CHAPTEE V. 



DISPUTES BETWEKIT DE. WIGHT AND ME. EINNIE, DISCUS- 

 SIONS OE THE MADEAS GOTEENMENT AND COUET OF 

 DIEECTOES, AND TINAL CLOSE OE THE EXPEEIMENTAL 

 CULTUEE. 1849 TO 1853. 



(210.) Marquis of Tweeddale succeeded by Sir Henry Pottinger : breach 

 between Dr. Wight and Mr. Finnie.— (211.) Mr. Finnic conviuced of the 

 folly of cultivating American Cotton in India : Dr. Wight recommends his 

 removal. — (212.) Points of the dispute : summary of the Correspondence. 



DISCUSSION BETWEEN DB. WIGHT AND MR. FINNIE. 



(213.) Mr. Finnie to Dr. Wight,- 7th November, 1848: "I have had 

 great difficulties in ginning, but have induced many Natives to plant 

 American Cotton." — (214.) Dr. Wight to Mr. Finnie, Ifith November : 

 '( Your purchase of churkaed Cotton is illegal, your culture of American 

 Cotton unsatisfactory, and your ginning too expensive." — (215.) Mr. Fin- 

 nie to Dr. Wight, 18th December : " My plans have all been approved by 

 the authorities." — (216.) Dr. Wight's explanations, 30th January. 



(217.) General opinions of the Madras Government and Court of Di- 

 rectors upon the experimental culture. 



VIEWS OP THE MAKQDIS OP TWEEDDALE. 



(218.) Propositions of the Marquis of Tweeddale in 1847: First, T(S 

 relinquish the experimental Farm in Coimbatore. — (219.) Second, To 

 establish small Model Fields under a practical Agency, amongst the Na- 

 tive Cultivators. — (220.) Third, To set up small Gin Establishments, and to 

 keep up good roads to the Ports. — (221.) Limits to Government Agency : 

 the Manufacturer should purchase direct from the Byot. 



VIEWS OP THE OOTIET OP DIBEOTOBS. 



(222.) Despatch of the Court of Directors, 1848.— (223.) First, The 

 Cotton Farm at Coimbatore may be relinquished : it has proved that the 

 right Cotton can be grown, and the price alone remains to be ascertained. 

 — (224.) " Agency confined to practical Planters " may be tried on a small 

 scale. 



V:EW8 OP SIR HENRY POTTINGEB. 



(225.) Minute of Sir Henry Pottinger, May, 1849.— (226.) The Ex- 

 perimental Farms have been fully tried, and their continuance would be 

 injurious. — (227.) American Cotton in any part of the Madras Presidency. 



