116 BENGAL AND BOMBAY COIR CORDAGE. 
and of warm register rigging. The latter is well covered with 
tar. 
The comparative strength of Coir cordage is well known, 
but we may, nevertheless, mention, that in some experiments 
made by Dr. Wight, Coir cordage broke with 224]b., when 
Hibiscus cannabinus bore only 190 1b., but the Moorva, 316 lb. 
It having been inferred, a few years ago, that instead of 
sending Russian Hemp and Europe-made cordage to Bombay, 
it would be practicable to make good cordage and cables there, 
as had long been the case at Calcutta. It was observed, in reply, 
that a good manufactory of Coir rope could no doubt be esta- 
blished there; as when a Mr. Rennie had his manufactory 
at Bancoot, several of the country ships used Coir for standing 
rigging. Also, that with good materials and machinery he 
manufactured cordage which superseded some of the imports 
from Europe; with the exception of buntlines and leechlines, 
which chafe against the sails, and for which, therefore, Coir will 
not answer. The largest ropes used there are for hawsers and 
for messengers : and of these, Coir hawsers are much employed 
in the port of Bombay. As it may be interesting to know the 
kinds of cordage chiefly employed in the Hast, as well as its 
weight and cost, we subjoin the following 
STATEMENT SHOWING THE COST OF EVERY DESCRIPTION OF COIR CORDAGE 
USED BY THE GOVERNMENT VESSELS, INCLUDING THE CHARGES FOR MANU- 
FACTURE, ETC. 
No. Ms, Sr. Co. Rs. As. P. 
Coir Cable of 14-inch 1 4415 at 6111 permd. 271 9 1 
Coir Hawser, 8-inch 1 16 25 5 101 11 10 
7 7-inch 1 12 30 ‘i 73 0 5 
- 6-inch 1 920 - 58 2 3 
5 5-inch 1 5 32 “ 35 7 11 
Coir Rope of 43-inch coil 1 5 6 <5 31 8 3 
a 4-inch coil 1 3 35 $i 23 11 5 
3 33-inch coil 1 2 37 a 17:14 5 
e 3-inch coil 1 212 7 14 1 3 
2 Qh-inch coll . 1 1 28 Fe 10 6 5 
Pr 14-inch coil 1 0 28 FA 4 4 6 
or 1-inch coil 1 0 20 ss 3910 
