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REPORT
RECEIVED
DEC.19 1851
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THE TEA PLANTATIONS
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NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCES.
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F. Mr. Elliot.
REPORT upon the Tea Plantations of Deyra, Kumaon, and Gurhwal, by ROBERT FORTUNE, Esq., addressed to JOHN THORNTON, Esq., Secretary to the Government, North- Western Provinces; dated Calcutta, September 6, 1851.
SIR,
HAVING inspected the whole of the Government and Zemindaree Tea Plantations in Gurhwal and Kumaon, in compliance with the orders of the Honourable the Lieutenant-Governor North-Western Provinces, sanctioned by the Most Noble the Governor-General of India, I have now the honour to transmit my Report upon the cou- dition of these plantations, and upon the future prospects of Tea cultivation in the Himalayas. I have also suggested some improve- ments in the cultivation and manufacture, which I have been able to do from experience gained during a long residence in China, and which I believe to be of great importance.
I have, &c.
ROBT. FORTUNE.
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