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under the instructions of Mr. Einnie ; so that when 

 Mr. Einnie retires, they will be able to take charge of 

 all the Cotton machines. 



Dr. Wight should break up his establishment in 232 

 Coimbatore immediately. — Dr. Wight should discharge 

 at once all establishments which have been hitherto 

 employed on the Experimental Farms ; and place his 

 two assistants, Messrs. Sherman and Cuxton, and the 

 remaining half of the East Indian lads, at the disposal 

 of the Collector of Coimbatore. 



Gin-houses at Coimbatore and Aroopoocottah to be 233 

 placed under the Collectors for the use of the Eyots. — 

 After the departure of Mr. Einnie, either Mr. Sherman 

 or Mr. Cuxton should be transferred to Tinnevelly. 

 Thus whilst the gin-houses at Coimbatore and Aroo- 

 poocottah will be under the general superintendence of 

 the Collectors of the district, each one will be in the 

 immediate charge of either Mr. Sherman or Mr. Cuxton. 

 The Eyots should, for a season at least, have the use 

 of these gin-houses gratis, as well as the use of all 

 other agricultural and Cotton- cleaning instruments, 

 which have been so profusely and readily supplied by 

 the Court of Directors. But I do not deem it either 

 necessary or desirable that this system should be con- 

 sidered a permanent one ; and both the Collectors of 

 Coimbatore and Tinnevelly will be expected to report 

 to Grovernment, when they consider that the time has 

 , arrived for requiring from the Eyots a trifling sum for 

 the use of the Grovernment instruments and machinery. 

 , The sole occupation of Mr. Sherman and Mr. Cuxton in 

 their several districts, will be to overlook the proceed- 

 ; ings of the East Indian lads ; who, it is assumed, will 

 , be fully qualified to take charge of the Cotton- cleaning 

 , apparatus. The Eevenue authorities will, on their 

 , part, be most careful to guard against any one of the 

 assistants or employers receiving, on any pretence 

 whatever, the smallest private gratification or present 

 S for work done with the public machinery. 



Unfounded complaint of the Manchester Associ- 234 

 ation : the Manchester Merchants ought to help them- 

 j selves. — I have observed that the Manchester Com- 



