This project was concerned with the transfer of cotton fibre testing from the Division of Wool Research, Geelong Victoria to the Cotton Research Unit at Narrabri Agricultural Research Station (NARS). It involved the construction of a fibre testing laboratory within the CSIRO field shed, the purchase and installation of a Spinlab 900 series HVI length, strength and micronaire instrument by January 1989 and the purchase and installation of a Shirley Fineness Maturity Tester (FMT III) the following year. The project also called for the employment of casual staff to operate the equipment under the supervision of CRU staff and provided for the maintenance of the equipment.