CONTENTS. XVU 



Page. 

 VIEWS OF SIR HENRY POTTINGER. 



Minute of Sir Henry Pottinger, May 1849 173 



The experimental Farms have been fully tried, and their continuance 



would be injurious ......... 174 



American Cotton in any part of the Madras Presidency liable to 



failure 175 



Causes of the failure of American Cotton : climate and soil ib. 



Dr. Wight ascribes the failure in Coimbatore to the want of humidity, 



but humidity does not mean rain. ... .... .... 176 



The Ryots should now be left to themselves, with such aid as the 



Revenue Establishments may give ft. 



Mr. Finnic to remain in Tinnevelly till October, to instruct the East 



Indian lads in the use of the Gins, etc .... .... 177 



Dr. Wight should break up his establishment in Coimbatore imme- 

 diately .... .... .... ib. 



Gin-houses at Coimbatore and Aroopoocottah to be placed under the 



Collectors for the use of the Ryots ....178 



Unfounded complaint of the Manchester Association : the Manchester 



merchants ought to help themselves .... .... ib. 



State of Dr. Wight's Farm at Coimbatore, May 1849 : 500 acres held 



by lease and 200 acres worked by contract 179 



Application of Dr. Wight to be permitted to sow and gather one crop 



more : refused, June .... .... 180 



Departure of Mr. Finnic from the Madras Presidency .... 182 



Mr. Finnie'slast letter, July 1849 : The gins will always remain idle 



after Government ceases to use them ib. 



Decision of the Madras Government as regards Dr. Wight, reversed 



by the Court of Directors, September 184 



Dr. Wight's services to be retained : Mr. Finnie's dispensed with. ... 185 



State of the Farms at Coimbatore , 3 . . . . 186 



Dr. Wight cultivates American Cotton by irrigation .... ib. 



Postponement of Dr. Wight's Cotton Report .... 187 



1st, Mather's improved Churka. . .... .... *& 



2nd, The Manchester Cottage saw Gin 188 



