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which, in the absence of special creer is a laborious operation, 
although it is not an insuperable diffieu 
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(Sioned) “r, Ji RIDGE, 
His Excellence Trav iihi ioii 
Lieut. Daloa Maltby. 
ROYAL GARDENS, KEW, to the MANCHESTER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. 
SIR, Gardens, Kew, March 21, 1890. 
it desired by Mr. Pa hay sad to inform E se that he has 
ed from the Se Roi 5 State for the Colonies a specimen of 
Cotton collected at Mafweh on the Bum River, West "Coast of Africa. 
This Cotton is grown by sei. ai ii the manufacture of country 
cion and it appears not to come into commerce in the raw state. 
2. It would be interesting to learn the value of this cotton, and with 
this w Mr. Thiselto n-Dyer would be glad if you would be good 
Howe to obtain the opinion of the members of your Chamber upon it. 
A sample of the Cotton is forested to your iiai to-day by parcel 
post. 
. At the same time I am desired to ask your opinion upon the 
advisability of endeavouring to introduce the cultivation of what is 
known as Egyptian Cotton into our Colonies in West Africa, and upon the 
special points in regard to this Cotton which render it specially sought 
for by certain buyers in the English market. 
i ; I have, &c. 
The Secretary, (Signed) D. MORRIS. 
The Manchester Chamber of Commerce, 
Manchester. 
MANCHESTER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE to ROYAL GARDENS, KEW. 
Chamber of Commerce, Manchester. 
SIR, ay 
I THANK you for the. letters of March 21st and April 24th, 
written by your direction, and pel the sample of es grown near the 
Bum pavor, West Africa, you were also good enough to forward to 
this Chamber. It was only vouterdag that I was able to SS the 
information requisite to give a full answer to your inquiri 
ste is Cotton is of good quality, and is worth to-day Guat 6d. per 
pound in Liverpool. Adi about 2,300 bales per annum are imported 
into "that port, and, s ir A M is it to Lancashire spinners who have 
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is now available. There is a good demand for it, and the only com- 
plaints respecting it, of which I can hear, are that the supply is scanty 
and “eek and SaaS occasionally it is not so clean and free from 
J mack as i shoul 
e question of endeavouring to introduce the culti- 
vti on of iyotan C into our Colonies in = Africa, I find that 
the prospect of oti | nt agente success, depends largely, if not oman de 
upon the facilities which may be Smears for watering the plant. 
successful cultivation of Cotton in Pexrt appears to be due (apart from 
climatic considerations) chiefly t reful irrigation. The qualities 
which mainly give to —- Cotton its high value as a raw material 
