CONTENTS. 

 ME. PINNIE's notes ON THE INDIAN COTTON TEADE. 



Systematic adulteration of Indian Cotton : transactions between the 

 Hyots, the Brokers, the Chitties, and the European Agent, 112 ; 

 The Ryot : improvident and helplessly in debt, 113 ; The Broker ; 

 adulteration of the Cotton by the " Devil's dust " system, 113 ; The 

 Chitty : tricks played upon the European Agents, 114. 



Conclusion of the season of 184.6-47 : difficulties in the way of con- 

 ducting the ginning operations at Aroopoocottah, 115 ; 1st, High 

 prices demanded by the Ryots for their seed Cotton, 116; 2nd, 

 Heavy expenses of ginning, 116 ; Necessity for improving the 

 construction of the gm, 118 ; Third season, 1847-48 : stage of the 

 Cotton experiment in Tinnevelly, 119 ; Planting operations : suc- 

 cessful culture of American Cotton in the CourtaDum valley, 119 ; 

 Unsuccessful culture at Sevacausey, Virdooputty, and Aroopoocot- 

 tah, 120 ; Agency operations : Mr. Knnie requests permission to 

 proceed to England to consult with the Cotton Manufacturers, 120 ; 

 Operations with the churka, thresher, and gin: meeting of the 

 Cotton brokers of Tinnevelly, 121 ; Cost of cleaning with the 

 thresher and churka as compared with that of the gin, 121 j Cost 

 at vrhich clean unadulterated Cotton might be supplied, 122 ; Re- 

 commends the introduction of small hand threshers and cheap 

 presses, 122 ; Small hand threshers and presses sanctioned, 123 ; 

 Mr. Thomas believed that Cotton was not adulterated by design, and 

 that good Cotton was often sent home, 123 ; No market or Agency 

 required in Tinnevelly, 124 ; Cultivation of New Orleans Cotton, 

 and improved cleaning, the main points, 124 ; Mr. Knnie's design 

 for a cheap Cotton press, 124 ; Mr. Einnie's sample of churkaed 

 Tinnevelly Cotton equal to American, 125 ; Madras Government 

 refer the sample to Dr. Wight, the Chamber of Commerce, and the 

 Court of Directors, 127 ; Dr. Wight's report, Mr. Einnie's sample 

 is " good Tinnevelly," which no one could mistake for American, 

 127 ; Large shipment of churkaed Cotton contrary to the orders 

 of the Directors, 128 ; Dr. Wight's system of purchase compared 

 with that of Mr. Einnie, 129 ; Madras Chamber of Commerce con- 

 firm Dr. Wight's valuation of Mr. Einnie's Cotton, 129 ; Man- 

 chester Commercial Association pass a similar judgment upon the 

 Cotton, 130 ; Eourth season, 1848-49 ; proposed extension of 

 planting operations, 130; Mr. Einnie's matured judgment against 

 the culture of American Cotton or use of the American gin, 132 ; 

 Pronounces in favour of the Indigenous Cotton and Native churka, 

 132 ; Native Cotton should be first threshed, next churkaed, and 

 finally cleaned by hand, 133 ; Erection of Mr, Einnie's gin-house 

 and driving machinery at Sevacausey, 133 ; Relative cost of the 

 churka, the hand gin, and cattle gin, 185 ; Mr. Einnie refused 

 permission to extend his operations to Coimbatore, 135. 



