DIRECTOR ' S OFFICE,
OOTACAMUND,
5th June 1893.
(Signed)
M. A. LAWSON,
Government Botanist and Director, &c.
28TH JUNE 1893, Nos. 576, 576A, 576B, 576C, REVENUE.
No. 12.
STATEMENT showing the receipts and charges on account of the Government Cinchona Plantations,
Nilgiris, for the year 1892-93 prepared in accordance with the instructions issued in the
Secretary of State's despatch, No. 3, dated 11th February 1886.
Disbursements, &c.
Amount.
Receipts, &c.
Amount.
To value of bark in stock on 31st March 1S92
( 416, 858 l b. ) a s unde r —
R s . A. P. By value of bark in stock on 31st March 1893
(362,349 lb.) as under
—
RS. A, P.
RS. A. P.
RS. A. P.
12,943 lb of 1885-86 at 0 11 4 . 132 per lb. 9,176 13 8
26,603 lb. of 1886-87 at 0 10 10.069 per lb. 18,022 0 1
28,981,, of 1886-87 „ 0 10 10 . 069 ,,
19,632 15 5
35,056 ,, of 1887-88 ,, 0 12 5 . 3 8 5 , ,
27,275 3 5
35,056 ,, of 1887-88 „ 0 12 5 . 385 „
27,275 3 5
26,009 „ of 1888-80 „ 0 10
1 . 1 2 0 , ,
16,407 5 6
26,009 ,, of 1888-89 ,, 0 10 1 . 120 ,,
16,407 5 6
68,568,, of 1889-90 „ 0 6 9 . 7 0 1 , ,
29,177 7 6
126,685 ,, of 1889-90 ,, 0 6 9 . 701 ,,
53,907 12 3
57,313 ,,of 1890-91 ,, 0 8
1 1 . 8 6 2 , ,
32,197 5 10
133,351 ,, of 1890-91 ,, 0 8 11 . 862 „
74,914 0 9
40,487 „ of 1891-92 „ 1 6
„
6.365 „
5 7 , 0 1 1 12 11
53,833 „ of 1891-92 „ 1 6 6-365 „
75,805 1 7
108,313 „ of 1892-93 „ 0 10 6.763 „
13 4
71,510
Total . . . 2,77,119 4
7
Total . . . 2,51,602 0 7
To establishment and working charges . . . 78,885 11 8
Sulphate of quinine supplied to the Medical
Stores Department, Madras, Bombay, &c.
41,636 12 9
To value of quinine and febrifuge (including
630 packets of quinine) in stock on 31st
March 1892 . . . 49,658 13 9
Febrifuge supplied to the Medical Stores De-
partment, Madras, Bombay, &e. . . 30,100 2 0
Net profit on operations . . .
780 3 7
Bark supplied to the Madras Medical Depart-
ment . . .
255 0 0
Bark supplied to the Bombay Medical Depart-
ment . . .
321 0 0
Bark supplied to private parties and
M y s o r e D u r b a r
350 14 10
Sale of seeds and plants
52 2 7
Percentage of the fees of the Government
Quinologist . . .
21 0 0
Miscellaneous . . .
61 1 0
Total . . . 72,798 1 2
value of quinine packets supplied to Col-
lectors, but not recovered . . .
1,410 0
0
By value of febrifuge and quinine in stock on
31st March 1893 . . . 80,633 15 10
Grand Total . . . 4,06,444 1 7
Grand total of all receipts includ-
ing the items in stock . . . 4,06,444 1 7
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ORDER-dated 28th June 1893, No. 576, Revenue.
Mr. Lawson submits his report on
the working of the Government Cinchona
department for the year 1892-93 and
Mr. Hooper's report on the analytical work done by him during the same period.
2. Season.-The rainfall registered in all the estates except Dodabetta was con-
siderably below the average. The absence of sunshine and drought which prevailed on
the western side of the plateau from October till the end of February last rendered the
season unfavorable for cinchona cultivation in all the estates except Dodabetta, where
conditions were favorable. Naduvattam appears to have suffered most of all the
estates not only from the gloomy weather and the drought above referred to, but also
from the strong winds of September and October, which did damage to a number of
the old trees standing on the estate. The following statement compares the rainfall
gauged at the several estates during the last two years :-
Estates.
RAINFALL. IN
1891-92.
IN.
1892-93.
IN.
Dodabetta . . .
46.33
52.10
Naduvattam . . .
100 . 84
77.12
Hooker . . .
75.56
70.81
Wood
.
.
.
62.75
56.81
Miscellaneous.