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establishino- an experimental plantation for cotton i^^""'- ^'■""^ 

 in the territories under this presidency. 31 Dec. 1S29. 



56. From om' proceedings of the 29th July last, 

 your Honourable Court will observe that measures 

 are in progress for establishing the farms in 

 Guzerat and in the Deccan. 



57. The farms in Guzerat have been placed 

 under the superintendence of Mr. Finey, whom, 

 from his knowledge and experience on an indigo 

 plantation in Bengal, we appointed to the charge, 

 under the control of the Collector, on a salary of 

 Rupees 500 per month, and granted him an allow- 

 ance of Rupees 40 per month as house-rent. 



58. The experimental farms in the Deccan, 

 Candeish, and Dharwar, have been placed under 

 Dr. Lush, the Superintendent of the Botanical 

 Garden at Dhaporee. To this gentleman we have 

 not at present deemed it necessary to assign any 

 allowance, beyond what will be necessary for the 

 reimbursement of his travellino; charges while 

 moving from his station. 



59. We have instructed the Collector in the 

 Northern Concan to establish a few plantations 

 on the island of Salsette, where cotton, it is 

 understood, might be grown with advantage. 



60. Your Honourable Court will also observe, 

 that we have notified to the principal mercantile 

 firms at this presidency, our readiness to act upon 

 your Honourable Court's orders to grant them 

 lands for a cotton plantation, and of our determi- 



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