Abstract
THE fifty-fourth annual report of the Government Cinchona Plantations and Factory in Bengal for the year 1915–16 is as interesting and valuable a document as that lor 1914–15 noticed in these columns last year. In. the previous report the scientific side of the work for the past ten years was reviewed, while in that now under notice a review of the financial side of the operations for the past sixteen years is given. Since April, 1900, to March, 1916, the total expenditure amounted to 42,65,600 rupees and total receipts to 39,30,000 rupees. The deficit of 3,35,600 rupees is, however, not a sign of financial mismanagement, but is an indication of remarkable and highly successful administrative ability. The deficit was incurred within the period 1905–14, during which time the department was being greatly improved. The explanation, which is simple, is given in the words of the report, as the excellent work which is being done by Major Gage and his staff is deserving of wider recognition.
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The Government Cinchona Plantations in Bengal . Nature 98, 79 (1916). https://doi.org/10.1038/098079a0
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