COTTON GROWING IN QUEENSLAND.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXXI, Issue LXXXI, 14 May 1920, Page 5

COTTON GROWING IN QUEENSLAND.

(Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.)

LONDON, May 12

Mr Hunter (Agent-General for Queensland) proceeds to Manchester on Friday to negotiate in regard to cotton growing in Queensland. This has been the subject of correspondence for some months, Lancashire being particularly anxious to extend its sourceß of supply of raw cotton in view of the increasing demands on the American and Egyptian crops. The Chamber of Commerce has now invited Mr Hunter to discuss definite details. It is pointed out that a big enterprise in cotton growing in connection with soldiers' settlements, and otherwise is only justified if the present high prices of cotton continued, or if Lancashire brokers, spinners and other© guaranteed to purchase the output at a fixed price over a period of years. Experiments conducted by the Imperial Institute and the Manchester Chamber of Commerce showed that Queensland cotton was of good marketable quality.