122 COTTON IN THE MADRAS PRESIDENCY. ["3RD SEASON. 



first put in the thresher, and then churkaed, for the 

 purpose of ascertaining the cost of this mode of clean- 

 Mr. Fitmie's ing- Mr. Finnie reported that the result 

 May r i847 h was n ^§ n ^ favourable. The relative cost 

 Pari! Return of cleaning a candy of 500 lbs. of Cotton, 

 (1857), p. 288. k e estimated as follows : — 



rs. a. p. £ s. d. 



"With the Churka 4 14 8 = 9 10 



"With the Gin 10 3 10 = 1 5f 



In a foot note, however, Mr. Finnie so far modified 

 his opinion as to bring the expense of both methods 

 more to a level. On the one hand, he found it 

 necessary to beat the churka cleaned Cotton ; and this 

 process cost Eupees 1-5-9, or 2s. S^d., per candy of 

 clean Cotton. But then, on the other hand, he 

 thought that the gins might be worked at one- third the 

 amount stated, if they were properly constructed, and 

 if the coolies would work at the ordinary hire for daily 

 labour, instead of insisting upon three annas, or four 

 pence half-penny, per diem. 



189 Cost at which clean unadulterated Cotton might be 

 supplied. — Mr. Finnie estimated the actual cost of the 

 pure unadulterated Cotton, first quality, at 52 Rupees 

 or £5 4s. per candy. To this was to be added the 

 beating, which cost 2s. 8^d. per candy ; and the car- 

 riage to the shipping port, which cost 2s. 10^d. per 

 candy. Total, £5 9s. 6%d. To this was also to be 

 added the Broker's profit, w T hich was never fixed, but 

 depended on the fluctuations of the market. Alto- 

 gether, he calculated on the whole, that he should be 

 able to insure a supply of the first quality of Cotton, 

 at from £5 10s. to £6 per candy of 500 lbs. delivered 

 at the shipping port. 



190 Recommends the introduction of small hand Thresh- 

 ers and cheap Presses. — Mr. Finnie still reiterated 

 that the dirty condition of Indian Cotton was not the 

 effect of carelessness, nor of the inefficiency of the 

 Native appliances for cleaning ; but that it was the 

 result of a deliberate design and systematic procedure. 

 The Ryots brought their best article as clean, and as 

 free from dirt and trash, as the majority of American 



