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Machine Dressed. No. 8. Mr. Stonyer, Kaiapoi ... ... ... ... 1249 No. 9. Captain F. W. Hutton, Waikato ... ... ... 11-31 No. 10. T. S. Macffarlane, Auckland... ... ... ... 11-81 No. 11. G. Booth, Waikoura Mills ... ... ... ... 11-81 No. 12. Eiky's process ... ... ... ... ... 11-91 No. 13. M'Farlane & Wilson, Whakatane ... ... ... 11-61 No. 14. John Journeaux, Wellington ... ... ... 10'77 Sebus II.—Determinations of water or Hygroscopic moisture in other vegetable fibres for comparison. Per centage of water. Manilla Hemp ... ... ... ... ... 1322 Russian Hemp ... ... ... ... ... 10'47 Irish Flax ... ... ... ... ... ... 1076 Carded Cotton ... ... ... ... ... i ( 954 Flax fibre in the form of Swedish filtering paper... ... ... \ 8'40 (. 860 § 3. Series III.—Determinations of Ash or Mineral Matter in certain samples of prepared Fibre. (Same specimens as in series I, pages 5 and 6). Per centage of aah. No. 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... -50 No. 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... 93 No. 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1-50 No. 5 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1-61 No. 6 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1-23 No. 7 ... ... ... ... ... ... -73 No. 8 ... ... ... ... ... ... -44 No. 9 ... ... ... ... ... ... -59 No. 10 ... ... ... ... ... ... 53 No. 11 ... ... ... ... ... ... 109 No. 12 ... ... ... ... ... ... -71 No. 13 ... ... ... ... ... ... -63 No. 14 ... ... ... ... ... ... 108 • Sebies IV.—Determination of Ash or Mineral Matters in other Vegetable Fibres for comparison. Per centage of ash. Manilla Hemp ... ... ... ... ... 202 Russian Hemp ... ... ... ... ... 1*44 Irish Flax ... ... ... ... ... ... 123 Carded Cotton ... ... ... ... ... -11 Swedish Filtering Paper ... ... ... ... ... '46 Summary of the Four preceding Series of Experiments. Phormium tenax. Per centages in various fibres of Water. A*. No. 1 ... ... ... ... ... 1276 -50 No. 2 ... ... ... ... ... 11-87 -93 No. 3 ... ... ... ... ... 11-15 1-50 No. 5 ... ... ... ... ... 1077 1-61 No. 6 ... ... ... ... ... 1105 1-23 No. 7 ... ... ... ... ... H-52 -73 No. 8 ... ... ... ... ... 12-49 -44 No. 9 ... ... ... ... ... 1131 -59 No. 10 ... ... ... ... ... 1181 -53 No. 11 ... ... ... ... ... 11-81 109 No. 12 ... ... ... ... ... 11-91 -71 No. 13 ... ... ... ... ... 11.61 -63 No. 14 ... ... ... ... ... 10-77 108 Manilla Hemp ... ... ... ... 1322 202 EussianHemp ... ... ... ... 1047 144 Irish Flax .. ... ... ... ... 1076 123 Carded Cotton ... ... ... ... 723 -11 Swedish Filtering Paper ... ... ... 8"85 -46 4