A REPORT ON THE FIRE TURNED OUT BY THE LOCAL MILLS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 281, 24 September 1889, Page 2

A REPORT ON THE FIRE TURNED OUT BY THE LOCAL MILLS.

Eve.V6_,_ who deals fli flax should be iafacture, _#_ obtained by : Messrs McMfttaf Bbode* & Co. from aa expert in WellinjgKHiv es the sample ot many looal brands Jie wa* w&ei t» report on, will be read with muoh wtertst- ft is natural that Mesarß McMillan Bkte«b» ! *- Ges who- have been at _«!me expense, fe ebI tahlfofg thia information for their guidaneei are not oratress of the different brands: submitted tc examination being mehtfflped, thdtf_W <hey feav* eoarteotrely placed the: whole report fitte* xtn, and we therefore 'give the reitflt ifl ©wr owo form. The 'Millers seem to err . itt believaog that tpo high a standard is inaisiei upon hi Wei ' lington, as there has been • great deal passed as "fair average Weflmgtoii " wfcdefc «d leaching London hasr.iWi *»n accept «tf being so. It is imperative- that the millertr ttWtf divert the leaf entirely of itrf^e*et«Wte f&te m the following remarks oti mim^mif^jfbam. "Thequality Of this lot ft &*{«tmj atfected by the: large proportion of tttfcfreWte* tope, these were so conspicuous in ,th* jNf^jlp^c .1 opened *b Jo, mpke it; very drateftaf »<*J would be> accepted in London' as f.ava> . Another lot waa 1 described ; _«-^t«»^ioainy roogSi rh*, a good proportion of the tttdkawouM be f *.q. bnt : there ia ; enough rougfc stuff to- make the bulk of "that doubtful ! qtifrirty that people are afraid of." Another brgi*3 it smarted to be of •« good colour, apparently well washed and bleached but rather cut by the stripper, spoilt like the ''l^/lMt_nds-«i^'^^ oc b/straw.4q)l too, many WoWft tips." _Tfiese are a Mmftle of therepoiftfftt^.it'waa pointed out thai the ultimate <&# iff fche M.ws>f leaving a portion of the straw, ©n the fibre will be greater than the cost of jrex-oving it.; The los«es made by the' 'ppraMlW* "**» pw">* in the long-run to fall npon tS« f«opBo«»' Beferring again to the class of fitW%«S district the character of, ,fbf /aw, m£s<pM is noticed as being too coarse io make" a really fine sample, but this would not b£ of sufficient ejxcqae Jpr not cleaning it all of atraws. The leaf rioWtoing P"***! strippied is asserted to;ty;ettyet from •bi« feeding, ox' from the' macl-mee* hot bi_«g kept in order. . A, suggestion if made thai the scutchers artf not. tip to the mark; and* an* iOoi sio good as they were 18 years' ago-?*' this ooflJd surely lie soon ascertained. Messi-a Mc^ffllftt. Bhodei 1 * ••&> , s> , »wt-a-pphdent pomts'6at that wkaltu^.itr'wasrjrKf thiite and to make a good artlcTenlfe pieu*yl of water.- He saya "water &totot**P9*g at (bo early a Wsfce ; a 1 tricH#iw]p^4_e*« rollers Is a grestt, advimtfger Wa** tk*»fla«* ahduid te washed wit M** any 3 v *"g_** s ' is hung up for a few' mftfoteS^JaiM*^ something which sets, and I splendid Sample produced by lAwwJtne flax drqp fjom tlie stripper mfe* el MP*"*stream m a flun.e carried, it *£«»*; washer^.' '", After washing *it shoolfr <m ■s*eep^*ft%o%r*tte*Bfc tbia'ef «wa*»i»* volv-n * pool of .some are*. Itat.tWwp***** will be wdfl'tepaid!" We 'trust earWiemw will take these remarks tofcearE •: v !:...-«