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COTTON-WOOL. 



124. The Eno;ineers of the Calcutta Mint were 

 22 Sept. 1830. instructed from the Territorial Department to 

 set up the two saw-gins, and to send one of 

 them for public inspection to the Town-hall. 

 The other machine with saws we directed to be 

 forwarded, through the Board of Trade, to the 

 Commercial Resident at Etawah and Calpee, for 

 his report upon its fitness, or otherwise, for use 

 in this country. The result will be duly commu- 

 nicated to your Honourable Court. 



No. 70. 



Extract Letter from the Governor in Council at 

 Bombay to the Court of Directors, dated the 17 th 

 November 1830. 



Letter from P^r. 6. With reference to the tenth paragraph 

 17 Nov.^^83o. of our despatch, dated the 18th August last, we 

 have now the honour to acquaint your Honourable 

 Court, that we consigned to the port of London 

 325 bales and some bags of cotton on the ship 

 Elizabeth, J. Jenkins, commander, at a freight of 

 5/. 15^. per ton. 



7. On the receipt of your Honourable Court's 

 letter dated the 3d June 1829, we issued instruc- 

 tions to our Commercial Resident to the northward 

 to provide cotton for the English market of the 

 qoaotity and quality which you had ordered ; but 



we 



