PART III. 
The Chairman of the Cotton Section, in thanking the members 
of the Entomological and Mycological Section for the assistance and 
information they had given at this meeting to the members of the 
Cotton Section, laid great emphasis on the desirability of the members 
of the Cotton Section doing all in their power to help the 
Entomologists in their most difficult and varied problems. 
Signed on behalf of the Cotton Section, 
S. MILLIGAN, Chairman. 
Nairobi, 
27th of August, 1926. 
CHAPTER II 
AN ORGANIZATION OF MARKETING IN A YOUNG 
COTTON INDUSTRY. 
(This item was dealt with by the Cotton and Agricultural 
Sections jointly.) 
Mr. KIRBY made a statement as follows: — 
(Circulated to the Conference as paper No. T.C.(C)Cot.8). 
In Tanganyika Territory the war made it necessary to start the 
cotton industry afresh; and for this a system of auction markets for 
native seed-cotton was introduced in 1922 into most of the districts 
where seed-cotton was grown, the scheme being extended to other 
districts as is shown in the table at the end of this paper, as more 
staff in the Agricultural Department became available. The purposes 
of the adoption of this system (applicable of course in an area only 
as long as its output of cotton is comparatively small) were: (1) to 
ensure by close competition among buyers a fair price to the native 
producer; (2) to supply a means of teaching and controlling directly 
the sorting of cotton by natives. 
In the first stage the method employed was to advertise the date 
of the periodical auction sales, and at these the Agricultural Officer 
issued tickets, for the seed-cotton brought by natives and weighed in 
by him, each bearing particulars of the weight. The seed-cotton in 
its different grades was then put up to auction in lots of a weight 
convenient to buyers; the value of each small parcel as delivered was 
calculated in accordance with the price obtained at auction; and the 
native sellers were paid for their seed-cotton by the Agricultural 
Officer on the day of sale, or at the latest the day after. 
As the output of native cotton quickly increased it became 
impossible for the periodical auction markets to be conducted in this 
detailed way, and the scheme was widened by putting up to auction 
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