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20 ADMINISTRATION REPORT OP THE PERSIAN GULP POLITICAL

date-palm offshoots and seeds for trial in tlmt province, and adding that any assistance rendered
in the matter would bo much appreciated by Hi* Highness tho Maharaja's Government.
Accordingly a supply of 116 date offshoots as follows,—
Hallow! No. 18
GanUr n 18
Khodrow! r» 18
Sa’xnoran ft 18
Djori ft 16
Baraim 10
Zabcdi 10
Male plants ft 8
was procured from Basrah and shipped on board the B. 1. S. N. Company's steamer 8a(ara
on the 21st September 1885, for conveyance to Bangalore vid Bombay.
Mr. Cameran, the Superintendent, in his letter dated 28th November 1885, acknowledged
the safe arrival of the date offshoots with his thanks for the trouble taken, and requesting to
be supplied with date seeds.
In his letter No. A.-1584, dated 20th October 1885, the Director, Department of Agri­
culture and Commerce, North-Western Provinces and Oudh, requested tbe Resident, Persian
Gulf, to send him a supply of date-palm seeds of two or three varieties.
In accordance with tbe above requisitions a small supply of the best seeds with their
pulp was procured from Busrah and sent on tbe 14th December 1885, per S. S. Conmilla,
duly packed in two cases, to Bombay, one being destined for Bangalore and tbe other for
Cawnpore,