Further papers regarding the promotion of tea cultivation in Upper Assam, Vol 2 (includes, after p 34, a printed copy of Dr William Griffith's report on the tea plant of Upper Assam, and, after p 36, MS coloured drawings of parts of the tea plant, also 3 maps, MS coloured 1) map showing distribut...
People In addition to Nathaniel Wallich himself, the following individuals feature in or are referred to in the correspondence: Governor of Bengal Court of Directors, British East India Company Sir C. T. [Charles Theo] Metcalfe, Bart., Supreme Council H. J. Princep, Secretary to Government [Ben...
Further papers regarding the promotion of tea cultivation in Assam - correspondence of the Tea Committee with the Government of India - decision that no grants of land should be made to private entrepreneurs until a general scheme for such leases has been agreed upon - 95 boxes of Assam tea shipp...
Papers regarding the promotion of tea cultivation in Assam, Vol 2 (includes, on p 582, a list of Chinese labourers hired to work on the tea plantations, who were sent from China to Calcutta on the ship Isabella Robertson)
Measures taken by the Bengal Government to promote the cultivation of tea in Assam - division of the tea establishments and barrees between the Government and the Assam Tea Company - proposed survey of the Assam tea tracts, etc.
Summary: Intimating the retirement of Dr. Wallich, Superintendent of the Botanic Garden Contents: Covering page Table of contents Government of Bengal Public, No. 26 of 1845 Letter to Court of Directors from T. H. Maddock, Secretary to Government in the Secret, Political, Judicial, and Rev...