AUSTRALIAN COTTON.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 November 1921, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN COTTON.

tiIIKAT DKVKI.OI’MENT IN KKIMT. SVDXKV. Nov !>. >lr Crawford Vaughan, cx-Premicr ~,f South Australia who lots I teen interesting liitnsolf in the development of the cotton industry in Australia. h n s just relumed from attending (no World's Cotton Conference 'in Manche*ter as representntivc of tho Commonwealth l iovernment. Prior to that lie made all exhaustive investigation with liv,| exrerts, on helmlf of la rue interests of the areas likclv to he suitable |nr cotton. With this data, and knowledge of the conditions obtaining abroad to jmiile him he declares that it is destined to hecotne a great juinuiry industry. Cotton, he savs. can he grown not o'lilv in Queensland and the Northern Territory, hut also ill New b’outh Wales It is proposed to erow long staple' varieties alone the Murray, suitable for automobile falnies. Meanwhile there has been rapid development of tlm cotton growing industry in Queensland, though the condition of the Australian market will rearin' legislative attention if it is to he-r-me an imrnrlnnt, soivmdarv industry. According 1n a report which has just been issued hy the Queensland Agnottlt mail Department, this year. Queensland Ims a larger crop to handle than has hoen the eil-e since the days of the American civil war and the total of seed cotton for sale will approximately he ir’A oonlh. or Utlo.nT'dlh. of ginned cotton; vet with this quantity available it is im possible to sell it in Australia at a fair prim the linns known t„ he handling unmanufactured cotton were advertised because, as tt is understood here, of the importation of onnc nufai-t tired cotton from countries. Principally in Asia and Africa, where the i ost of production is sc much less than it is h'""> This is landed in Australia ' d litv. and. as a < oosomo nilv is Mueensland shut out ft he- Inline market, hut has porloi.ee to seek all overseas market m order "et rid of her crop. A similar position exists with reonrd to cotton seed which is also admitted free of dutv' and is used for flat expression of the oil in it amt for manufaetnre ot meals for fe-'d for stock.

An a rrangement has been made, through the Agent-Ccnornl. with the Hritish Cotton Growers’ Association, whereby that Association has undertaken to market Queensland-grown cotton. clean and of good quality, lor live years from .January. 10-20. Ibis arrangement applies to the whole, ol a portion of the rrep during that period. shipped to Liverpool, and thus the right to sell itt Australia is reserved. This year’s crop will he sent, to layerpool because it cannot he sold in Australia at a remunerative price.