INDEX. 



Vll 



fitted for American Cotton, 269 ; its 

 crops compared with those of Missis- 

 sippi, 271 ; Dr. Wight's opinion upon 

 the climate of the South, 274. 



Indian Cotton, soil adapted to it, 16 ; que- 

 ries with reference to it, 18 ; improve- 

 ments required in it, 19 ; its varieties, 

 20 ; its character, 21 ; compared with 

 Bourbon and New Orleans Cottons, 22 ; 

 efforts to extend and improve, 32 ; pre- 

 vailing opinion upon it, 36 ; opinion of 

 Mr. Morris upon it, 40 ; its growth 

 compared, 56; report of the Brokers 

 upon the sample, 58 ; its inferiority to 

 American Cotton, 83 ; plans for extend- 

 ing its cultivation, 119 ; Directors order 

 for 6,000 bales, 120 ; price at which Dr. 

 Wight purchased, 124; Mr. Finnie's 

 opinion upon it, 126; unfitness of the gin, 

 170 ; systematic adulteration, 175 ; pro- 

 cess of cleaning, 206 ; unsuited to the 

 American gin, 210; Marquis of Tweed- 

 dale's plan for improveing the culture, 

 219,220 , Dr. Wight cultivates by irri- 

 gation, 242 ; failure of the crop in Coim- 

 batore, 266 ; its culture compared with 

 the American, 270 ; unsuitableness of 

 Madras, 279; of North Arcot, 300; 

 general conclusions, 372,374 ; poli- 

 tical and commercial prospects, 375. 



Irrigation, required in cultivating Ame- 

 rican Cotton, 110; experiments by it, 

 111; Dr. Wight's cultivation of Ameri- 

 can Cotton, 242 ; Colonel Lawford's 

 cultivation in Tanjore, 256. 



Jaffna, new driving machinery for sale, 

 166 , purchased, 207. 



Jeypore, 292. 



Juggernaut, 290. 



Kenrick, Mr., his efforts at Madras, 281. 



Kentucky, 143. 



Kleinknecht, Mr., report upon his expe- 

 rimental culture, 365. 



Krishna District, 9 ; Cotton exported to 

 Godavery, 293; Mr. Thornhill's report, 

 294. 



Krishna, River, 4,290. 



Kunkur, 77,113,319. 



Kurnool, 9; failure of the experiment of 

 Egyptian Cotton by the Collector, 298 ; 

 extent of land under Cotton cultiva- 

 tion, 339. 



Kutch, 228. 



Labour, cattle, 167. 



Labour, manual, loss incurred by the 

 employment, 134 ; American and Indian 

 compared, 159 ; cost of, 167,310,323,336. 



Lawford, Colonel, tries Cotton cultivation 



by irrigation in Tanjore, 111,256,371. 

 Lees, Mr. Arthur, 259. 

 Lees, Mr. David, his Cotton cultivation 



in Tinnevelly, 259 ; his partial success, 



280,371. 

 London, the value of Dr. Mudge's Cotton, 



299. 

 Longshaws, Messrs., their efforts at Tri- 



chendoor, 281. 



Madras, 9 ; distribution of foreign Cotton 

 seeds, 32 ; arrival of an American saw 

 gin, 45 ; Mr. Finnie despatched to report 

 upon the district, 87; his unfavour- 

 able report, 89 ; the temperature com- 

 pared with that of Vera Cruz, Mobile 

 and Natchez, 107 ; mean falls of rain, 

 109; establishments of Agents in Tin- 

 nevelly by the Merchants, 162; arrival 

 of Sir Henry Pottinger, 225; Dr. 

 Wight's visit, 235 ; arrival of twenty- 

 four Cottage saw gins, 246; Cotton 

 yarn exported to Vizagapatam, 292 ; 

 experiments in Native and foreign Cot- 

 tons, 297/299 ; Cotton imported from 

 Bellary, 330 ; from Kurnool, 339. 



Madras Presidency, its Boundaries, 4 ; 

 physical features, 5 ; modifications of 

 the tropical heat, 6 ; climate, 8 ; Reve- 

 nue divisions, 9 ; Revenue system, 10 ; 

 introduction of Bourbon Cotton, 33 ; 

 opinions upon Cotton cultivation, 35 : 

 large experiment in early sowing 

 throughout the Cotton Districts, 105 ; 

 failure of American Cotton, 227; Dr. 

 Wight's superintendence retained, 240; 

 survey of the present Cotton cultiva- 

 tion, 289. 



Madura, 9 ; description of the soil, 16 ; 

 Mr. Finnie's arrival, 137 ; importance 

 of the cleanliness of Cotton known to 

 the inhabitants, 209 ; good crop of Ame- 

 rican Cotton obtained by Mr. Hughes, 

 211 ; small hand threshers sanctioned, 

 225 ; Cotton exported to Tanjore, 303 ; 

 detailed report of the Collector, 304 ; 

 'of the soil, 305 ; geology and topogra- 

 phy, 306 ; climate, 307 ; Cotton seed, 

 308 ; character of the Cotton plant, 

 309 ; ir ode of cultivation, 310 ; of ma- 

 nure, 311 ; of disease among Cotton 

 plants, 312. 



Malabar, description, 5 ; enjoys the S. W. 

 monsoon, 7,9,365. 



Malabar Coast, description, 4 ; distance 

 from the Western Ghauts, 5 ; Cotton 

 sowing time, 97 ; physical features, 363. 



Malacca, Straits of, 22. , 



