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COTTON-WOOL. 



Appendix Pudda or great river, on the banks of the Chudna, a 

 southern branch, and on the banks of various other 

 nullahs which communicate with the Pudda and intersect 

 the eastern provinces, particularly Boosnea. 



Byratty 



is imported from the district west of the Coratty, a river 

 principally from Sibberries and the Momensi pergunnah, 

 of which Seerpore is the head, in which district it is pro- 

 duced. 



Bhoga 



is imported from Chilmary, Dewan Gurge, and Seerpore 

 Duscownya, to which places it is brought from the Curry- 

 barry hills, north of Burrumpoota, where it is produced, 



Mirzapore, 



The first importation was in 1783, before which the 

 supplies were from Surat. No Surat, except a few hun- 

 dred maunds for the purpose of attempting an improve- 

 ment in the quality of the thread, has been introduced 

 for some years, the comparative cheapness of the 

 Mirzapore having probably discouraged the importation. 

 The Resident (Mr. Taylor) at this station had once an 

 opinion that the quality of the Surat and Mirzapore cotton 

 were the same, but he is now convinced the Surat is the 

 superior. 



In 1782-3 the whole provision of the Company's invest- 

 ment was made from dessy and byratty kupas. In 1783~4 

 a small quantity of Mirzapore was imported and used for 

 the first. It sold cheap, about seven and a-half or eight 

 rupees per maund of 60 sicca-weight, and about one- 

 fourth of Company's cloths were manufactured with it. 



In 1784-5 this proportion was increased; and in 1786-7 

 and the two succeeding years^ about half of the cloths are 

 supposed to have been made with it. . 



Quantity, 



