FOR

BENGAL:

BEING A DIGEST OF ALL INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM

OFFICIAL RECORDS AND OTHER SOURCES

ON THE SUBJECT OF THE

PRODUCTION OF COTTON IN THE BENGAL PROVINCES.

COMPILED BY

J. G. MEDLICOTT, B. A.

PUBLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESOLUTION OF

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL, DATED 22ND JULY 1861.

CALCUTTA:

SAVIELLE & CRANENBURGH, Printers, BENGAL PRINTING COMPANY LIMITED.

1862.

UCD LIBRARY

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

RESOLUTION by his Excellency the Governor-General in Council,
1-5.

PREFACE, i-iii.

INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER-State of Indian Cotton trade,1-16.

Prospects of the trade, 17-24. Difficulties which have

impeded its growth, 25-27.

PART I.

Section I-LOWER PROVINCES OF BENGAL.

General aspect of Bengal, 28. The seaboard, 29-31. The

alluvial flat, 31–34. The uplands, 34-36. Physical condi-

tions more in detail, 36-39. The map, 39–41. The

question of profitable production, 41–55.

PATNA DIVISION, 55.

Districts.-Patna, 56. Shahabad, 57.

hoot, 65. Sarun, Chumparun, 66.

BHAUGULPORE DIVISION, 68.

Behar, 62. Tir-

Districts.-Monghyr, 68. Purneah, 69. Bhaugulpore, 70.

Sontal Pergunnahs, 71.

RAJSHAYE DIVISION, 74.

Districts. Rungpore, 75.

Bogra, 78.

Dinajepore, 78.

Malda, 79. Rajshaye, 79. Pubna, 79. Moorshedabad, 80.