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might, if extensively planted, be both an ornament 

 to the country, and of infinite utility as timber ; 

 and first the Mimosa serissa, Dalbergia sissoo, 

 Shorea robusta, &c. are all fast growing, handsome, 

 and most useful trees ; but from an apparent apathy 

 to every thing (mangoe excepted) which does not 

 bring them in an immediate return for their pecu- 

 niary outlay, or personal trouble, the natives seem to 

 have made no attempts to plant these or other simi- 

 lar trees. 



It would also be highly desirable if we could in- 

 troduce and raise some of the valuable trees grow- 

 ing on the continent of central America, the West 

 Indies, and other parts of the globe, assimilating in 



to allude to the very great probability of the speedy commencement of 

 the Great Ganges Canal, which it is proposed to draw from that river 

 at a mile or two below Hurdwar, and to earry more or less, through 

 the centre of the Doab, to the vicinity of Kanouj, where the borrowed 

 treasures will be restored to the parent stream. 



The Honorable the Lieut. Governor in a late visit to Suharanpoor, ex- 

 amined I believe the details of this great undertaking, and a proposal 

 to raise funds by means of a Joint Stock Company, should the Go- 

 vernment not be able to supply the necessary sums, (estimated at, I 

 believe, from 10 to 50 lakhs), was spoken of. I ought to add, that it is 

 intended to make the Canal one of navigation as well as irrigation, by 

 which means a double source of revenue will be insured. II. (.'. 

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