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nerating rate for the supply of the European sol- 

 diers, &c. By them it is eagerly sought after, and 

 the better qualities are in like manner preferred by 

 European families at Poonah, to the Bazar article. 

 That sugar could bear the expense of inland trans- 

 port to Bombay, and hereafter of freight to, and 

 duties in, England, seems more doubtful, and must 

 in a great measure depend on the rate at which 

 the cane itself can be purchased from the grower ; 

 but the profit from the sale of sugar to consumers 

 within the province is certain. 



Of the various gums produced within the limits 

 of the Presidency, I may mention that of the 

 Gardenia gummifera, (Decamali), as likely, when 

 better known, to engage a large share of interest, 

 particularly for use in the more sultry climates of 

 some of our colonies. Its effects in preventing the 

 access of flies to festering wounds and running sores 

 are remarkable. 



The extract procured from the bark of the Butea, 

 that of the Buchaiiania latifolia, the Syzygium 

 Jambolana, &c. arc likely to be of consequence to 

 the tanners, and could be produced here in large 

 quantities. The same powerfully astringent extract 

 is produced from the bark of the Acacia arabica. 



