In cont'n of their lettter no 5399, of the 12th Feby. 1847, submit, for information, the second friennial Reports of the Hot and vet weather Comparative Proofs of Gun Powder of the 3 Presidencies of the manufancture of 1848, instituted at those Presidencies togehter with Reports of the Proofs of Bombay experimental Powder made with placed dhal stalk Charcoal offer observation state that the accompaying abstract of the present Experiment taken from the Reports of the 3 Presidencies givies a Clear statement of the Comparative results of these trial from whioch it will be seen that the quality of the powder used at then 3 presidencies much alke and, with refrnece to the Report on Experimental poweder made at Bombay from placed Dhal stalk charcoal remark that the ranges obtained from the diefferlittle from those obtained from the ordinary Bombay poweder as shewn in the Bengal Report where alone the Experiments with this Powder were made the madras Committee had noted weather Proor for rea

Department	Military
Branch	Military
From Year / Date (YYYY-MM-DD)	1850-03
To Year / Date (YYYY-MM-DD)	1850-03
Identifier	PR_000000821052
File No.	160
Part	A