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Plans for extending the American Cotton Culture amongst the Ryots 



1845-49 ib. 



Court of Directors order 6000 bales of East India Cotton, 1845 81 



Proposition for reducing the assessment of lands under American 



Cotton cultivation ib. 



Marquis of Tweeddale in favour of the remission .... 82 



Court of Directors decide against the remission 83 



Failure of the purchase system as regarded American Cotton, 1848.. . ib. 



Contemplated establishment of a number of small Farms 84 



CHAPTER ZV. 



FOUR YEARS OF EXPERIMENTAL CULTURE UNDER MR. FINNIE 

 IN TINNEVELLY, 1845 TO 1849. 



Labours of Mr. Finnic and Dr. Wight compared. ... 91 



First season, 1845-46 : Mr. Finnie's first impressions of Tinnevelly . ... 92 

 Suggestion, that by acting as a Cotton Agent, he could induce the 



Ryots to adopt the new culture ....?... ..,.., 93 



An Agency would also increase the profits of both Ryots and Mer- 

 chants, and double the exports .... ib. 



Nothing however would induce the Ryots to adopt the American Saw 



gin , 94 



The thresher recommended 95 



Three points in the career of Mr. Finnic : the New Orleans Cotton, 



the Agency, and the saw gin... . .... .... .... 96 



Cultivation of Cotton : tour to Courtallum under both monsoons, June 



1846.... .... .... #. 



Necessity for the co-operation of the Natives : employment of hired 



labour by the European always a loss .... . . . , 97 



First intercourse with the Ryots : allays fears and suspicions. , ..,.., ib. 

 Explains the improved method of culture to the Ryots .... .... 98 



Mr. Finnie's tour from Courtallum to Coimbatore, July 1 846 .... ib. 



Preparations for assisting Dr. Wight in completing the Courts's order 



for 6000bales ... 99 



Mr. Finnic permitted to act as Agent : restricted to Cotton ginned and 



prepared on the American principle, August .... ib, 



Restriction removed . .... .... 



