120 COTTON IN THE MADEAS PEESIDElfCT. [3eD SEASON. 



June^i847 employment. The GrOTemment sanction 

 Vari.'Return was given on the 30th of June, and Mr. 

 (1857). p. 276. jfinnie immediately proceeded to Court- 

 allum to commence operations ; hut on his arrival the 

 Mr. Knnie's heavy hurst of the south-west monsoon was 



March,"8^. °''^^' ^^^ ^® ^'^^ *0 '^^i* ^^^^^ *^^ 1°*^ °^ 



Pari, aetum September before he could commence clear- 

 (1867), p. 364. -jjg ^^^ planting. Notwithstanding, how- 

 ever, that the Cotton was planted too late, we are told 

 that it did very well and produced a good crop. 



185 irnsuccessful culture at Sevaeausey, Virdooputty, 

 and Aroopoocottah. — During this same season, Mr. 

 Pinnie ordered, a few acres to be planted with American 

 Cotton at the three stations of Sevaeausey, Virdoo- 

 putty, and Aroopoocottah ; merely, however, out of 

 deference to the advice of Dr. Wight, and merely to 

 Mr. Pinnie's prevent his opponents from saying that the 

 SfiDr'S* experiment had not been fairly tried. At 

 ParL'Wura the commencement of the season he ex- 

 (1867), p. 279. pected a complete failure, but the results 

 Mr. Pinnie's do not appear to have been quite so un- 

 Aprif ilS". satisfactory as he had anticipated. At the 

 P"i. Return close of the season he reported, that whilst 



■ the plants had failed in the open plains, 

 those in protected spots had grown very well and 

 yielded some Cotton. 



186 Agency operations : Mr. Finnic requests permission 

 to proceed to England to consult with the Cotton 

 Manufacturers. — About Christmas time, that is, after 

 Mr. Pinnie's the Cottou had been planted hut before it 



DeoTiw* ^^ ^^S^^ *° "P^°' ^r- ^™ie I'egan to 

 Pari!Eeturn grow exceedingly disgusted with his forced 

 (i867),p.275. iQactivity in TinneveUy. " Where is the 

 necessity," he wrote, " of keeping me here to look at 

 the working of three miserable gins P The gin- house, 

 which is ordered at Sevaeausey, will not be completed 

 for six or eight months longer ; and by that time the 

 coming Cotton season will be over. Thus with the 

 means at my disposal I can do but very little this year ; 

 and at the same time I never shall be able to effect 

 much for the improvement of the Indian Cotton, with- 



