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have been prepared by Natives furnished by me, and these Teas 

 are much prized by the public, and fetch high prices. 



Four (4) Native Tea makers are willing to proceed to the Nil- 

 giris, and serve for three years on the following conditions 



(1.) Their wages to be Rupees 12 per mensem each, for the 

 first year, and Rupees 16 each per mensem for the second and 

 third years. 



(2.) All their expenses to be paid to and from the Nilgiris. 



(3.) Their wages to be paid them from the date of leaving the 

 plantation at Kowlangiri in the Deyra Dhoon. 



(4 ) Their agreement to continue in force for three (3) years 

 from the date of their arrival at the plantation in the Nilgiris. 



(5.) On discharge, their expenses to be paid and a free passage 

 given to them to Kowlangiri in the Deyra Dhoon. Their wages 

 to cease from the date of their discharge from the plantation on 

 the Nilgiris. 



With these men I am confident that you will be able to do all 

 that you require towards ascertaining the quality of the leaf 

 yielded by the Tea plants growing on the Nilgiris. With the 

 men I will send a series of baskets, See. required in manipulating 

 Teas, and Dr. Thomson of the Calcutta Botanical Gardens can 

 procure for you from Messrs. Thomson and Co., Hardware Mer- 

 chants, such pans as you require. If I can assist you in any 

 other way, it will give me much pleasure. 



P. S.— These four (4) men agree to work diligently in the plan- 

 tations and make themselves generally (useful) when their services 

 are not otherwise required in the Factory. But in order that 

 there may not be any dispute I shall, if agreeable to you, write 

 their agreement on Stamped paper. 



Extracts from Tennani 's Ceylon. 

 " The Tea plant has been raised with entire success on the 

 | Estate of Messrs. Worms, at Rothchild in Pusilawa ; but the 

 " want of any skilful manipulators to collect and prepare the dry 

 " leaves, renders it hopeless to attempt any experiment on a large 



