A History of Assam c24.11

c24.11

As a consequence of the discovery, Mr. C. A. Bruce was appointed "Superintendent of the Government Tea Forests," and he at once set himself to discover all the tracts in Lakhimpur where the tea plants were at all plentiful, and to arrange for the purchase of the leaf. This was plucked by the Singphos and other villagers, and brought at irregular intervals to the factory.