(1) Natural crown.
(2) Mossed do.
( 3 ) R e n e w e d d o .
( 4 ) N a t u r a l r e d .
(5) Mossed red.
(6) Renewed do.
(7) Natural magnifolia.
28TH JUNE 1893, Nos. 576, 576A, 576B, 576C, REVENUE.
The greater part of the bark used during the year was crown bark, but of varying
alkaloidal value; some was as poor as to yield only 2.37 sulphate of quinine; this
was from the trees spoken of above under III. "General condition"—( a ) "Doda--
betta"— while the sulphate of quinine in other bark ran as high as 5.55 and this was
from the better trees on the estates taken by the stripping process. As the amount
of quinine and febrifuge turned out in the factory was exceeding the immediate
demands, it was thought desirable to work chiefly upon the inferior classes, and so
relieve the godowns, which are choked, and reserve the better sorts for a future day.
Taking the present price of the quinine at Rs. 14-1-7 per lb. and the febrifuge
at Rs. 10, the value of these drugs in stock at the end of the year amounted to
Rs. 80,633-15-10, thus:—
RS.
A. P.
4,381 lb. 13 oz. of quinine at Rs. 14-1-7 per lb . . .
61,778 15 10
1,885 lb. 8 oz. of febrifuge at Rs. 10 per lb . . .
18,855 0 0
Total . . . 80,633 15 10
X. MR. HOOPER'S REPORT.—During the year Mr. Hooper made a great number
of analyses of barks, soils, chemicals. &c., for this department; some of which being of
general interest he has embodied in his report.
XI. MISCELLANEOUS—(a ) Issue of packets of quinine powders.—When compared
with the results in the previous year, the indents for quinine powders have been satis--
factory; the numbers sent out by this department having been no less than 1,704
packets or 170,400 powders. Last year only 370 packets or 37,000 powders were
desposed of. Up to the time of writing, only eight reports on the sales by Collectors
during the past year have been received, viz., from Salem, Malabar, Nilgiris, Coimba--
tore, Gódávari, Cuddanah, Vizagapatam and Tanjore; and so in accordance with the
wishes of Government expressed in G.O., No. 224, of 7th March 1893, Revenue, a
report on this subject will not be submitted until later on.
( b ) Issue of jalap powders with the quinine.— The 200 packets or 10,000 jalap
powders received from the Madras Medical Stores Department in July 1891 for issue
with the quinine was exhausted in December last. Since then the stock of these jalap
powders has not been replenished, as the question, whether the joint issue of the jalap
with the quinine should be continued or not, is still under the consideration of Govern
-ment.
( c) Imperial Institute.—I n
A u g u s t l a s t t w e n t y - f i v e p o u n d s o f e a c h o f t h e
following kinds of bark were sent to Mr. E. Thurston, Calcutta, for the Imperial
Institute:—
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(d)Mr. Hooper's leave.—In accordance with the sanction of Government
accorded in G.O., No. 4412, dated the 11th October 1892, Revenue, Mr. Hooper, the
Government Quinologist, took three months' leave from the 25th October 1892 and
returned to duty on the 25th January 1893.
(e) Gun licenses.—Hitherto no licenses under the Arms Act were obtained for
the possession of fire arms by the watchers or the messengers sent to bring money
to the Nedivattam and Pvkara estates from Ootacamund, but in G.O., No. 2014, of
26th October 1892, Judicial, Government considered it unnecessary and inexpedient
to sanction the further continuance of these persons being exempted under the Arms
Act, and so licenses were obtained from the District Magistrate, Nilgiris, and these will
be renewed as becomes necessary.
(f) Statements accompanying the report.—Two returns prepared for the first
time in this office are furnished in accordance with the wishes of Government
conveyed in G.O., No. 4740, dated 28th October 1892, Revenue. With regard to
statement No. 12, it is suggested that for the future a less complicated form should
be adopted. In 1883, when the present one was drawn up, the crude bark was, so
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