VI 



REPORT ON 



Report. Mr. Pouchon continued in his employment 

 under the Company for some time, but it does 

 not appear that any considerable quantity of silk 

 wound by the improved mode was exported from 

 India to this country. 



Subsequently to the acquisition of the Dewan- 

 nee, efforts were made to extend the production 

 of raw-silk, as an object in every way beneficial 

 to the interests of Bengal, and especially by 

 creating; additional employment for the natives, 

 now become the subjects of the East-India Com- 

 pany: the cultivation of the mulberry was recom- 

 mended in the strongest manner to the Zemindars 

 and landholders, and all possible encouragement 

 afforded for the clearing of such lands as would 

 best answer the purpose. Similar endeavours 

 were used by the Collector-general of the Reve- 

 nue, to induce the farmers in Burdwan and the 

 Calcutta lands to pursue a branch of husbandry, 

 that was expected to tend equally to their own 

 advantage and to that of the Company. 



The Court of Directors approved the proceed- 

 ings, and in 1768 advised their Government that 

 it was to the increase in raw-silk that they looked 

 chiefly for the means of bringing home their sur- 

 plus revenue, the importation being a national 



benefit, 



