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2nd. That excepting a small portion to be retained by the So- 

 ciety, the seed be transferred at Government expense to certain 

 Collectors in view to experiments being made by themselves on the 

 part and at the expense of Government ; or by private individuals 

 desirous of making experiments at their own expense. 



3rd. That the Treatise on Cotton cultivation accompanying the 

 above letter, be re-printed and largely distributed over Southern 

 India, with a view to public attention being directed to the subject 

 of Cotton growing. 



4th. That the Collectors be requested to report in due course 

 on the success of the experiments undertaken by them. 



5th. That an outline report to be framed by the Society be cir- 

 culated to the persons to whom seed may be given ; and 



6th. The intimation of the plan of proceedings be advertized in 

 the Fort St. George Gazette and re-published in all local Gazettes 

 free of charge. 



3. The Government approve the plan thus laid down by the 

 Agri-Horticultural Society, and will aid them in their efforts to give 

 effect to the object and intentions of the Home Committee. As re- 

 quested by the Society, the Government will defray the landing 

 charges and duty on the seed as soon as the amount is made known 

 to them, and they will forward a copy of the present correspond- 

 ence to the Board of Revenue, with instructions to arrange in com- 

 munication with the Society for the transfer of the seed, and to take 

 whatever other measures may be necessary for carrying out the 

 Society's views in the manner planned by them. 



4. In communicating their instructions to the Collectors con- 

 cerned, the Board will be requested to direct the regular submis- 

 sion of Reports of the success which may have attended the expe - 

 riments, whether undertaken by themselves or by private individu- 

 als. The skeleton report which the Society propose to frame will 

 be a useful aid to the latter, and should be taken advantage of by 

 the Board. 



5. The Board will also be desired to have the Treatise on Cot- 

 ton cultivation re-printed at the Fort St. George Gazette, or other 

 Press, wherever the work may be most conveniently and speedily 



