138 COTTON IN THE MA DBAS PEESIDENCT. [CHAP. V, 



liable to failure. — (228.) Causes of the failure of American Cotton : climate 

 and soil. — (229.) Dr. Wight ascribes the failure in Coimbatore to the want 

 of humidity, but humidity does not mean rain. — (230.) The Ryots should 

 now be left to themselves, with such aid as the Revenue Establishments 

 may give. — (231.) Mr. Finnie to remain in Tinnevelly till October to in- 

 struct the East Indian lads in the use of the gins, &c. — (232.) Dr. Wight 

 should break up his Establishments in Coimbatore immediately. — (233.) 

 Gin-houses at Coimbatore and Aroopoocottah to be placed under the Col- 

 lectors for the use of the Ryots. — (234.) Unfounded complaint of the 

 Manchester Association : the Manchester Merchants ought to help them- 

 selves. 



(235.) State of Dr. Wight's Farm at Coimbatore, May, 1849 : 500 acres 

 held by contract and 200 acres worked by contract. — (236.) Application 

 ot Dr. Wight to be permitted to sow and gather one crop more : refused, 

 June. — (237.) Departure of Mr. Finnie from the Madras Presidency. — (238.) 

 Mr. Finnie's last letter, July, 1849: "The gins will always remain idle 

 after Government ceases to use them." — (239.) Decision of the Madras 

 Government as regards Dr. Wight, reversed by the Court of Directors, 

 September. — (240.) Dr. Wight's services to be retained : Mr. Finnie's 

 dispensed with. — (241.) State of the Farms at Coimbatore. — (242.) Dr. 

 Wight cultivates American Cotton by irrigation.— (243.) Postponement of 

 Dr. Wight's Cotton Report. — (244.) Mather's improved Churka. — (245.) 

 The Manchester Cottage saw gin. — (246.) Twenty-four Cottage saw gins 

 received by the Madras Government, 1849. — (247.) Report of the Madras 

 Chamber of Commerce : the working of the Cottage saw gin unsatisfactory. 

 — (248.) Expense of the Cottage saw gin an inseparable bar to its employ- 

 ment in India. — (249.) Dr. Wight reports favourably of the Cottage saw 

 gin. — (250.) Prices of the Cottage saw gin to Natives and Europeans. 

 — (251.) Favourable report of the Collector ofTanjore: subsequently re- 

 versed. — (252.) Favourable reports on the Dharwar saw gin. — (253. Dr. 

 Wight compares the working of the Dharwar gin, the Manchester Cottage 

 gin, and the large hand gin. — (254.) Relative cost of labour on the Churka, 

 the Manchester Cottage gin, and the large hand gin. — (255.) Three years' 

 progress in the Cotton Experiment, 1850-52. — (256.) Colonel Lawford's 

 cultivation by irrigation in Tanjore.— (257.) Mr. Wroughton's Collector- 

 ate Farm at Coimbatore. — (258.) Mr. Thomas's opinion upon the best 

 method of inducing the Ryots to cultivate American Cotton. — (259.) Cot- 

 ton cultivation by Mr. David Lees in Tinnevelly : discussion concerning 

 the right of Chayroot renters. — (260.) Discussion respecting the purchase 

 of American Cotton on Government account from the Ryots of Tinnevelly. 

 — (261.) Authority for the purchase refused by the Madras Government. 

 —(262.) Completion of Dr. Wight's Report, May, 1852. 



DR. WIGHT'S FINAL REPORT, 12TH MAY, 1852. 



(263.) Stage of the Cotton experiment in 1849. — (264.) Improved pros- 

 pects during 1850-51 and 1851 52. — (265,) Previous reluctance of the 

 Ryots to cultivate American Cotton connected with the existence of the 

 Cotton Farms. — (266.) Ryots encouraged by their own success to extend 

 the cultivation.— (267.) Large results in 1850-51 and 1851-52.— (268.) 



