SISAL AND FLAX

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2323, 8 January 1890, Page 2

SISAL AND FLAX

|_PEB PKESB ASSOCIATION, j

Wellington, January 7 The Agent-Geaeral laforms cbe Government that he has received samples of sisal fr m the Governor of the Batumas, abewing a great proportion of fi ire In the leaf. Tho Govarnor states that the oultlvatlon of the plant haa been successful beyond anticipation. Sir D, Bell has alto obtained three samplei of oordage made In America from New Zealand flu. It 10 now extensively used io tbe SUt3i foi oordage purposes as distinct from binder twine; Tbe mcrchm rs in LondoD, acI carding to the Agent-General, are anxious to get regular and authentic Information , of ihe aotufl ahfpmenti from New Zaa- | land to England,: the United States end any other country. A larg« p»<*t o( the lboreated . importation lv 1889 represents orden for, transhipment to Amerfba, where oonsamptlon Is clearly Increasing much beyond what was expected by the Jr»de a few months ago. It is anticipated in London: that 15,000 tons will be exported from New Zeibnd this year, end the prospeot of such a bu den augmentation makes li very essential that there should be some, repnlar Information available, ' [The above reach*! as yestarday, bat Wai crowded out by p*ana of matter,—Eg,]