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cotton, probably Gossypiwin Keriaen ad b. In order to supple- 
ment this an effort was made some years ago to introduce the 
cultivation of the Egyptian grise in the polany The —— 
letter affords particulars on these points : 
ROYAL GARDENS, KEW, to COLONIAL OFFICE. 
Royal Gardens, Kew. 
91st January, 1893. 
SIR, 
I am desired by Mr. Thiselton-Dyer to acknowledge the 
receipt of your Hr of the 2nd instant forwarding a copy of a 
despateh from the Governor of Sierra Leone regarding the 
experiments s in the colony to cultivate Egyptian cotton. 
2. Mr. Thiselton-Dyer has noticed with regret that these . 
forwarding more seeds to the colony. 
3. It will be within your recollection that in 1890, at the | 
request of the Government of Sierra Leone, Kew undertook to 
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of the 9th May, 1890, a copy of a ta favourable report furnished 
by the Manchester Chambers of Commerce was enclosed. 
Sierra Leone cotton was státed to be of mie T and 
valued at sixpence per pound in Liverpool. There was said to be 
a good demand for it, and Lancashire buyers “would gladly 
welcome a very much uer ad than is now available." 
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local gazette, a nd the Gov vernor, Sir James Hay, K.C.M.G., invited 
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of p importance. 
) s thought desirable not only to encourage an tend | 
the tidem of the cotton already in the hands of the dm but | 
to introduce the more valuable Egyptian cotton, pages ra is ^ Y 
demand ** for the length, firmness, an of the ; 
7. If owing to local presente the cultivation of d nk 
cotton is not practicable in Sierra Leone, it may at least be pouibls p 
to extend the growth and export of the ordinary cotton. If the 
colony could afford to support a small te anical station in the 
neighbourhood of Freetown, there is little doubt that many new 
i enam could be started that are now believed impossible. The 
success — at the two stations gode established in West 
Africa at Lagos and Aburi ciis that y fulfil a most useful 
rini, in regard to developing local sib eod 
I am, etc., 
(Signed) D. MORRIS. 
The Hon. ie a Meade, C.B. 
Colonial Office 
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