18. Report of the Agriculttiral Committee 



» of a grain of lime, prepared by himself. iDijrder to forvvard 



1) the clarification, Mr. Bojer then raised the temperature 



» of the mixture to the boiling point, but it remained turbid 



» and of a dark hue. It greatly changed the color of turrne- 



» ric paper, and had a strong alkaline smelL Mr Bojer justly 



» observed that this great difference between the effects of 



h lime properly prepared, and of that in common use, which 



» is always inamoreor lessimpure state, sufficientlyaccounts 



» for the most experienced superintendents of the process 



» of sugar boiling frequently failing to obtain sugar of the 



» expected colour and quality. These very judicious and 



» important observations were listened to by the meeting 



» with great attention and interest, as bearing upon the 



» manufacture of the principal staple production of the Island. 



« k'-*' November 184-7. — Mr. Bojer resumed the subject 



B touched on by him at the last meeting, regarding the pro- 



u ]ier mode of preparing Lime for the clarifying of cane- 



» juice, and stated that of the numerous Limekilns in this 



» Island only three : vizt that of Mr. Brownrigg, that of 



» Mr. Labulte, and that of Mr. Robillard, were capable of 



» producing proper lime, and that even these were far from 



» perfect, but might be improved by alterations which he 



» suggested.)) 



At Mr. Bojer's recommendation a member of the Com- 

 mittee sent to England last year for a small quantity of 

 lime stone, with the view of ascertaining the advantage 

 which would accrue from the use of lime obtained from it; 

 of this Mr. Bojer has calcined a portion, and the lime pro- 

 duced has been tried upon different estates, with so far a 

 satisfactory result. 



From two of these, reports have been received which 

 are . confirmatory of the advantage which would be derived 



