APPENDIX TO SECOND REPORT

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No. 3b. 2 Fibres examined. Diameter of Fibre. Diameter of Cavity. D ... ... ... ... -00055 -0002 E ... ... ... ... -0005 -0001 Fibres very dirty: quantities of cellular tissue adhering to the fibres. The prosenchymatous cells were very few in number (hence small number measured), while the pitted and spiral vessels were very numerous. No. 3/. 9 Fibres examined. Diameter of Fibre. Diameter of Cavity. F ... ... ... ... -00075 -0002 G ... ... ... ... -0004 -0001 H ... ... ... ... -00035 -0001 I ... ... ... ... -0005 -000125 J ... ... ... ... -00045 -0001 X ... ... ... ... -0005 -0001 L ... ... ... ... -000425 -000075 M ... ... ... ... -0005 -00015 N ... ... ... ... -000525 -000175 Mean ... -000488 Mean ... -000125 Fibres dirty; cellular tissue adhering. The fibres are closely adherent in bundles, which are very difficult to separate into the ultimate cells. The cells are very irregular in size, varying from -00075 to "00035 in diameter. No. 38. 9 Fibres examined. Diameter of Fibre. Diameter of Cavity. O ... ... ... ... -0007 -00025 P... ... ... ... -000725 -0003 . Q ... ... ... ... -0008 -00035 E ... ... ... ... -00065 -0003 S ... ... ... ... -0006 -00025 T ... ... ... ... -00055 -0002 U ... ... ... ... -000575 -000175 V ... ... ... ... -0007 -0002 W ... ... ... ... -0008 -0003 Mean ... -00067 Mean ... "00025 No. 4. — Sarakeke, soaked and beaten with mallets. 10 Fibres examined. Diameter of Fibre. Diameter of Cavity. A ... ... ... ... -000575 -0002 B ... ... ... ... -00065 -00025 C ... ... ... ... -0006 -0002 D ... ... ... ... -00055 -000175 E ... ... ... ... -0005 -000175 F ... ... ... ... -000525 -00015 a ... ... ... ... -0007 -0001 H ... ... ... ... -00055 -0002 I ... ... ... ... -0006 -0002 J ... ... ... ... -00055 -000175 Mean ... -00058 Mean ... -00018 No. 5. —Swamp flax, only stripped. No. sa. 5 Fibres examined. Diameter of Fibre. Diameter of Cavity. A ... ... ... ... -00065 -00025 B ... ... ... ... -0006 -000275 C ... ... ... ... -000525 -0001 D ... ... ... ... -00045 -00015 E ... ... ... ... -000575 -000175 Mean ... -00056 Mean ... -00019 Fibres dirty; much cellular tissue adherent.