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INDIGO. 



Letter (o defect in shape ; though, where the qualities may 

 6 May^mi. he equal, the square will always have the pre- 

 ference in this and every other market. 



No. 7. 



Extract Letter from the Court of Directors to 

 the Governor-general in Council^ Bengal^ dated the 

 30th May 1792. 



Letter to Par. 192. Your consignments of indigo by the 

 30May*'i792. ships of last scasou being so considerably short of 

 the quantity we had judged from your previous 

 arrangements we might reasonably expect, has 

 proved to us rather a serious disappointment ; but 

 as the causes which led to this failure appear to 

 have been altogether out of the reach of control, 

 and as throughout your proceedings in releasing 

 the contractors from their engagements, we notice 

 you have been studiously attentive that the indul- 

 gences granted should be suited to the exigency 

 of the case, without sacrificing our interest or 

 endangering our property, we cannot but express 

 ourselves perfectly satisfied with the measures 

 you have adopted. 



120. You will receive, a number in the packet, 

 the account of sales of each respective consign- 

 ment, so far as they have hitherto been made up ; 

 and we trust the prices will be found such as to 

 answer the contractor's expectations, as also in 

 some degree to compensate for the unfavourable 

 circumstances they have had to contend against. 



121. It 



