G2 



When 



taken fvom each cask ; the samples are lumped together in a pail 

 and then analysed before selling. To test the contents of casks 

 tor leakage, which at times is very considerable, a long gouge is 

 driven through the oil from the bunghole and allowance is made 

 tor any shortage. The oil is sold by the ton ; the maximum price 

 tor Best Lagos at present is about £33 10*. per ton. 



The casks used in importing this oil are made of oak shipped 

 trom the United States. A completed cask, including labour and 

 material, costs from 23 to 24 shillings ; much of the work is done 

 as Piece-work. As freight on casks is paid by space, when a cask 

 a nnished the staves are marked consecutively beginning at the 

 ™f ; S aV 1' r th romau fi 2 ures ! this d °ne the cask is taken to 

 The t «? 1 1 Pie f es P ? cked with a minimum waste of space. 

 the iSZa 10 , ? 8ks ^ en P"<*ed occupy the space of one cask : 



sth fw A1 f t0pS W1 h the iron h0 °P s are similarly packed in 

 huch a way as to economise space. 



ThSe C fire« £ V ^ "TV* ShaViU ^ ai ' e li ^ hte ' 1 in * ide each - 



mouth 



extinanwK +u<v a tt ' ;, x * tuiueu on us mourn so as to 



cu ufwn ii Sf n' e ii Yei ' y ° ld ff ks luive thei| - ■* ! they may be 

 le ecti^e eTst 4 e t ? 1Z f S \ ° P Bteves are ■ ho ""* d ^r repaiVing 

 lacuT^nt\.l he d + i? kS lai ' ge laities of Rushes (Sarjnts 

 shipt?loX &KlA? JE*W** *»? I-land^and'are 



I in caulking the 



seams of ™«v a a u™,n ii v % X3LJ -*"* 1 LU ■><' us<u m caulking the 



sS rap *» « - es 



cent. rebate J al.owed fo^b,™ Vo! "t 8 dea " ^ » >""' 

 arises during a transact on of tit i • ^ e ' however - "»J <Uspute 

 the various bags • the S, £nl~ k . lnd ; 8am P les «• taken from 



laboratory. F f„m thVSf " ? xed to 8 ethe '- « n J taken to a 



these are careful • gone "™ ?t?T 1>1 S.\ few ^^"i" «* taken ; 

 *e percentage of "theTtter determ'X **" ° Ut by hand ^ 



The African Oil Milie r<™ 

 Liverpool, provided with ,n Z ?? y P ° SSess the chi <- if ™ n in 

 kernels , the oil obtained it^£j^ ln « , F. for crushing these 



the oil obtained K3h&— & 





Woeman EM*."!* that seven,! 



Hamb 



ursr. 



500 



, i a -K^!™ es „ co ^ lil "ted the chief 



- * ww^sf^ h syr ■— * 



?iL ea ? 0< f otto »fr»» WlmSn^L?'? . of U ' 027 W« of New 



34 



ine bales, weighing from 



