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for three years, that the price should be one hun- Letter from 



Till Madras, 



dred and twelve rupees per candy the second year, i5 May 1832. 

 and one hundred and ten rupees per candy the 

 third year. Under the circumstances stated in 

 the letter noted in the margin,* we were induced 

 to extend the contract with Mr. Fischer, the cotton 

 for the year 1831 to be provided at the rate of one 

 hundred and fifteen rupees per candy, and that for 

 the third year at one hundred and ten rupees per 

 candy. Mr. Fischer has entered into a new con- 

 tract, and executed a new indemnity bond, for the 

 usual advance which has been made to him. 



30. With reference to paragraph 20 of our 

 letter in this department, dated the 27th May 

 1831, No. 7, we have the honour to state, that we 

 authorized the issue to different individuals who 

 applied for them of portions of the cotton and 

 tobacco-seeds which remained after the distribu- 

 tion to Collectors therein reported, and have also 

 authorized the Deputy Export Warehouse-keeper 

 to write off to profit and loss the amount value and 

 charges of the whole quantity distributed. We 

 have directed the Deputy Export Warehouse- 

 keeper to call upon Mr. Heath to pay the value of 

 the saw-gin, which from the papers transmitted 

 with the letter before referred to, your Honourable 

 Court will have observed was made over to him. 



* 20 September 1830. 



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