COTTON-GROWING WITHIN THE EMPIRE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 752, 26 February 1910, Page 10

COTTON-GROWING WITHIN THE EMPIRE.

■'GOYERNirEN,^GRANT OF p ■•;-.-;>'.; ;; A5;/YEAE,; ■ ■■• '*■:: i ;;■'■'" ; ■ "One of 'the last 'acts -;o.f the. late Sir Alfred' Jones was to negotiate with the Colonial:. Office -for a -grant, in f aid., to-wards-the cost of the experimental pioneer and .'missionary work:,.of, .the. Jinnsn Cotton-drowirig / Association. :■■;■ Tile Association submitted the following proposals to' the' Colonial■ Office:—.'■'■,■ "■'■',■ ".- . •■•■' The- association to raise further„ capital to the amount of , JEIOO.OOO •' to'cpntinueUhe work already establisned on a cbmntercial.basis; to. establish and maintain fo.ria period of five; years.seven buying and' •ginning centres in. the .fol-, lowing! districts:-Gold ,Coast (Labolabo , arid : Northern, Territorips), Southern ;Ni-; Keria'(lllushi), Northern Nigeria■(Lokoia,. Zaria,';, and Kano),.- Arid .Nyasalana;;the Association Xo provide'.seed for sowing purposes in the Gold Coast, Southern,; and' Northern carry; on the. necessary' travelling and ■ missionary work in West iAfricaj: the 'local. Governments- . tii: take-, overi-andymajntam; the. scientific,, agricultural, '.and: investigation work, at present carried' on .by, the association .in .West Africa , ; \ the "Imperial .Government _ 'to 'make an, annual grant, of; iCIO,OOO a' 'year ■■ for -five: years; such , ,;grant to ■ be: in .certain'' proposed grants, from the .various.local: Governments amounting to': ,£4300 -per,- annum; ■";.■ - • ......". -'. ■-. '/The chairman :(Mry ;J. ; -A'.,.Hufcton) re-' ?'orts that -;a;' letter. ■ has ' been received rpm .the \Cplpnial v Office, .jdatedi January■ .7, .asVunder:—;;"^ , 'W'-'-''-: '■"■<: ; iln ; view ; of:,the ■ close; co-operation between, the.British Cotton-Growing Assov ciation .-and'.the "Colonial Office,.-in:;.tho-'pasti and of the .'knowledge thus. attained' had ■ no' hesitation^ 'in-i.recbmmehding;.the ; proposal: to > his , : Majestyy: Government, and he .is 'happy L to, -,be- able. to, state.that his. Majesty's :Gbvern'inenf arb ■ prepared 'to , raccejit- il ffi^reco.|nmendation,\. i , in{U:the modification:,'tha i t;-,''in , ''yiew;'bf;'thp -"et' perimental naturo .of; the .cotton ginriitties *hich .itiisi.prdp'Oßed'.to;establish, in,the .'colonics /and?protectorates:'specified , .': in ypnr letter,-the period'of,tho grantshould be restricted :'to:three years,-the liability of the' assocjtttioh being, limited-;to;:thei 'samejperipd.;'.- l; '"v. -: ;. ; v ;,vf 'i'?:j][ "■■;:^y : -i s : riThei association .Have-unanimojjsly;:andi gratefully: accepted.'liqrd.j.Crewo's golfer. ;/.;-