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COTTON-WOOL. 



Report pany the boats of merchants to Allahabad, an 



on External ^ 



Commerce, additional duty for this purpose will be paid by 

 the traders of every description with the greatest 

 willingness. 



35. But until a sufficient quantity of cotton is 

 raised in the Doab and Rohilcund for the manu- 

 factures of Benares, Behar, and Bengal, it pro- 

 bably may not be advisable to raise the valuation 

 of the cotton beyond the established rate of six 

 rupees per maund, Cawnpore weight, although 

 the measure would certainly be attended with the 

 full increase of revenue of two lacs of rupees per 

 annum, as stated in the 44th paragraph of the 

 Report of the Honourable the Lieutenant Go- 

 vernor. 



36. Should it be deemed expedient for Govern- 

 ment to become purchasers of cotton, either for 

 investment to Europe or China, to supply their 

 factories in the Lower Provinces, or for other 

 purposes, the encouragement given to the ryots 

 by a speedy and certain sale, would much tend to 

 increase the cultivation in the upper parts of the 

 Doab, which are peculiarly adapted to the pro- 

 duce of it. 



37. The price of cotton at Cherowlez, on the 

 banks of the Jumna, in the beginning of March 

 last, was 8 rupees 8 annas per maund of 102 

 sicca-weight to the seer (the Calcutta weight is 

 82 rupees 10 annas). Towards the end of that 

 month it rose to 1 1 rupees, in consequence of the 



increased 



