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TEA DISTKICTS OF CHINA. 



Chap. XXL 



As we steamed along through these narrow pas- 

 sages, numerous herds of deer were observed quietly 

 feeding on the edges of the jungle. They appeared 

 very tame, and often allowed us to get quite close 

 to them before they took any notice of the steamer. 



On the fifth day after leaving Calcutta we entered 

 the main stream of the Ganges. All the towns on 

 its banks have already been frequently described in 

 accounts of India. I may, therefore, simply state 

 that we passed in succession the large towns of Patna, 

 Dinapoor, Ghazepoor, Benares, and Mirzapoor, and 

 reached Allahabad on the 14th of April. Here the 

 river Jumna joins the Ganges, neither of which 

 is navigable for steamers above the fortress of Alla- 

 habad ; we had, therefore, to continue our journey 

 to Saharunpore by land. All the tea-plants were 

 brought on shore and put in an open shed until 

 arrangements could be made for sending them on- 

 ward. Mr. Lowther, the Commissioner, who had 

 received instructions from the Government concern- 

 ing us, appeared most anxious that everything should 

 be done to ensure the speedy and safe arrival of the 

 men, plants, &c, at their destination. My thanks 

 are also due to Mr. Waddington, the Government 

 agent, for the kind manner in which he attended 

 to my suggestions. 



The Chinese and their effects, with the tea-plants 

 and implements for manufacture, filled nine waggons. 

 As it was not possible to get bullocks for more than 

 three waggons a day, it was determined to send three 

 on the 1 6th, three on the l/th, and the remainder 



