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We are unanimously of opinion that unless the dryers at present 

 in use are very materially reduced in price, they will be beaten off the 

 field by the " Typhoon. " 



Messrs. William Moran & Co.'s report on the Teas is as follows : 



Typhoon Teas. London Cal. Equi. 



value. Ex. i-8. 



Pekoe, very well made leaf, with ends, good 



brisk flavour i 10 14 



Orange Pekoe, very well twisted leaf, good 



amount of tip, very good brisk flavour ... 20 15^ 



Br. Pekoe, leafy black Br. Pekoe, some 



ends strong ... ... ... ... ...21 i 



Pekoe Souchong, well twisted leaf, some ends 



good flavour ... ... ... ... ...13 9 



Souchong, small good even grey leaf, brisk i i 7^ 



The above are very desirable Teas as regards leaf and liquor. 

 The following are some of the chief features and advantages of 

 this machine : 



1. The low cost. 



2. Durability, there being nothing except the trays that can 

 suffer from wear and tear. 



3. The small quantity of fuel required about maund of coke 

 for kutcha firing i maund of Tea. 



4. Ease in stoking, the furnace not requiring attention oftener 

 than once every one and a-half to two hours. 



5. Absolute and immediate control over the temperature, which 

 can be raised or lowered instantaneously. 



6. No " getting up heat" required. In fifteen minutes after 

 beginning to light the fire the apparatus is ready for work. 



7. Requires no troublesome cleaning out. 



8. Quantity. The apparatus is capable of drying at least 40 Ibs. 

 an hour, and has frequently dried over 50 Ibs. 



9. Quality of Tea is equal to that obtained by any process 

 hitherto introduced. 



Of course all the above was very favourable, and its low 

 price gained it many purchasers. I think, as a first success, 

 it beat any machine yet invented. But, alas ! its fall was 

 sudden as its rise, for, judging from several letters in the 



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