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RAW- SILK. 



To the Commercial Residents of Bauleah, Hurripaul, 

 Commercolly, and Soo7iamooky . 



(K.) 



Letter to I aHi directed by the Board of Trade to transmit 

 ^lu^dent to you the annexed copy of a letter, and of its 

 enclosure, from the Secretary of the Eombay 

 Government, under date the 14th ultimo, respect- 

 ing the different species of the mulberry tree, and 

 other points connected with its cultivation, and to 

 request that you will be good enough to afford 

 such information as it may be in your power to 

 offer, in reply to the queries therein propounded, 

 and also that you will report your sentiments, 

 generally, on the subject of Dr. Lush's communi- 

 cation. 



2. I have to express the regret of the Board of 

 their inabiUty to furnish you, at present, with a 

 portion of the specimens of the mulberry-leaves 

 referred to in Dr. Lush's address, as the same, 

 forming but one complete set, have been forwarded 

 to Dr. Wallich, the Superintendent of the Botanic 

 Garden; but they may hereafter be transmitted 

 to you, should you be particularly desirous of 

 inspecting them. 



