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Appendix. 



HURRIAUL. 

 (J. Taylor.) 



Produce of the District. 



In the Hurriaul aurung, extending to the north as far 

 as Suiganny on the banks of the Boonampoolah, to the 

 south as far as Nakalea Seracca on the skirt of the Chal- 

 lum Jeet, to the east as far as Gutty Sarra under the 

 Altea Hills, and to the west as far as Chatenol, no cotton * 

 is produced, the country being too low to admit of its 

 growth. Water settling about the roots for any time is 

 destructive to it, and the whole aurung is almost com- 

 pletely under water five months in the year, from the 

 beginning of June to the end of October. 



Exports. — None. 

 Imports. 



Sorts. — Four. Dessy, Byratty, Bhoga, and Mirzapore. 

 Of the dessy there are four kinds : dessy, soondee, teepy, 

 and chin tea. 



Dessy 



is contained in a small pod. The threads or fibres which 

 form the cotton are long, fine, and strong, and it can be 

 spun with thread of any degree of fineness. Thread made 

 from cotton improves on being washed, contracting in 

 water, and thereby acquiring a superior degree of fine- 

 ness. 



Byratty 



is contained in a large pod. The threads are shorter, 

 coarse, and less strong than dessy, nor can it be spun 

 into threads of the same degree of fineness. The thread 



swells 



