APPENDIX TO SECOND REPORT

Gk—Jfo. 4a.

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No. 9. —Stripped, washed and sun-dried. 9 Fibres examined. Diameter of Fibre. Diameter of Canty. A . ... ... ... -000675 -0002 B . ... ... -000475 -0001 C • ... ... ... -000675 -00015 D ... .. ... ... -0005 -0001 E ... ... ... ... -00045 -00015 F .... ... -000725 -0003 G ... ... ... ... '0006 -0002 H . ... ... ... '0006 -000125 I ... ... ... ... -00055 -000125 Mean ... -000583 Mean ... -00015 No. 10. —Stripped, wet scutched, sun-dried, and scutched. 7 Fibres examined. Diameter of Fibre. Diameter of Cavity. A ... ... ... -00055 -0002 B ... ... — '00065 -0003 0 ... . . ... ... -00055 -0002 D ... ... ... -00065 -00025 E " ... ... ... -00085 -0004 F ... ... -000775 -0003 G ... ... ... ... -00062 -0002 Mean ... -000663 Mean ... -000264 No. 11. —Passed through three strippers, washed, and sun-dried. 11 Fibres examined. Diameter of Fibre. Diameter of Cavity. A ... ... ••• -0005 -000175 B " ... ... ... -00045 -000125 C ' ... ... — 0004 -0001 D "' ... ... -00055 -0001 £ " ... ... .. -000475 -0001 F " ... ... ... -000675 -000175 G " ... .. ... -0005 -0001 H '"' ... ... ••• -000575 -000125 •00055 -0001 j ' "" ... ... -000525 -000175 K ... '.'.' ••• ••• -00055 -0001 Mean ... -000522 Mean ... -000125 No. 12.—Boiled with alkali, dried, and combed. 10 Fibres examined. Diameter of Fibre. Diameter of Cavity. A ... -00045 -000175 5 ' ! . ... '000625 -0002 r "' ... -000525 -00015 B "" ... ... -001 -000625 E ■" ... -0005 -000175 p '" ... -0006 -000225 £ '" '", ... -0006 -00015 H "' ... -0005 -000175 1 '" ... 000525 -0002 j "' '"" ... ... -000625 -000625 Mean ... -000595 -00023