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56. Nelson Brothers, Napier. Hank from the mill, showing first part of process,stripped and rolled. 57. Nelson Brothers, Napier. Hank from the mill, showing second part o process, bleached in the sun. 58. Nelson Brothers, Napier. Hank from the mill, showing third part of process* Scutched. Cost of manufacture, £16 per ton. 59. Nelson Brothers, Napier. Hank from the mill same as No 58, but hackledCost of manufacture, £23 per ton, and value of tow, £12. Twelve tons of green leaf gives one ton of fibre and one ton of hackled tow. Price's machine. 60. Nelson Brothers, Napier. Hank from the mill. Twice stripped and bleached in the shade. CI. Opunake Flax Company. Hank from the mill, where Price's, Gibbon's and Murray's machines are all in use. Seven tons of green leaf required forone of fibre. Average strength 73. 62. Cape Egmont Flax Company, Opunake. Hank from the mill. Price's, and: Fraser & Tinne's machines. Water-power. Seven tons of green leaf to • one of fibre. Cost of manufacture about £16 per ton. Averagestrength, 73. 63. Scrivener, Wanganui. Hank from bale sent to England by the Commissioners for experiment. Price paid, £20 in Wanganui. A three-horse machine supplies the power. Price's machine. Average strength, 7S. 64. Musson, Wanganui. Wet-scutched. Bleached in four days. Hank from the mill. Price's, and Fraser's and Tinne's machine. 65. Rees & Gibson, Rangitikei. Milled, dry and wet-scutched and rolled. 2nd quality cost £15 per ton. Price's and Gibbon's stripping machines. Hank from the mill. 66. Rees & Gibson, Rangitikei. Worth £28 to £32 in London. Average strength, 64. 67? RG in diamond, B. Hank from export bale. Per Messrs. Levin & Co. 68. RG in diamond, C. Hank from export bale. „ 69. FT. Hank from export bale. „ 70. JG in diamond. Hank from export bale. „ 71. Fin circle. Hank from export bale. ~ 72. CHB in diamond. Hank from export bale. Average strength, 66. „ 73. Cornelius Murphy, Blenheim. „ 74. J. S. M. Jacobsen, Nelson. Average strength, 53. 75. M. Hank from export bale. Average strength, 61. 76. Cyrus Goulter, Wairau, Marlborough. " Average of best quality." A parcel of this brand stated to have sold for £35 in London, in 1871. 77. Logan & Sinclair, Kaituna, Marlborough. Prepared from young leaf, centre shoot. Average strength, 83. 78. Logan & Sinclair, Kaituna, Marlborough. Sample bale from parcel exported to England. Average strength, 84. 78a. Logan & Sinclair, Kaituna, Marlborough. Hank from the mill. 79. F. Harrison, Paki-paki, Hawke's Bay, per Messrs. Kinross. Average strength, 68. 80. Joshua Cuff, Wairoa, Hawke's Bay. Average strength, 63. 81. Grover, Wanganui. Hank from the mill. Wet-scutched. Prepared from young leaf. Price's machine. 82. C anchor E. Hank from export bale, per Messrs. Levin & Co. Average strength, 76. 83. oin diamond. Hank from export bale. Average strength, S3. SOL'THEBN DISTEICT. 84. Benn & Walker, Canterbury. Hank from the mil! Short fibre. Hackled from the tow produced in scutching. 85. Benn & Walker, Canterbury. Hank from the mill. Wet-scutched. Steam power. Cost of cutting green leaf, 12s. per ton. Cost of manufacture, about £18 per ton. Five and a half to six and three quarter tons of green leaf to one of fibre, according to the variety used. Price's machines. 86. Ashley Gorge Mills, Canterbury. Hank from bale sold to Lennon & Co., rope-spinners. Price's, Fraser & Tinne's and Anderson's machines. Six tons of green leaf to one of fibre. Cost of manufacture, about £16 lis., besides £2 per ton for carting to Lyttelton. Steam power.