14 AGIUCCMTBAI, IMI LKW£Xf8 & 13 BAFT CATTLE. 



than the natives can manufacture them for, a eoBWte- 

 rable quantity might be disposed of in the Strait*. 

 There ishardlyaMalaywhodries not daily use a paraug, 

 or has not many of the other articles here enumerated. 

 Many minor a cees-nries In agricdlturaLoperatioius will 

 readily occur to those having occasion for t hem and 

 need not be here enlarged on. 



DRAFT CATTLE. 



Draft buffaloes and oxen are abundant and may 

 be had at from seven to twelve dollars a-hcad. They 

 are mnch inferior to the horse for the held labor. 

 The buftaloe, strong as he ma) seem, has a delicate 

 constitution and is oasih put out of condition; v» UboiK 

 careful tending he will be useless after t« <• years' work 

 or even alter a much shorter time. lie soon becomes 

 jaded if worked in the sun, and he is ven liable to 

 sudden attacks of disease. The Chinese appear to 

 prefer the red, aud the Malays the black bmTaloe. The 

 preference seems due to the black as it is the hardiest. 

 Oxen are never used in the plough and only occasion- 

 ally in drawing light carts; the\ arc activ L animal-, 

 but far inferior in power to the English or to the In- 

 dian service-bullock. Elephants abound in the forests 

 bordering Province Wellesley, and nrlieu the demanil 

 was great for theni, vessels annually carried numb* rs 

 to Madras. They may be procured at the follow 

 rates and, without doubt, might be employed in field 

 labour, carrying water up heights, &c. and produce 

 to market. The tin from the Patani and Peralc 

 mines is chiefly conveyed to the depots on elephants. 



For an elephant 4 feet <> inches high 120 drs. 



Ditto. 5 feet 3 inches * . . 200 



Ditto. 6 feet ^20 



Ditto. 6 feet 9 inches 400 



Ditto. 7 feet -6 -inches 



