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REPORT OX 



Report. and the three preceding years, by the operation 

 of the new system, it was brought back to about 

 its former level. 



In 1831 the Court, in consequence of the atten- 

 tion of the Bombay Government being about that 

 period directed to the cultivation of raw-silk in 

 the territories under its charge, informed that 

 Government, that instructions had been given to 

 the Governor and Council at St. Helena (where 

 European silk-worms and mulberry plants of the 

 best kinds had been introduced) to transmit sup- 

 plies of both to the Bombay Presidency; and that 

 the Company's agent at Malta had been directed 

 to provide a quantity of the eggs of Italian silk- 

 worms, for delivery to the Earl of Clare, on his 

 arrival at that place, his Lordship having expressed 

 a desire to take charge of them on his going over- 

 land to assume the Government of Bombay. 



It was directed, that as soon as the culture of 

 worms and plants should be naturalized on that 

 side of India, information should be conveyed to 

 the Governor-general in Council, in order that 

 the benefit w^hich the Court hoped w^ould be 

 derived from the experiment might be extended 

 to the Bengal Presidency. 



A few specimens of raw and prepared silks 



produced 



