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REPORT ON 



Report. the whole, quantity of silk required might at 

 length be supplied from the novi reels, directions 

 were given, that no provision of the country- 

 wound species (the sale of which had become un- 

 profitable) should thenceforth be made for the 

 investment. The order for filature silk at this 

 period was for 7,000 bales, on which scale it was 

 continued for several years. In the account 

 (Appendix F) are shown the quantities actually 

 obtained from each Silk Residency, from the year 

 1808 to 1834. 



In 1826, the attention of the Court was drawn 

 to a project for improving the cocoons, proposed 

 by the Commercial Resident at the Santipore silk 

 factory. The measure suggested was, that a cer- 

 tain quantity of mulberry land should be cultivated, 

 and the silk-worm should be reared, and cocoons 

 formed, under the immediate superintendence of 

 the Resident. 



It will be recollected, that in 1812 the Court 

 expressed a desire, that some experiments of a 

 similar nature should be made ; but the establish- 

 ment of mulberry plantations on account of the 

 Company being regarded by the Board of Trade 

 as liable to much objection, no measures were 

 adopted at that time in furtherance of the sug- 

 gestions, rj.^^ 



