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and the invaluable help they have given us. Nor can I 

 sufficiently express our gratitude to the other officials both 

 at the Colonial Office and in the Colonies, for without the 

 assistance and sympathy they have always so readily given 

 our work would have been impossible. Finally, I should 

 like to express our grateful thanks to Professor Dunstan and 

 the staff of the Imperial Institute for most valuable advice 

 and assistance on many occasions, and particularly to him 

 as President of this Conference for affording us an oppor- 

 tunity of laying before you this summary of our somewhat 

 arduous labours during the last twelve years. 



[NOTE. This paper is reprinted from plates supplied 

 by the British Cotton Growing Association, and the appendix 

 referred to on p. 139 has not been reproduced here.] 



