ti District January 19, Burdwan. 



DETERIORATION OF OLD TEA. 



In a report presented to the Indian Tea Association in July 

 1900 after my first preliminary tour in Assam, I made use of the 

 following language : 



" The most striking observation made during my tour, and which 

 was repeated in every district to which I went, was the manifest 

 deterioration of the older parts of the garden, whatever the seed 

 may have been with which they were originally planted. In fact 

 the question of most immediate importance seems without doubt to 



