(No. 282.) Enclosure 5, in No. 1. From the Secretary to the Government of Bengal to the Secretary to the Government, Sir, I AM directed to forward the accompanying extract para. 1 of a letter, No. 70, dated the 15th of August, from the Commissioner of Assam, and to state that the Lieutenant Governor will be glad if the quantity of seed named by Colonel Jenkins can, with the permission of his Honour the Lieutenant Governor, North Western Provinces, be supplied to him from the Kumaon plantations, and also if another maund of the same seed can be sent to Calcutta for transmission to Cachar. I have, &c. Secretary to the Government of Bengal. Enclosure 6, in No. 1. EXTRACT from the Proceedings of the Government of Bengal, in the Revenue Department, under date 20 November 1856. (No. 5781 of 1856.) No. 32. Revenue. No. 3. ment. From R. C. Oldfield, Esq., Assistant Secretary to Government, North Western Provinces, Revenue Departto the Superintendent of Tea Plantations, North Western Provinces; dated Agra, 11 November 1856. Sir, I AM directed by the Honourable Lieutenant Governor to forward the accompanying copy of a letter, No. 282, dated 23d ultimo, from the Government of Bengal, and to direct early compliance with the request therein contained for two or three maunds of seed of the "green" and "Bohea " teas, introduced by Mr. Fortune into the Kumaon plantations. Agra, 11 Nov. 1856. I have, &c. (signed) R. C. Oldfield, Assistant Secretary to Government, Enclosure 7, in No. 1. (No. 5782 of 1856.) Revenue Department, North Western Provinces, dated Agra, 11 November 1856. ORDERED, that copy of the above be forwarded to the Secretary to the Government of Order. Bengal, for information in reply. (signed) R. C. Oldfield, Assistant Secretary to Government, (No. 812.) COPY forwarded to the officiating Secretary to the Board of Revenue, for information with reference to his letter, No. 330, dated the 3d September last. Fort William, 18 November 1856. By order, &c. Secretary to the Government of Bengal. No. 6. General Depart ment. No. 1. Enclosure 8, in No. 1. EXTRACT from the Proceedings of the Government of Bengal, in the Revenue Department, under date 11 December 1856. (No. 686.) From W. Jameson, Esq., Superintendent, Botanical Garden, North Western Provinces, to Sir, I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, No. 5781, dated the 11th instant, with enclosure, and in reply, beg to state that the indent for tea seeds will be complied with as soon as possible. Office of the Superintendent, North Western Provinces. I have, &c. (signed) W. Jameson, (No. 6117 of 1856.) Revenue Department, North Western Provinces, dated Agra, 3 December 1856. ORDERED, that a copy of the foregoing be sent to the Secretary to Government of Bengal, for information with reference to this Government docket, No. 5782 of 11th ultimo. (signed) R. C. Oldfield, Assistant Secretary to Government. (No. 877.) COPY forwarded to the officiating Secretary to the Board of Revenue, in continuance of endorsement, No. 812, of the 18th ultimo. Fort William, 9 December 1856. By order, &c. (signed) C. T. Buckland, Junior Secretary to the Government of Bengal. Enclosure 9, in No. 1. EXTRACT from the Proceedings of the Government of Bengal in the Revenue Department, under date 12 March 1857. From Messrs. Allan, Deffell & Co., to R. B. Chapman, Esq., Officiating Under Secretary to the Government of India, Home Department. Sir, Calcutta, 12 February 1857. COLONEL F. JENKINS, of Gowhatty, Assam, has requested us to take charge of three maunds of tea seed despatched per bullock train by Surgeon W. Jameson, for him, to your care, as per copy of his letter annexed, to the address of Colonel F. Jenkins, dated Camp Holta, Kangra, 7th ultimo, which we shall be happy to do. If the seed has arrived, or when it does arrive, on your intimating the same to us, we shall be glad to send for it. We also annex copy of Colonel Jenkins' letter to us, dated Cooch Behar, 2d instant, on the subject of this tea seed, and shall feel obliged by your requesting the Superintendent of Marine to send instructions to the Steam Office to receive the seed "free of freight," by the steamer, to Gowhatty, Assam, as Colonel Jenkins states in his letter that it is not for himself but for distribution in the province. Colonel Jenkins also states in his letter to us that he wanted to share in the tea seed imported from China by Mr. Fortune, but he does not know what has been sent to him. We shall be obliged by any information you may be able to give on this point. We have, &c. (signed) Allan, Deffell & Co. Enclosure Enclosure 10, in No. 1. From Wm. Jameson, Esq., to Colonel Jenkins, Commissioner, Gowhatty, Assam, dated Camp Holta, Kungra, 7 January 1857. My dear Sir, By orders of Government I have sent three maunds of tea seeds, but as in your letter to the Revenue Board you did not mention the name of your Calcutta agent, I sent them, per bullock train, to the care of Mr. Chapman, Assistant Secretary to Government of Bengal, through whom the request for the seeds came. Be so good as to order your agents in Calcutta to receive them on arrival, Believe me, &c. From F. Jenkins, Esq., to Messrs. Allan, Deffell & Co., dated Cooch Behar, Dear Gentlemen, 2 February 1857. WILL you be good enough to inquire regarding the seeds mentioned within, and forward them to me. Mr. Chapman will probably be good enough to frank them by the steamer; the seeds are not for me, but for distribution in the province. What I wanted was to share in the seeds imported from China by Mr. Fortune; what Mr. Jameson has sent me I know not; but if they are seeds of good stock, they may serve as well as those imported direct. I am &c,. (signed) F. Jenkins. (No. 310.) TRANSFERRED to the Government of Bengal for disposal, together with copy of the reply sent to Messrs. Allan, Deffell & Co. Home Department, By order, &c. (signed) 23 February 1857. R. B. Chapman, Enclosure 12, in No. 1. (No. 407.) From R. B. Chapman, Esq., Officiating Under Secretary to the Government of India, to Messrs. Allan, Deffell & Co., dated 23 February 1857. Gentlemen, No. 2. YOUR letter dated the 12th instant respecting certain tea seeds intended for Colonel Home Department. Jenkins has been transferred to the Government of Bengal for orders, to which Government the seeds, if received at this office, will also be forwarded. From E. H. Lushington, Esq., in charge of the Office of the Secretary to the Government Revenue. Gentlemen, WITH reference to your letter, dated the 12th ultimo, to the Officiating Under Secretary to the Government of India, Home Department, I am directed to forward herewith the three boxes of tea seeds referred to in Colonel Jenkins' letter of the 2d idem to your address. 2. The Superintendent of Marine will be requested to issue the necessary instructions for receiving the tea seeds, free of freight, on board a steamer proceeding to Gowhatty, for delivery to the Commissioner of Assam. I have, &c. (signed) E. H. Lushington, In charge of the Office of the Secretary to the (No. 106.) COPY of the foregoing letter forwarded to the Superintendent of Marine for his information and guidance. (No. 107.) COPY of the foregoing letter forwarded to the Secretary to the Board of Revenue for information with reference to his letter, No. 330, dated the 3d September last. EXTRACT REVENUE LETTER to India, 26 May (No. 3) 1859. Letter from, 16 November (No. 15) 1857. 1857. ASSAM. 30. It is very satisfactory to find that there is a demand for Narrative dated 25 September (No.7) tea seeds for private plantations in the districts of Assam and Northern Cachar, and that Captain Jenkins' application for some for distribution was so promptly complied with. I shall be glad sioner for distribution from the Govern- to hear that success has attended the cultivation of this plant, as it seems likely to prove of much use in civilising and giving security to these wild districts. (1.) Tea seeds supplied to Commisment plantations at Kumaon. EXTRACT from a Narrative of the Proceedings of the Government of Bengal in the Revenue Department, No. 1 of 1859, dated 18 February. CACHAR. 8. In consequence of the remarks made by the late Honour Report on the Tea Plantations in able Court, in paragraph 5 of their Revenue Despatch, No. 12 of Cachar. R. P., 26 November 1857, No. 7. 8 July 1857, on the offer of one Mr. Williamson to undertake the Nos. 15 & 16. experimental cultivation of tea in Cachar, the Board were re quested to submit a report on the subject. 9. As it appeared from the report submitted, that the cultivation of the tea plant in Cachar was extensively and vigorously prosecuted by numerous parties, both singly and in companies, the Lieutenant Governor considered that the establishment of a Government tea plantation in that district would be superfluous, and attended with no advantage. * EXTRACT REVENUE DESPATCH from the Court of Directors, 2 September (No. 12) 1857, referred to above. Discovery of the real tea plant in the province 5. WE shall be glad to learn that arrangements have (Cachar). Offer of Mr. Williamson to engage for lands been concluded with Mr. Williamson (who has already a for a tea plantation, if he were made acquainted with tea plantation in Assam) to enable him to undertake the the terms on which a grant could be obtained, referred to the Board of Revenue. Reward of 50 rupees to the experimental cultivation of tea in Cachar, so as to render person who made the discovery sanctioned, and offer of the establishment of a Government plantation there una further reward for the discovery of coal or lime ap- necessary. proved. Enclosure Enclosure 1, in No. 3. EXTRACT from the Proceedings of the Government of Bengal in the Revenue Department, under date 26th November 1857. (No. 553.) From the Junior Secretary to the Government of Bengal to the Secretary to the Board of Revenue; dated Fort William, 13 November 1857. Sir, * Revenue. No. 7. Letter from the Under Secretary to the Government of Bengal to the Secretary to the Board of Revenue, No. 432, Board to Government, No. 373, dated 14 November 1855. dated 26 July 1855. 435, dated 22 December 1855. 45, dated 12 January 1856. WITH reference to the correspondence noted in the margin,* I am directed to forward herewith to the Board of Revenue for report an extract, paragraph 5, of a Despatch, No. 12 of 1857, from the Honourable the Court of Ditto Directors. ditto Government to Board, I have, &c. (signed) C. T. Buckland. Junior Secretary to the Government of Bengal. Enclosure 2, in No. 3. EXTRACT from the Proceedings of the Government of Bengal, in the Revenue (No. 15.) Department, under date 8th July 1858. From E. T. Trevor, Esq., Secretary to the Board of Revenue, L. P., to the Secretary to the Government of Bengal (No. 215), dated 18 June 1858. Sir, WITH reference to Government Order No. 553, dated 13th November last, I am directed by the Board of Revenue to submit the accompanying copy of a letter from Mr. Allen, member of the Board of Revenue, on deputation, No. 718, dated 28th ult., and its enclosures, reporting on the tea plantations of Cachar. 2. It will be seen that both the superintendent of Cachar and Mr. Allen are of opinion, that a Government plantation is quite unnecessary for the encouragement of the cultivation of tea in Cachar. Enclosure 3, in No. 3. From W. J. Allen, Esq., Member of the Board of Revenue, on deputation, to E.T. Trevor, Esq., Secretary to the Board of Revenue, L. P., (No. 718), dated 28th May 1858. Sir, WITH reference to your letter, No. 144, of the 23d ultimo, with enclosure, I have the honour to forward for the information of the Board, in original, a lettert of the Superin- +No. 88, dated 26th tendent of Cachar, containing the information called for by the Honourable the Court of instant, with two Directors regarding the grant of lands in Cachar for the cultivation of tea and the progress made in the tea plantations. 2. I concur with the superintendent in thinking that a Government plantation is not at all required in Cachar for the encouragement of the cultivation of tea. Most of the tea planters are pursuing their vocation with energy and success, and any interference on the part of Government with tea planting in Cachar, is not likely, I think, to be attended with any advantage. statements. Enclosure 4, in No. 3. From Lieutenant R. Stewart, Officiating Superintendent of Cachar, to the Commissioner of Revenue, Cherrah (No. 88), dated Cachar, 26th May 1858. Sir, I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, No. 688, dated 10th May 1858, with enclosures, and as requested, beg to forward the two forms duly filled up. 2. You will perceive that only one of the grants has as yet been regularly settled. The others have mostly all been surveyed, and some of them partially mapped; but in the latter part of the work consists the great difficulty, as there is only one competent draftsman in Cachar. 3. The delay in the final settlement of these grants has not in the least retarded the progress of the cultivation, and all the applicants who have felt so inclined have commenced operations. Some three or four thousand acres must already be cleared, and the yield of tea during the present year may be estimated at not less than two or three hundred maunds gathered almost entirely from the indigenous trees. 4. In my opinion a Government experimental plantation is quite unnecessary, as most of the parties engaged have entered into the concern with spirit, and are most sanguinely alive to its profits, which are described to be enormous. |