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obtained in the finest districts, had reached their 

 destination in the Himalayas, and had been re- 

 ported in good condition by Dr. Jameson, the 

 superintendent of the Government plantations ; 

 abundant supplies of implements used in these dis- 

 tricts had also been sent round, and two sets of 

 first-rate black-tea manufacturers from Fokien and 

 Kiangse had been engaged, and were now on 

 their way to the north-west provinces of India. 

 In accordance with instructions received from the 

 government of India, I had also introduced many 

 of the useful and ornamental productions of China, 

 such for example as timber and fruit-trees, oil- 

 yielding plants, dyes, &c. These things were 

 sent partly to the Government gardens and 

 partly to the Agricultural and Horticultural 

 Society. 



I now bade adieu to many kind friends in the 

 north of China and sailed for Hongkong and 

 Canton. With the assistance of Messrs. Turner 

 and Co., I succeeded in engaging some scented-tea 

 men and lead-box makers, and took them on with 

 me in the steamer " Lancefield," to Calcutta, 

 where we arrived on the 10th of February, 1856. 

 Here I had the pleasure of receiving a despatch 

 from Mr. Beadon, Secretary to the Government of 

 India, containing the following paragraph : — " I 

 am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your 

 letter No. 25, dated the 11th instant, and to state 

 that the Most Noble the Governor-General in 

 Council entirely approves of your proceedings, 



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