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REPORT ON 



Report. in adopting this plan, they had no view whatever 

 beyond creating a sale for the large additional 

 quantity of raw -silk w^hich the Bengal provinces 

 were found to be capable of affording, and that it 

 was their intention to cause to be thrown into 

 organzine, only such surplus quantity as they 

 might import, beyond the quantity required for 

 the supply of singles, trams, &c., there being no 

 w ish to divert any of the operatic processes in the 

 silk manufactories out of their usual channels. 

 It was well known at that time, that the silk-mills 

 had been frequently at a stand for want of em- 

 ployment, the imports of thrown silk into this 

 country from Italy, &c., being on an average 

 388,990 pounds, which displaced the manufacture 

 of an equal quantity of organzine in this country. 

 The Company persevered in this measure, with 

 advantage both to seller and buyer, for many 

 years. The quantities of raw- silk thrown into 

 organzine on their account will be seen in the 

 Appendix B. page 7. 



The object of the Court in introducing Bengal 

 silk for the purpose of being thrown into organ- 

 zine, having been achieved, it was deemed expe- 

 dient, in 1806, to consider the propriety of gra- 

 dually abandoning the practice, and of returning to 



the 



