i. PART 111. 
4. Each bale of cotton lint shall be clearly marked on one side 
thereof with a stencilled mark showing: — 
(a) the registered mark of the ginner; 
(b) the type mark assigned thereto by the grader; 
(c) the number of the bale. 
5. All consignments of cotton lint shall be accompanied by a 
certificate from the grader, which certificate shall enumerate each 
bale, and shall show the registered mark of the ginner and the type 
mark assigned to such bale by the grader. 
6. No grading certificate shall be issued in respect of any 
consignment of cotton lint unless a sample from each bale shall first 
have been submitted to the grader. 
Such samples shall be taken in the following manner: — 
One portion from the cotton lint filling the bottom of the press- 
box, another portion when the press-box is half full, and a third from 
the top layers of the press-box. The three portions together should 
weigh about one-half pound, and must be laid one on top of the other 
and wrapped tightly in a sheet of paper; each sample must be marked 
with the same mark and number as the bale which it represents; 
provided, however, that it shall be competent for the Chief, Tobacco 
and Cotton Division, in his discretion to substitute other methods of 
taking samples in cases in which he deems it desirable so to do. 
7. Every commercial ginnery shall apply in due and sufficient 
time for the presence of the grader to grade the seed cotton, and shall 
not gin any seed cotton which has not been graded; provided that it 
shall be competent for the Chief, Tobacco and Cotton Division, to 
dispense with such grading in all cases in which it may seem desirable 
so to do. 
8. All seed cotton which has been graded by a Government 
grader shall be ginned and baled strictly in accordance with the 
instructions issued by the grader in respect thereof. 
9. For each bale of cotton lint graded by the grader the ginner 
shall pay at the rate of 1s. per bale. 
10. Applications for grading certificates must in each case be 
accompanied by a remittance of the prescribed grading fee in respect 
of each bale covered by such application, together with a remittance 
in payment of the special levy for the weight of cotton lint concerned. 
(Regulation 642 of 16th April, 1923.) 
There were two highly experienced graders who did the work. The 
samples taken according to the regulations were sent to them for 
grading. The grade mark was sent to the ginner. The sample was 
divided into two, one of which was filled and the other was available 
for the buyers who bought on this sample, thus preventing any cutting 
of the bale to obtain samples. If the final buyer overseas was not 
satisfied that the sample was a true one of the bale, a sample was 
taken on affidavit and sent to the grader who compared it with the 
original sample. If any difference in quality was found to exist the 
ginner might be requested to make good the difference in value. No 
serious complaints had been received yet regarding the grading. Seed 
cotton was no longer graded before ginning as indicated in the 
regulations. Classifiers have been appointed to regulate the mixing 
of seed cotton so as to secure uniformiby. 
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