48 COTTON IN THK MADKAS I'KESIDENCY. [4tH SEASOII. 



Memorandum of charges incurred for the cultiva- 

 tion of Cotton at Ootacamund, from' 1st July, 1844, 

 to SOtli June, 1845. 



. £ s. d. 



Assessment of about thirty acres of 

 cowle lands 



Charges for ploughing lands 

 do. for weeding 

 do. for gathering produce 

 do. for taking out uncleaned Cot- 

 ton at Coimbatore 



Grinning and packing 



Value of gunny bags purchased for Cot- 

 ton bales, Ac. 



Value of ropes for Cotton bales, &c. 



Hire for sewing gunny bags 

 do. for conveying Cotton on carts 



Pay of a cooly 



Value of bamboo mats 



do. of a large bamboo basket 



Total. £82 10 



Memorandum, showing the quantity of Cotton 

 staple and seed produced in the field near Ootaca- 

 mund from 18th July, 1844, to 30th June, 1845. 



Total 27i 6875 



Aggregate produce seed Cotton in lbs. 25,450 



75 Further proceedings of the Fourth Season, 1844.45. 



— Two other events fall into the history of the fourth 

 season. In the first place, Mr. Simpson, one of the 

 Planters, reported on the capabilities of the district 

 of North Canara for the production of American Cot- 

 ton. Secondly, Dr. Wight, in reply to some queries 



