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parts of the world, particularly in New York, where it was first 

 manufactiu^ed. However, although there appear to be immense 

 possibilities in store for it, it is as yet premature to jump at con- 

 clusions regarding the extent of its utility. The Messrs. Nathan 

 and Co. are sending me quantities sufficient to test here in any way 

 deemed fit, and promise that Victoria will be one of the first places 

 where it may be manufactured, as soon as its value is conclusively 

 ascertained, probably within a very few months. 



It is impossible to embody in a short summary sutli as this the 

 vast fund of information I have gleaned regarding freezing works 

 and their management. In this connection I may mention that there 

 are in New Zealand 12 extensive freezing and preserving works, some 

 employing up to 400 hands each, an account of which I shall submit 

 as soon as time permits. 



