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The original Mills — -taken out at the end of 1910 — were two 

 single three roller Mills wi/th rollers i.6oom. long by 0.800m, 

 diameter, each driven by its own engine. These Mills were aban- 

 doned, and for the 191 1 Crop an eleven roller set was installed in 

 a new building, with a complete new system of Railway lines and 

 sidings leading to and from the cane carrier, which also was re- 

 built to enter the Factory in an entirely different direction. To 

 these Mills a fourth set of rollers have been added, making now 14 

 rollers. 



The Bagasse from the last Mill is conveyed to the Boilers to 

 be burnt. 



The Boilers are five Brouilleur type as originally installed, 

 and a Vertical Water Tul^e Westgarth " Nesdrum '' lx>iler 

 erected for the 1912 crop. 



The Mill Juice is passed through tubular heaters until it is 

 al:)Ove boiling pont, and from there goes to settling tanks, the clear 

 juice then passing through a Quadruple Eft'ect Evaporator to be 

 concentrated to one-third of its original volume. From the 

 Evaporator the new syrup goes to storage Tanks for the Vacuum 

 Pans, in which it is boiled to Sugar, then discharged into 

 Tanks to cool, after which it is centrifuged, and is then ready 

 for sale. 



This Factory has a capacity of 300 to 350 tons of Sugar per 

 week according to the riclmes"^ of the canes manipulated and 

 quality of Sugar required. 



Additional Machinery. 



Two Stone Flour Mills: — To make flour for the Native 

 labourers, who are all fed on the Estate. 



A Circular Sazv : — To cut up timber and firewood. 



A Cold Storage Plant. 



All the above machinery is driven by steam. 



Crops. 



The followng are the figures as from the year 191 1, when the 

 first Crop was reaped by this Company : — 



191 1 4.201. 100 Ks. Raw Sugar. 



T912 7,060.150 Ks. Raw Sugar. 



The last Cro]) of the Companhia de Exploracao da Fabrica 

 de Assucar de Marromeu { 1910) was 2,686.080 Ks. 



The present Crop now in course of production is estimated at 

 7,000.000 Ks. 



The Sugar ])roduced was dis])osed of as follows: — 



Province of 

 Year. U. K. Portugal. Madeira Mozambique. 



1911 .. 3.027.200 .. 960.000 ^. 211.650 .. 2,250.000 



1912 . . 3.876.625 . . 3,168.825 . . 8.500 . . 6.200 



While under the control of the French Company, the Crops 

 were, as far as records exist, as follows : — 



