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If it should be found that real progress had been made towards 

 improvement of the Native Cotton, the system of crossing might 

 be still further carried on, using the plants of the already improv- 

 ed stock, instead of those of the original Native kind, for crossing 

 upon : and this operation might be carried on for several genera- 

 tions of plants until the maximum improvement should be consi- 

 dered to have been realised. 



Believe me, &c, 



(Signed) 3. H. Thwaites. 



To J. GOLDINGHAM, ESQ., &C, &C. 



The Committee consider the foregoing proposition as exceed- 

 ingly ingenious and likely to prove a means of improving Native 

 Cotton, so as to produce from it an article of good staple. 



In recording their thanks to the Chamber of Commerce, for the 

 opportunity afforded them of perusing Mr. Thwaites' letter, the 

 Committee determine to draw up a brief memorandum of the best 

 method of Hybridising (or crossing) Cotton : this will be submit- 

 ted at the next Meeting and will be communicated to the Cham- 

 ber of Commerce and the Board of Revenue ; and also be pub- 

 lished in extenso in the proceedings of the next Meeting of the 

 Committee. 



They also determine to make enquiry as to how far the results 

 of the experiments in Cotton by Dr. Wight can be made known 

 to, and useful to the public. 



Read letter from the Right Hon'ble Lord Harris acknowledg- 

 ing the vote of thanks passed by the Committee in acknowledg- 

 ment of his Lordship's constant interest in this Society. 



Resolved, that under Regulation 5, the name of the Right 

 Honorable Lord Harris be added to the list of extraordinary Mem., 

 bers of the Society, and that his Lordship be duly informed of 

 this resolution. 



Read letter from R. D. Parker, Esq., resigning his seat on the 

 Committee, in consequence of his final return to Europe. 



This vacancy and those occasioned by the departure from Madras 

 of S. D. Birch, Esq., and J. Young, Esq., and one other before 

 existing, are proposed to be filled up by the nomination of the 



