48 COTTON IN THE MADRAS PRESIDENCY. [4TH SEASON. 



Memorandum of charges incurred for the cultiva- 

 tion of Cotton at Ootacamund, from 1st July, 1844, 

 to 30th June, 1845. 





£ 



s. 



d. 



Assessment of about thirty acres of 









cowle lands 



2 



8 





Charges for ploughing lands 



2 



8 







do. for weeding 



2 



5 



2 



do. for gathering produce 



7 12 





do. for taking out uncleaned Cot- 









ton at Coimbatore 



5 



16 



2 



Grinning and packing 



2 



19 



Yalue of gunny bags purchased for Cot- 









ton bales, &c. 



4 



3 



8 



Yalue of ropes for Cotton bales, &c. 







15 



9 



Hire for sewing gunny bags 







8 



' 2 



do. for conveying Cotton on carts 



1 



12 



6 



Pay of a cooly 



1 



4 



3 



Yalue of bamboo mats 







3 







do. of a large bamboo basket 







2 







Total £32 







10 



Memorandum, showing the quantity of Cotton 

 staple and seed produced in the field near Ootaca- 

 mund from 18th July, 1844, to 30th June, 1845. 



Bales. lbs. 



Cotton wool, 1st Sort . . . . 17 4250 



2nd „ .... 5 1250 



3rd „ .... 5£ 1375 



Total 27J 6875 



Aggregate produce seed Cotton in lbs. 25,450 



75 Further proceedings of the Fourth Season, 1844-45. 



— Two other events fall into the history of the fourth 

 season. In the first place, Mr. Simpson, one of the 

 Planters, reported on the capabilities of the district 

 of ISTorth Canara for the production of American Cot- 

 ton. Secondly, Dr. Wight, in reply to some queries 



