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RoyaL GARDENS, Kew, to India Orricx. 
Royal Gardens, up 
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ject of the manufacture of Bar A similar ity exists in several 
parts of India. In Scinde, a eo i known as Kharsuji is said to be 
made and used for the manufacture of soap and glass. Sir Jose 
Hooker thinks it possible that the systematic preparation of Barilla 
xt ee usefully prosecuted on the saline soils of many parts of 
m, &c. 
(Signed) is W. T. THIsELTON DYER. 
J. A. Godley, Esq., C.B. 
Rorat GARDENS, Kew, to FoREIGN OFFICE. 
Royal Gardens, Kew, 
SIR, 31st March 1884. 
I nave the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 
February 26, enclosing a despatch from Her Majesty’s Consul at 
Barcelona, transmitting a report from the British Vice-Consul at 
Alicante, on the production of Barilla. Sir Joseph Hooker has read 
this with much interest, and has further to =e his thanks for the 
Mr. Jaspar W. Cumming. A cop his very e excellent 
been furnished for the information of the Director-General of T 
in Egypt with a Seg of the seed. Other portions will be t 
mitted to Jamaica, N.W. India, and the Cape, in all of which sats, 
local eirinn might be favourable to the Barilla industry finding 
a footing. 
I am, &c. 
(Signed) W. T. Tutserton DYER. 
T. V. Lister, Esq. 
Inpra OFFICE to ROYAL GARDENS, KEW. 
India Office, S. W., 
4th April 1884. 
I AM directed by the Secretary of State for India in Council to 
acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 14th ultimo, with enclosure, 
on the subject of the manufacture of Barilla in Spain, and to inform you, 
in reply, that a copy of the same has been forwarded to the Government 
of India for such action 7 o" as they may c ipie 
Sir, 
Sen) : E Ta. opem. | 
The Director, Royal Gardens, Kew. | ; 
INprA OFFICE to orit Piia Kaw.“ 
India , Office, s. T 
S August 1885. 
IR, TH reference to my letter of 4th April 1 1884, I am esc d pai 
the dance of State for India in C y 
company copy of a "et Ta Mr. George Watt "TN on special 
