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London, England, 1862-10-30 00:00:00

ments end machines can be procured proper for the cultiva-
tion of cotton which from their simplicity will be best adapted I
to the manners and habits of the Ottoman populations, and
to the economical condition in which they live; 2. What
species of cotton plants it would be most desirable to intro- ,
duce int. the empire, and the possibility of procuring the
seeds of such plants, &c.
" As soon as you will have collected information on these
divers points you will please to transmit them to me, taking
care to indicate to me the approximate expense of the par-
chase of the objects which you believe you ought to recom-
mend for my choice.
" I pray you also to collect information concerning trea-
tises on the cultivation applicable to the cotton plant, of
which the translation into the vulgar tongue of the Turks
would be useful, and to send me copies as soon as possible.
It will not escape your notice that these treatises, in order
to attain the object which the Government will have in
view in distributing them throughout the country, must be
precise and essentially practical.
" Please to accept, Monsieur l'Ambassadeur, the assur-
ance of my high consideration.
The Minister of Commerce and Public Works,
(Signed) " E. SAFVET.
" Constantinople, Sept. 26, 1862,"

Notification explaining the Dispositions approved by his
Imperial Majesty the Sultan relative to the Cultivation

of Cotton.
" Cotton is one of the productions of the earth the most
useful and the most remunerative. Several foreign coun-
tries have been considerably enriched by the production of
this material on a grand scale. Formerly the cultivation of
cotton flourished in many localities of the Ottoman Empire,
and the inhabitants derived the greatest benefits from it ;
but in these latter times, in consequence of different causes
which it would be idle to search into, this cultivation has
unfortunately fallen into decadence. The enlightened and
beneficent efforts fur the good of all classes of his subjects
which animate our august Sovereign induce him constantly
to study and adopt the best and most efficacious means of
making them return to their ancient state of opulence and
riches. He has, therefore, accorded his Imperial approba •
tion to the following dispositions relative to the cultivation
of cotton, which form part of the measures decreed with
the object of advancing, with the help of God, the organi-
sation and the prosperity of his country.
"1. In conformity with the dispositions of the law upon
lands ceded by the state by means of titles (tapon),
those who will open up uncultivated and deserted lands and
convert them into arable fields shall receive them gra••
tuitously and without charge, and new titles will be
delivered to them on the sole condition of paying three
piastres for stamp duty. Moreover, the produce of those
lands shall be exempted from the payment of the dime for
one year, or in case the land shall be stony for two years;
and if among the lands thus given up for culture, and on
which the said concessioner has cultivated cotton, the ex-

emption of the dime, or of the payment required instead
of the dime, will be extended to five years. The space of
time during which persons will be admitted to avail them-
selves of (Ilia exemption is ten years, to be reckoned from
the publication of the present notice.
"2. During the said space of ten years the tariff o
customs for cotton shall not undergo any change or varia-
tion, and the duties will be collected at a uniform rate for
all kinds of cotton, whatever may be their quality or com-
mercial value.
"3. In order that the cotton produced may be trans •
ported to the seaports, the roads in the districts where
cotton is grown shall, in case of need, be repaired and pat in
a good state, in compliance with the regulation already
published for this purpose. The instruments and machines
imported from Europe, and which the inhabitants may
require for the cultivation of cotton, cleaning and separa-
ting the seeds, &c., shall be exempt from all customs duties.
The state wid cause to be brought, as its own cost, from
America to serve as samples, a sufficient number of those
instruments and machines, as well as cotton seeds of the
best quality and choicest kinds, and the cultivators will
be taught to make use of them. Instructions and trea-
tises will be drawn up on the manner of cultivating cot-
ton easily, and how to augment its production, and these
will be sent into all the localities where that product is cul-
tivated.
" 4. Tn the cities and towns of those localities an exhibi-
tion will be made every year of the samples of cotton
gathered in the environs, and the best species produced
will receive prizes for encouragement.
"5. The administration proposes to make in future
every effort to give the greatest facilities possible for the
cultivation of cotton, and to cause that branch of industry
to progress.
"The preceding articles containing the promise of the Go-
vernment to facilitate and aid with all its power so impor-
tant a culture, it now becomes the duty of the subjects of
the empire who inhabit localities in which the soil and cli-
mate are favourable to the production of cotton to neglect
no means of deriving all the advantages possible from the
gracious disposition of our august Sovereign."