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0 '"tontion of aiding ns in the object in view, and hasrij e> ec ^ *° l'lace at my disposal, to the extent of 5,000ho- m' 8 ’ *° r ^ le purchase articles that may he required;
l ‘ s sending some articles on its own part, for whicha / S stil ledthat the value will not he demanded, and which! a " ot '"tended to compete for the Prizes that may ulti-atel y be awarded.
, ; J. S. Fraser, Resident.
, /o K - Eat,four, Esq.,dietary Madras C. C. Madras.
From the Secretary to the Government of India.
^ Fort ’William , 15th March ] 850.
^ am directed by tlie Governor-General in Counciltransmit for your information the accompanying copyv- a printed despatch from the Honourable the Court , of
jy ** pnnteu despatch irom the Honourable the (Jourt otj/^tors, with its enclosures,* respecting the proposedAmbition in Loudon in 1851 of Works of Industry and*1 of all Nations.
a * The Governor-General in Council is desirous thatlb? s h° n hl carefully explain to His Highness the Nizamjjv (> bject and scope of the proposed Exhibition, mul if,ij s 'highness should evince any disposition to aid the un-im 1 , ‘ n {?> by the transmission to England of any of the°ducts or manufactures of his own territories, you areaii H s * e d to afford him all the encouragement and assist-? * n your power.
s])* 'i be desirable that Ilis Highness* contributions
be limited to such articles as may be peculiar,to iv* as res l )( *cts their origin, or their superior excellence,V’iii i ^*Rbness* own territories,—adequate measures, itin-t )0 °bserved from the “ Calcutta Gazette” of the 1ststui*’ having been already taken to procure ampleth \l )l y of the general productions and manufactures of^country, from every part of India which is comprisedoon tlie Hritisli dominions.
dot ', be advisable that whatever llis Highness may
t 0 er,i nne to send should he despatched to Madras, so as(j reac h that place by December next; and the Madrasan i' 01 ’ 1111101 *!, on being duly advised by you of the numbertli. Coil ^* u ts of the packages, will undertake to forwardtHlK 1 to England. They will be despatched to the same0\y leRS as 'hose sent by the Madras Government on itsCo/I . ae ; COlul t, each package being specially marked asdaiiiing articles sent by Ilis Highness the Nizam.
(Signed) II. M. Elliot,
j' () Secretary to the Government of India.
Resident at Hyderabad ,foreign Department.
(True Copy.) Citth. Davidson,
Officiating Assistant FcsiJcni.
From Surgeon Walkkii, on Special Duty.j^,. Wurnmgvlj May 1 3th 1850.
w have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of
r Up \ letter of the 3rd of May, together with its enclo-ti 0l 8 * f 18 per margin,t—all referring to the Great Exhibi-L.,,the Works of Industry and Art, to take place in
in 1881 .
ti 1( , ‘ observe from tlie letter of the Supreme Govern-r es|) ’ *'nit sueh articles us may be peculiar, either nsor superior excellence, to llis lligli-3 j ‘ Nizam’s dominions, are alone required.
’•'ilia ■ ' S !, i"' ost unnecessary to point out that thisli'nit '° n contract the collection within very narrowHl 0a s ~^for enclosed as the Nizam’s country is, in a great'iritv*'*’y tl'e British territory—tliere results a simi-tli t , L”' Population, climate, and soil, not favourable toiHilUi^^elopment of peculiar productions whether of
''1'iel!mention, however, some articles, a ferv ofm 'e peculiar to the Nizam’s country, which might
list ron«in(, of Mr. Taylor's IrUor ami of Ur. Itoyle's etas.iltcd
t 1 ’'o' t^ r 1 ui'ts mid of mnnuRietures of India ,
‘i N Py '4'iili‘Ucr of the Supreme Government., Murcli 15.j‘ i^mh'ation of t,|n> Uoraliay Government, villi trnnslalion.
of tlie (four! of Directors to the Governor-tlenprn].
possess interest, or at all events serve to illustrate, itsresources both natural ami artificial.
a Iron ores of various kinds.
h Copper ore.
c Amethysts, garnets, corundums, and potstone.
(I Tobacco, from Koheir, celebrated in SouthernIndia .
c Some gums, dyes, and medicines.
/ Specimens of woods.
(/ Steel from Konasumoondrnm, peculiar to II. II.’sdominions, of which the greater part is exported to Persia and Syria for the manufacture of sword-blades.
h I teller ware from I teller (also peculiar).
1 Specimens of the Tassa silk manufacture.
j Wurrungul carpets.
k Specimens of the manufacture of fire-arms anddaggers.
t Specimens of pottery from ltachore with the clay.
m Neernml toys.
All these are procurable at a trifling cost. Specimensof the mineral and vegetable productions I cun supply,and also of the greater part of the manufactured articlesmentioned above.
(Signed) A. Walker,
Surgeon, on Special Duty.
(True Copy.) Cutii. Davidson,
Officiating Assistant Resident.
To Major-Genera! Phaser,
Resident at Idtjdcrabad.
List of Articles of Produce and Manufacture pro-curable from that part of the Territory of II. 11. the
Nizam with the Godavery and Man.ieha for its
Northern, the Toombuddka for its Southern Boundary.
Minerals.
1. Diamond, model of the diamond belonging to
II. II the Nizam, found some years ago at Jntpole.*
2. Coal, from Kotah, liamgheer.
,‘l. Saltpetre , from various parts of the country.
4. Kara neemuk, coarse—(sulphate of soda?)
5. Carbonate of soda, from the granitic country gene-rally.
(i. Common salt, from Shorn poor.
7. Amethysts, from Hyderabad.
8. Garnets, from Paloonclm, agate, carnelian, andonyx heads.
S'. Corundum , from Kmnemmett.
10. Steatite, or potstone, bulpum, or balapum, fromElgundell, Warungul, &c., vessels mid images made of it.These vessels of coarse potstone are much used by thenatives.
11. Potter’s clay, from Bhongcer, Iiachore. &c.
12. Fuller’s earth, from Beder.
13. Oxidulous iron ore, from Warungul, Cumnmm,&c.
14. Hematite, brown clay iron ore, sand iron ore, forthe manufacture of steel, yellow clay iron ore, iron py-rites, and glance iron ore.
15. Copper ore, from Yelgurup.
Vegetable Substances.
Id. liice, many varieties, barley from Maiduck, &c.
17. Millets , cultivated in all parts of the country.
18. Pulses, many descriptions.
It). Oil seeds of different kinds.
20. Alcohol mid dharoo, from the Mltowa tree ( Russia ),common towards the Godavery.
21. Opium, from the Beder districts.
22. Tobacco, from Koheir, celebrated all over theDeccan, and much prized for chewing and smoking,grown on a red soil.
23. Betel, capsicum, ginger, turmeric, coriander, cum-min, arrowroot, common, grown in gardens.
24. Arrowroot, from Curcuma, grown on the banks ofthe Godavery.
25. Singarah nuts (Trapa), common in tanks about,
* A model of Ihb diamond win exhibited by 11. lMdilinglon, Ksq.