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132. C. Dumerque, Oust Mill. Stripped once ; washed in breast of water-wheel ; steeped three days and scutched. Cost of manufacture, £13 per ton. 133. A. & E. Brown, Mount Thomas. 134. Cooper & Co., Oxford. 135. Stonyer & Co., Kaiapoi. Twice through Price's machine; washed; dried on lines; not scutched. Samples in Bulk. 136. Logan & Sinclair, Kaituna, Marlborough. Bale sent from England to show the qualities most in demand. Price of this sample in London in February, 1871, 395. per cwt.; auction price of this brand in London, 24 January, 1871, £36 10. 137. Rees & Gibson, Rangitikei. Bale sent from England to show the qualities most in demand. Price of this sample in London, February 1871, 335. per cwt.; auction price of this brand in London, January 1871, £32 10s. 138. F. W. Hutton, Waikato. Sample bale of bulk sent to England for experiment. 139. Scrivener, Wanganui. Sample bale of bulk sent to England for experiment 140. Benn & Walker, Canterbury. Sample bale of bulk sent to England for experiment. 141. A. P. Seymour, Wairau, Marlborough. Sample bale of bulk sent to England for experiment. Qi-antitt of New Zealand Flax of the Foeegoing Qualities Expoeted. 1868 ... ... ... ... 534 tons. 1809 ... ... ... ... 2,027 „ 1870 ... ... ... ... 5,470 „ Average price in London for year ending May, 1871, £23 Ss. per ton.

CLASS 11. B.—FLAX DRESSED BY SPECIAL PROCESSES. 1. Bentham, Wellington. Machine-dressed. The colour, which is of a distinct brown shade, seems to indicate that some chemical has been employed in the process. 2. James Dunn, Wellington. No water applied. Finely divided; colour, greenish; soft, cottony, but only half clean. Tarns spun from it also shown. 3. do. do. 4. J. S. M. Jackson. Prepared for linen ; hardty differs from ordinary machinedressed. Sample per Johnston & Co. 5. Macfarlane & Co. New process ; three days drying ; harsh and half-dressed. 5«. Exhibited by Major Gray. Retted. 6. H. H. Coggins, Oamaru. Resembles Native dressed. 7. Rikys, Wellington. Prepared by chemicals; June, IS7O. Per Hon. W. B. D. Mantell. 8. Bertram, Wanganui. Special process ; like ordinary machine-dressed, but soft and lustrous. 10. Noding. Boiled in soap and water two hours, then put through Noding's machine. Also, sample of Manilla, half in stato as received; half partially cleaned by Noding. 11. V?ai-nui-omata. Steamed. Harsh, bright, half-cleaned. 12. Rees & Gibson, Rangitikei. Stripped ; soaked in boiling water a few minutes ; rinsed in cold water ; bleached in the sun four or five days, aud scutched. 12a. Steamed for twelve hours and rolled ; scutched before dry ; bleached with chlorine, and dried in three or four hours ; then scutched. Cost about £30. 13. Rees & Gibson. Per Messrs. Levin & Co. 14. Rees & Richardson. Steamed and rolled. 10th August, 1871. 15. Ollivier. Process not disclosed. Bright; white; strong. 16. Ollivier. Tukura.