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Malaga, and quinces in cases from Lisbon. Of dried fruits a large 
import of currants in casks an oxes from G e el 
MIscELLANEOUS Propucts —In the West African sheds the 
following products were noted :—Rubber, ,known in the trade as 
** Thimbles,” in plaited pillow-shaped packages from Maladi; gum 
copal from Sierra Leone an ekondi; gum arabic in boxes of 
1 ewt. 3 qrs., bearing the mark of the Royal Niger Company ; 
barrels of bitter kola (Garcinia Kola); cases of true kola (Cola 
acuminata); bags of rubber from Forcados ; Guinea grains, the seeds 
of Amomum Melegueta, in bags of about 14 ewts. ; capsicums in bags ; 
bundles of a jute-like fibre from Burutu, probably derived from 
Hibiscus lunariifolius. 
In the same sheds were considerable quantities of peeled osiers 
shipped from Madeira. These were in dles I 
averaging 2 qrs. 15 lbs. and 1 qr. 26 Ibs. respectively. The 
following account of this industry is gathered from Diplomatic and 
Consular Report No. 4069 on the Trade and Commerce of Madeira 
for the year 1907.—* Wickerwork.—This industry was introduced 
40 or 50 years ago, and the peasantry being most adaptable to this 
kind of work, it increased year by year. consider that more 
attention might be paid on the part of buyers to this excellent work. 
There are roughly speaking about 700 hands, men and women, 
employed, and the average amount paid in wages is stated to be from 
£8000 to £9000 per annum. Less than half of the willows cultivated 
in Madeira are used for the local industry, the rest being exported 
to Brazil, Cape of Good Hope and Canaries, and chiefly to the 
United Kingdom ; but the made-up articles—chairs, &c.—are also 
sent to these countries and some to the United States of America. 
During 1907 about 400 tons of willows were exported to all countries. 
he value of one ton of willows is about £11, and the two kinds 
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West African ports. This on being landed was weighed into 
bundles of 5, averaging from 2 cwt. to 2 cwt. 2 qrs.; maize in 
bags from Lagos; cotton in bags weighing about #cwt. Other 
products noted elsewhere in the docks were: Manila hemp (Musa 
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