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N. B. — The producer or producers of the above cotton must 

 submit to the Society a statement of the mode of cultivation and 

 cost of the same. 



Substitute for Gutta Percha. 

 For the discovery and production to the Society of any new sub- 

 stance, the produce of India, which can be successfully used as a 

 t substitute for Gutta Percha.-— Rs. 500, and Gold Medal. 



Materials for Paper-making. 



To the producer of at least 6 maunds of fibre suitable for ma- 

 nufacturing into fine paper, such as will prove an efficient and eco- 

 nomical substitute for rags or other materials at present employed 

 in India for that purpose. — Rs. 500, and Gold Medal. 



Quinine-yielding Plants. 



» To the introducer of twenty healthy plants of South American 

 Cinchonas, of the kind or kinds known to yield the best description 

 of bark.— The Gofd Medal. 



Madder. 



For the production of at least 5 maunds of Madder, raised in 

 any part of India, of which 1 maund to be the property of the So- 

 ciety.— Rs. 500, and Gold Medal. 



N. B. — This prize to be renewed for three years, in the event of 

 a specimen or specimens not being sent in by 31st December 1858. 



Substitute for Gunny Cloth. 

 For the production of a cheap and efficient substitute for gunny 

 cloth, suitable for p acking sugar or grain, of which a piece of 36 

 yards in length, by 2 feet 3 inches in breadth, or thereabout, to be 

 submitted to the Society. — Rs. 500, and Gold Medal. 



Premia for Essays on certain subjects. 

 For an approved Essay on the following subjects : — 



1. For the best practical Essay on the production and relative 

 cost of the various oil seeds of India, suitable for export. — A pre- 

 mium of Rs. 500. 



2. For the best practical Essay on the present state of the cul- 

 tivation of the date tree in Bengal, and on the best mode of in- 



