1850.] THE DHAKWAR SAW-GIN. 19 J 



pose of them at twenty-five Rupees, (^2 10s.) each, or at a CHAP. 



lower rate still, if he thought it necessary to encourage pur- ' 



chasers. These orders however were only to apply to Native 

 applicants ; Europeans were to be charged the prime cost in 

 England, or 30 rupees per gin. 



Favorable report of the Collector of Tanjore s sub- 251 

 sequently reversed. About the same time, Mr. Bishop, MrBisho , g 

 Collector of Tanjore, who had also received two Cottage saw March 2 and 

 gins from Government, reported that they worked very well, Hlo. Palf. 

 and enquired whether he could be furnished with three or (isS p. 



00*. 



four more, at a moderate price, for sale in his District. Three 

 months afterwards however, he countermanded the order, as 

 the Cottage gins tore the Cotton too much to be of service. 



Favorable reports on the Dharwar Saw-gin, Mean- 252 

 time, a saw gin in use in Dharwar had attracted the attention 

 of Mr. Pelly, the Collector of Bellary. Mr. Pelly had been 

 informed that the Dharwar gin could be worked all day by 

 two men alternately ; that it cleaned about 14 maunds Mr - p eiiy's 



letter, 6th 



(421bs.) of seed Cotton per hour, thus doing about three times coi'iect 850 " 

 the work of the Manchester Cottage gin; and that it cost only ah'su 



40 rupees. At the same time the Collector of Cuddapah ex- isso. Pa", 

 pressed a strong opinion upon the importance of introducing (1357) p. 

 a suitable gin. Accordingly, the Board of Revenue solicited 

 sanction from the Madras Government for the purchase of the "Jv 

 fifty Dharwar gins; twenty-five for experimental use in Bel- 29ih Aprii 



18oO, lo id 



lary, and twenty-five for Cuddapah ; at a cost of 4< each, or P- 38G - 

 200 for the fifty. By this time however, further supplies order of 



Govern- 



of the Manchester Cottage gin had been received from Eng- ment 3rd 



43 June 1850. 



land, making a total of seventy-two gins. Under these cir- J^ d P- 

 cumstances the Madras Government was unprepared to expend 

 .^200 in Dharwar gins ; and directed that Dr. Wight should 

 furnish the Collectors of Bellary and Cuddapah with as many 

 Manchester Cottage gins as could be spared ; but in addition 



