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tivation by the Ryots of Coimba- 

 tore, 266 ; compared with the cul- 

 ture of Indian Cotton, 270; steady 

 market required to extend the 

 growth, 278; Mr. Lees' partial 

 success in Tinnevelly, 280 ; Coro- 

 mandel coast suitable to the 

 growth, 281 ; Government pur- 

 chases ceased, 287 ; method of 

 cultivation in Coimbatore, 360 ; 

 diseases, 362 ; general conclusions, 

 371, 373. 



American plant, its habits, 95 ; sea- 

 sons, 96 ; nature of the lands in 

 America on which it is grown, 

 145 ; its average spread, 359. 



Anderson, Dr., distributes foreign 

 Cotton seeds at Madras, 32 ; re- 

 sults of his labours, 33. 



Arbuthnott, Hon. D., gives Brazil- 

 ian Cotton seeds to Dr. Mudge, 

 299. 



Arbuthnott and Co., Messrs., concur 

 in the opinion of Mr. Finnie re- 

 specting the use of the gin, 181. 



Archipelago, 143. 



Arcot, North, 9 ; soil unfavourable, 

 300. 



Arcot, South, 9, 301. 



Arkwright's machinery, 31. 



Aroopoocottah, hire of a temporary 

 gin-house, 172; difficulties of 

 conducting the ginning operations, 

 179 ; unsuccessful culture of Ame- 

 rican Cotton, 185 ; meeting of the 

 Cotton Brokers, 187; Cotton 

 plantation established by Mr. 

 Finnie, 203. 



Assessment, general rate of, 15 ; Dr. 

 "Wight's propositions for reducing 

 it, 121 ; Mr. Finnie' s opinion on 

 the reduction, 160 ; Marquis of 

 Tweeddale suggests remission on 

 Cotton fields, 218. 



Atlas Press, 61. 



Bangalore, Cotton imported from 



Bellary, 330. 

 Banking, mode of, 52. 

 Bayles, Captain, is sent to America 



to engage Cotton Planters, 35. 



Bellary, 5, 9 ; rate of assessment, 

 note to 15; one of the principal 

 Cotton Districts, 17 ; trial of 

 American saw gins, 34 ; recom- 

 mended by Mr. Simpson as suit- 

 able to the growth of Cotton, 80 ; 

 proposed operations of the Plant- 

 ers, 86 ; Mr. Morris despatched 

 to, 87 ; his report, 88 ; the Col- 

 lector reports favourably on the 

 Dharwar saw gin, 252 ; failure of 

 the experiment of Egyptian Cot- 

 ton by the Collector, 298; the 

 Collector's detailed report, 330 ; 

 of soil, 331 ; geology and topo- 

 graphy, 332 ; climate, 333 ; seed, 

 334 ; character of the Cotton 

 plant, 335. 



Bengal, construction of Mather's 

 churka in, 244. 



Bezwarah, 294. 



Bhooj, 228. 



Bird, Mr., requests Dr. "Wight to 

 send New Orleans Cotton seed, 

 260. 



Bishop, Mr., reports favourably 

 upon the Cottage saw gin, 251. 



Black soil, description of, 6 ; com- 

 pared with Bed soil, 42 ; given to 

 Mr. Morris and Mr. Simpson, 48 ; 

 results of the second season, 55 ; 

 unsuitableness to American Cot- 

 ton, 215; comparative growth of 

 the Native and American Cotton 

 in Coimbatore, 266 ; other crops 

 grown in, 315, 344, 355. 



Board of Revenue, solicit the pur- 

 chase of Dharwar gins, 252 ; sup- 

 port the suggestion of the Col- 

 lector of Tanjore, 256 ; approve 

 the successful cultivation of Egypt- 

 ian Cotton by Mr. Shubrick, 298. 



Bombay, Cotton exported to the 

 Directors, 32; transfer of Mr. 

 Hawley, 46 ; of Mr. Simpson, 81 ; 

 permission to act as Cotton Agent 

 is given to Mr. Simpson by the 

 Government, 139 ; Cotton import- 

 ed from Coimbatore, 367. 



Bourbon Cotton, 20 ; its origin, 21 ; 

 compared with Indian and New 



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