Should not a sufficieufc supjply of the tubers be 

 brought to such a mill for feeding it and keeping it 

 working, the same graters, troughs, and sieves might 

 rasp manioc roots and extract the f ecula contained in 

 their cells. 



Fair samples of manioc starch were also shown 

 which might have been easily heated on hot iron plates 

 and converted into tapioca. With very little industry 

 and scarcely any hard work at all, a fine class of tapioca 

 might be turned out, in the Colony, at least for home 

 consumption. 



Very few varieties of Manioc {MardJwt iLtilissima) 

 are grown in Mam-itius, Seychelles and our Dependen- 

 cies, whilst in Brazil and in the Malacca peninsula, 

 numerous varieties of that tuber, even richer in fecula, 

 are extensively cultivated. Some of these best varieties, 

 improved by intelligent selection, might be introduced 

 into those islands where they would afford a nourishing 

 and cheap food for many. 



The Experimental Farm of Chebel sent also a good 

 sample of Banana flour which is said to be even better 

 than Arrowroot as a food for children and invalids. The 

 preparation is an easy one and consists in slicing, and 

 drying these slices te powders and sifting the flour. 



ludifft Hiiliber 



The Woods and Forest sBepartment sent four sam- 

 ples of India Rubber and Gutta-Percha. 



These samples were unfortunately too small to b^ 



