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VIEWS OF SIR HENRY POTTINGER. 



(225.) Minute of Sir Henry Pottinger, May 1849. (226.) The Experi- 

 mental Farms have been fully tried, and their continuance would be injuri- 

 ous. (227.) American Cotton in any part of the Madras Presidency liable 

 to failure. (228.) Causes of the failure of American Cotton : climate and 

 soil. (229.) Dr. Wight ascribes the failure in Coimbatore to the want of 

 humidity, but humidity does not mean rain. (230.) The Ryots should now 

 be left to themselves, with such aid as the Revenue Establishments may 

 give. .(231.) Mr. Finnic to remain in Tinnevelly till October to instruct the 

 East Indian lads in the use of the gins, etc. (232.) Dr. Wight should break 

 up his Establishments in Coimbatore immediately. (233.) Gin-houses at 

 Coimbatore and Aroopoocottah to be placed under the Collectors for the use 

 of the Ryots. (234.) Unfounded complaint of the Manchester Association : 

 the Manchester Merchants ought to help themselves. 



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

 held by contract and 200 acres worked by contract. (236.) Application of 

 Dr. Wight to be permitted to sow and gather one crop more : refused, June. 

 (237.) Departure of Mr. Finnie from the Madras Presidency. (238.) Mr. 

 Finnic' s last letter, July 1849 : " The gins will always remain idle after 

 Government ceases to use them." (239.) Decision of the Madras Government 

 as regards Dr. Wight, reversed by the Court of Directors, September. 

 (240.) Dr. Wight's services to be retained: Mr. Finnie's dispensed with. 

 (241.) State of the Farms at Coimbatore. (242.) Dr. Wight cultivates 

 American Cotton by irrigation. (243.) Postponement of Dr. Wight's Cotton 

 Report. (244.) Mather's improved Churka. (245.) The Manchester Cottage 

 saw gin. (246.) Twenty four Cottage saw gins received by the Madras Go- 

 vernment, 1849. (247.) Report of the Madras Chamber of Commerce : the 

 working of the Cottage saw gin unsatisfactory. (248.) Expense of the 

 Cottage saw gin an inseparable bar to its employment in India. (249.) Dr. 

 Wight reports favourably of the Cottage saw gin. (250.) Prices of the 

 'Cottage saw gin to Natives and Europeans. (251.) Favourable report of 

 the Collector of Tanjore : subsequently reversed. (252.) Favourable re- 

 ports on the Dharwar saw gin. (253.) Dr. Wight compares the working of 

 the Dharwar gin, the Manchester Cottage gin, and the large Hand gin. 

 (254.) Relative cost of labour on the Churka, the Manchester Cottage gin, 

 and the large Hand gin. (255.) Three years' progress in the Cotton Ex- 

 periment, 1850-52. (256.) Colonel Lawford's cultivation by irrigation in 

 Tanjore. (257.) Mr. Wroughton's Collectorate Farm at Coimbatore. 

 (258.) Mr. Thomas's opinion upon the best method of inducing the Ryots 

 to cultivate American Cotton. (259.) Cotton cultivation by Mr. David 

 Lees in Tinnevelly: discussion concerning the right of Chayroot renters. 

 (260.) Discussion respecting the purchase of American Cotton on Govern- 



