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" scale until 'assistance 'can be procured from China, to conduct 

 " the preparation." Volume I, page 90. 



" The plants thrive surprisingly, and^ when I saw them they 

 "^were covered with bloom. But the experiment was defeated by 

 " the impossibility of finding skilled labor to dry and manipulate 

 " the leaves. Should it ever be thought expedient to cultivate 

 " Tea in addition to Coffee in Ceylon, the adaptation of the soil 

 " and climate has thus been established, and it only remains to 

 " introduce artisans from China to conduct the subsequent pro- 

 " cesses." Volumes II, page 252. 



(Signed) H. Cleghorn, 



Conservator of Forests. 



Order thereon, 24th August 1860, No. 1,425. 



1, The Governor in Council has perused this report with much 

 interest. It contains much useful information on the subject treat- 

 ed of. It will be communicated to the Board of Revenue, to the 

 Collector of Coimbatore, to the Commissioner of Mysore, and to 

 the Literary Society for publication in their journal. A copy will 

 also be laid on the Editor's table and a number of spare copies 

 will be printed for sale or distribution. 



2. The report will also be sent to the Secretary of State. 



