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REPORT ON A SAMPLE OF COTTON GROWN IN THE 

 GOVERNMENT GARDENS, KUALA 

 KANGSAR, PERAK. 



Secretary, Manchester Chamber of Commerce, to Royal 

 Botanical Gardens, Keyv. 



Chamber of Commerce, Manchester, 



$th December, igoj. 



Yours of jot h November 



DEAR Sir, — I have obtained the report of a competent expert 

 upon the sample of cotton referred to in your letter. 



The staple or fibre is described as too short for Sea Island. It 

 is classed, without reference to its origin, as equivalent to " Fully 

 Good Middling American'' and as being worth in the market yes- 

 terday 7<y. to j\d. per lb. 



The staple is further described as u rough, coarse and very wasty." 

 By "very wasty " the expert means that in the processes prepara- 

 tory to spinning this cotton would lose an inordinate amount of 

 libre as waste, fit only for the spinning of low counts of yarn. 



Faithfully yours, 



ELIJAH HELM, 



S 'cere iar r. 



United Planters' Association, f.m.s. 



5th February, 1904. 



Sir, — In continuation of my letter dated 22nd December, 1903, 

 re cotton cultivation in the F. M.S., I have the honour to enclose 

 you copies of what each member of the United Planters' .Associa- 

 tion Committee has written on the subject. 



I have, etc., 



W. W. BAILEY, 



Chairman, United Planters Assoc at ion. 



A. R. Venning, Esq., 

 Federal Secretary, F.M.S. 



Views of the United Planters' Association Committee. 



I consider that Mr. STANLEY ArdEN'S suggestions are good and 

 feasible, and should be put into effect ; but instead of the small 

 areas which he speaks of being opened out, I consider that larger 

 blocks of, say, 50 acres be planted. Places with a dry climate 

 should be first selected, such as Port Dickson, etc. — V. R. WjckWAr. 



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I think Mr. STANLEY ARDF^N's alternative plan the soundest. 

 Mr. C. B. NlSSEN (formerly planting in Klang), who has lately 



