The Engineer, a London journal, has the following: — "It is stated that the thick tough sap found in large quantities in the leaves of the New Zealand flax, may be converted into a gum for sealing envelopes, which, when dry, unites the | surfaces of paper so thoroughly that no process of steaming or soaking will permit them to be separated again. For this reason it is now being used in large quantities in England in ihe preparation of what are called 'Safety Envelopes.'" Life Pices. — There is no truth (says the Tomahawk), in the rumour that the landing stages of the penny steamboats are to be made life piers. On the contrary, their appearance has caused a " dead set " to be made amongst them.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IV, Issue 269, 16 November 1869, Page 2
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124Untitled Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IV, Issue 269, 16 November 1869, Page 2
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