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COTTON-WOOL. 



Letter wliich We shall transmit to you ; and it would 



to Bombay, *' 



11 April 1810. appear from the first paragraph of the directions 

 for the culture of cotton in Africa, that the de- 

 scription of situation, as to soil and exposure, 

 which are most desired for American cotton, 

 offers itself in superabundance upon our island of 

 Salsette ; respecting which we desire to have your 

 particular opinion, with a viewto the increase of the 

 cultivation of that island. 



No. 20. 



Extract Letter from the Court of Dh^ectors to 

 the Governor in Coujicil at Bombay, dated the 6th 

 June 1810. 



Letter Par. 15. The laro;e quantities of India cotton- 



to Bombay, . . 



6 June 1810. wool which havc lately been imported into London, 

 have reduced the price here lower than any former 

 example. It would not be practicable, at the 

 present time, to effect the sale of any considerable 

 quantity, but at prices which would be ruinous to 

 the importers, nor is the prospect in future at all 

 encouraging; it therefore becomes necessary to 

 use all proper measures to effectuate our purchases 

 in India at reduced rates of cost. We recommend 

 this subject to your attentive consideration. 



No. 



