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The hill-rice is nearly of the same quality as the latter kind, being 

 dark coloured, opaque, and not at all calculated for the English market. 



The opinion, therefore, of the Committee is, that the hill-rice cannot 

 be successfully cultivated in Europe ; and that, if capable of being so 

 cultivated, it could not enter into competition in the European market 

 with Bengal rice. 



II. The wool of the Hooniah sheep of Tibet consists of two 

 samples, — one, of the wool in its natural state ; and the other, of a 

 portion from which the black hairs have been separated. 



The former is of precisely the same quality as a parcel sent last 

 year (1834) to the Society by Dr. Wallich ; and the market price 

 of it in London, at that time, was, according to Mr. Ebsworth, of 

 Basinghall Street, from 10 to 11 pence per lb. 



The two samples, after being examined by the Committee, were 

 also examined by Mr. Ebsworth, and by Mr. Southey, of Coleman 

 Street. 



According to Mr. Ebsworth, the value of the wool in its unsorted 

 state is from five to seven pence per lb. A considerable quantity 

 of similar wool from India, but rather coarser, has been sold in the 

 London market during the last two years at from two and half to seven 

 pence per lb. The sorted wool is worse than the unsorted ; for, in se- 

 parating the dirt, all the finer filaments have likewise been taken away. 



Mr. Southey estimates the value of the unsorted wool at about 

 10 pence per lb. ; and states, that it greatly resembles a large portion 

 of the wool imported from Jutland and Denmark. 



Mr. Hodgson's expression that the " wool is said to be superb," 

 does not in the least apply to the sample actually sent by him ; but 

 as he has stated that the animal "is of trans- Himalayan origin, and 

 will not bear the heats of Nepal*," it seems probable that the wool 

 in question was grown in that country, and has greatly degeuerated ; 

 it being well known that the sheep of Barbary produce hair rather 

 than wool. 



The Committee think it incumbent on them to notice an opinion 

 expi-essed by Mr. Southey, from the great attention which that 

 gentleman has paid to the growth of wool ; namely, that the Hooniah 

 and other coarse qualities of Indian wool, of which many hundred 

 bales have recently been imported, would be very materially improved 

 by the introduction of some well-selected rams, of which an ample 

 supply might no doubt be obtained from New South Wales. 



* This expression completely confirms the observations previously made 

 respecting the hill-rice of Nepal, which thus seems to grow in a climate too hot 

 for the production of wool. 



