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From C. Shakespear, Esq., Resident at Soonamooky, 2d 

 April 1833. 



12. Letter from C. Shakespear, Esq., Resident at Soonamooky, 

 to the Secretary to the Board of Trade, dated 12 th April 

 1833, enclosing letter from Superintendent of the Botanic 

 Garden at Dapooree, dated 21st March 1833, with cuttings 

 of a variety of the mulberry-plant, and referring to the 

 state of the culture and of silk in the Bombay territories. 



13. Letter from the Resident at Bauleah, dated 15th April 



1833, to the Board of Trade, reporting result of the rear- 

 ing of the silk-worms' eggs from Bombay transmitted to 

 him. 



14. Letter from the Resident at Soonamooky, dated 26th 

 August 1833, on the same subject, and on the mulberry 

 cuttings, also enclosing copy of correspondence between 

 the said Resident, 16th April 1833, and Superintendent of 

 the Botanic Garden at Dapooree, 2d August 1833, referring- 

 to the culture of the mulberry, &c., and produce of the 

 Cocoon bunds throughout the year, in the Gonatea and 

 Rangamatty aurungs. 



15. Letter from Dr. Wallich, Superintendent of the Company's 

 Botanic Garden, to the Board of Trade, dated 28th Sep- 

 tember 1833, reporting the arrival of plants of the white 

 mulberry in good condition from Bombay. 



16. Minute of the Bengal Board of Trade, 3d October 1833, 

 with Copies of Letters to the Superintendent of the Com- 

 pany's Botanic Garden and to the Resident at Soonamooky, 

 in regard to the said plants. 



17. Letter from the Secretary of the Bombay Government to 

 the Secretary of the Bengal Government, dated ist July 

 1834, with Copy of a Letter from the Superintendent of 

 the Botanic Garden at Dapooree, soliciting a supply of 

 eggs from the Bengal annual silk-worm, in consequence of 



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