The Flax Committee's Report.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 15 August 1890, Page 2

The Flax Committee's Report.

« BONUS OF £10,000 RECOMMENDED. Tiie following is the text of the re port of the Fiax Commits to the House : — That tho Committee recommends th* Government to offer a bonus of £10,000 for the improvement of Flax Dreeing upon the following eondi tions. 1. Anyone applying for the whole or any portion of the bonus mvs r snbmit his proops-s to be tested before three Commissioners, who shall be apnointed by Government. 2. Th\t the Teal sba'l be, the production of not less than 5 tons of dressel fibre. 3. Taking tho present cost of turning out fibre to b^ JC IS at ship's side. If the Oomnvs^ieners are satisfied by the above test that the price 8 induces the coat of laying srood dressed fibre, equal to superior Welling on down at ships side to £7 103 (or half the present cost, that they sba't r commend that the Sim of £7,500 b^ pai 1 to tha inven 1 tor by Government and such or any royalty (that they may think fit) shall be charged per ton from thoee who use the process by the inventor 4 If the process reduce the cost at ship's side fr.>in £15 (present cost) to any sura i>er ton be'w«en th* £15 £7 10,s Then tha Commissioner! nviv award en oh portion of the £7,500 as th<*y may consider the re 1 du'tion to be proportionately equal to. 5. If the Commissioners are satisfied that besides (he above con* ditions being complied with that the process has very materially (by say equal to £10 a ton) improved the qimli'y of dressed fibre, they may recommend that an additi-.ua' £2500 h n paid to the inventor by Govern* m°nt togptlipr wiMi such or any royal y they may think fit to be paid by the mors of the process to the inventor. 6. If the Commis^ionei's consider that, l>esides complying with sections 3 and 4. th' rs is an improvement in the quality of dress-d fibr^, dresse 1 l\y the process. They may awar>l such por'ion of the £2,500, as they may c 'nsider the improvement to be propor innately equal to. 7. All applications for such bonnmust be in by 189 .. 8. All applicants must agree to ac-pt the award of the Uommis sinners, and if they consid'-r that thaf inventor is suitably rew:irde ' by the amount "f the bonus, the inventor mu-t agree to s^ll his right for siHi mon«y to the Government and a'so to a-rree to charge no higher roya'tv per ton than the Commissioner* miy re-'ommod (if any) before receiving any portion of the bonus.