April 1, 1864.] THE TECHNOLOGIST. 



TEA PLANTATIONS IN I.NDIA". 423 



" This immense produce has enahled me to give great assistance to 

 private planters throughout the Kohistan of Kumaon, Gurhwal, Dehra 

 Dhoon, and Punjab. The large qiiantity of 2,513 maunds, or 89 tons of 

 seeds, have been distributed gratis to them. 



" In addition to this large quantity of seeds, large numbers of seed- 

 ling tea plants, amounting to two millions four hundred thousand, have 

 been, or are being distributed. 



" But, though the amount of seeds and plants at my disposal for dis- 

 tribution is immense, it comes far short of the indents received, new par- 

 ties seeking other fields than those of the Kohistan of the North- West 

 Provinces and Punjaub to carry on tea cultivation. Thus, last season a 

 company established themselves at Hazareebaugh, and to them fifteen 

 maunds of seeds were given. To the Neilgherries, too, considerable 

 quantities of seeds have been sent, through Dr. Cleghorn, superinten- 

 dent of forests, and by him I have been informed that Her Majesty's 

 Right Honourable Secretary of State for India has sanctioned the en- 

 gagement of some skilled native tea makers from the government fac- 

 tories, North-West Provinces, in order to assist tea planters in the 

 Madras Presidency to prepare tea. 



" Financially, the tea plantations may be thus considered : — 



Rs. 

 To 41,519 lbs. 15 oz. at Rs. 1. 8. per lb. . . 62,279 

 2,200 maunds of seeds, at 20 rupees per maund . 44,000 



Total . . Rs. 1,06,279 

 To expense of working the plantations . . 48,000 



Balance . . Rs. 58,279 

 " To this must be added the value of tea seedlings distributed, — viz. 

 800,000 seedlings at 3 per 100 ... 24,000 



Total balance . . Rs. 82,279 



" Of the teas prepared, 16,000 lbs. are being packed for transmission 

 to London for sale in the London market, and the remainder will be 

 sold by auction at Almorah and Dehra Dhoon, in compliance with the 

 orders of government. Some delay in packing the teas has occurred, 

 owing to the limited establishment of carpenters, which, however, is 

 being remedied. 



" By private planters the demand for skilled tea makers and native 

 overseers to superintend their factories and plantation operations is 

 great, and to many, such as Messrs. Dick, Berkeley, Troup, Smith, 

 Kny vett, Mohur Singh, Ramnath, &c, skilled native workmen have been 

 given. 



" Some of the Chinese tea makers, whose time of service had expired, 

 have left government employ, and entered that of private parties, being 

 tempted by a much higher rate of pay, and it has been found necessary 



