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It remains only to give shortly the results of a long series of 

 experiments with Kinmond's Dryer. The valuations were made by 

 more than one Calcutta broker : 



Class. Charcoal dried. Machine dried. 



Pekoe Rs. o n o Rs. o 14 o 



Broken Pekoe ... ... Rs. o 10 o Rs. i i 6 



Pekoe o i 6 o i 10 



Broken Pekoe ... ... o 15 o 27 



These were made from the same leaf, at the same time, with every 

 care. In one of my gardens, after Kinmond's Dryer was obtained, the 

 Teas averaged upwards of 2 annas per Ib. more all round. 



The Dryer can also be used for withering leaf, but in my opinion 

 no Tea Dryer is fit for that work, inasmuch as to do a large quantity 

 takes far too much time. 



Artificial withering is only necessary when the weather is wet and 

 cold, and the machine to do it should do a large quantity at a time. 

 No Tea Dryer can do this. A machine fitted for that work has yet to be 

 invented, unless Baker's Wet Leaf Dryer, of which I have heard good 



accounts, but have not seen, would answer. 



EDWARD MONEY. 



Since the above was written, further improvements and 

 alterations (suggested by Mr. Ansell, the Tea engineer, and 

 Mr. Pillans, manager at Phoolbarry) have been carried out. 

 The machine is now very perfect, and I consider it the 

 best Dryer at present in the market. 



Mr. Kinmond has invented quite lately a coke-burning 

 Dryer. He is now taking this with him to India to try it, 

 and has sent me the following prospectus of it : 



The. Coke Burning Tea Dryer has been made to meet the want of 

 Tea districts where wood fuel is scarce, and coke can be obtained at a 

 reasonable price. The upper part of the Coke Burning Tea Dryer is 

 exactly the same as the No. 2 Wood Burning Dryer, which is adapted 

 to burn any kind of fuel, but its capacity is a little more, being from 

 2 to 2^ maunds pucka Tea per hour. One maund of pucka Tea can 

 be dried with the consumption of about maund of coke. Besides its 

 large capacity for doing work, and its small consumption of coke, the 

 Coke Burning Dryer has other advantages. It is nearly one-half 



