COTTON- WOOL. 



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No. 4. 



Extract Letter from the Court of Directors to the 

 Governor in Council at Bombay, dated the I5th 

 December 1790. 



Par. 7. On the 29th Septemher last we con- Letter 



to Bombay, 



sented that the ships going to Botany Bay this i5 Dec. 1790. 

 season may proceed to Bombay, and load home 

 with cotton upon private account, under the in- 

 spection and directions of the Company's servants 

 at that settlement, provided such cottons are sold 

 at the Company's sale, subject to the usual ex- 

 penses, the Company's duty only excepted, and 

 provided it be clearly understood that the said 

 ships are not to interfere with any other part of 

 the Company's exclusive commerce. 



8. And on the 15th October following, upon an 

 application to us for information, whether if the 

 owners of any of the Company's ships, not likely 

 to be taken up during the two ensuing seasons, 

 shall be inclined to make offers to the public for 

 conveying convicts to Botany Bay^ and bringing 

 home cottons from Bombay on private account, 

 the Court will in such case object thereto V— we 

 resolved that this Court have no objection to the 

 ships being employed on the service above-men- 

 tioned. 



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