MANUFACTURE. 1 1 5 



Kinmond's consists of two circular wooden discs, the upper 

 one moving on the lower, which is stationary, with an eccen- 

 tric motion. The adjacent faces of the said discs are made 

 rough by steps in the wood, cut in lines diverging from the 

 centre to the circumference, and over these rough faces is 

 nailed coarse canvas. 



The leaf is placed between the discs and rolled by the 

 motion described. The lower disc is arranged by means of 

 weights running over pulleys, so that it shall press against 

 the upper with any force desired. 



The motive power as designed by the inventor, is either 

 manual, animal, or steam. 



Mr. Kinmond showed me this machine, just after he had 

 invented it, at the Assam Company's Plantations in Assam, 

 and I have since seen it working by manual and steam power. 

 With the former it is quite useless, for by no arrangement 

 can sufficient or regular force enough be applied. With the 

 latter it does very well, and on a large garden which will 

 render the outlay for the machine and engine justifiable (the 

 former is, for such a simple machine very expensive;, it may 

 probably eventually prove an economy. 



Not having seen it under animal power, I can give no 

 positive opinion as to how it would answer, but I see no 

 reason why it should not do well. I believe wind or water 

 power might, on suitable sites, be easily t applied to it, and 

 they would certainly be the cheapest of any. 



Another rolling-machine was invented by a Mr. Gibbon, 

 and a good deal used in Cachar. I have never seen it. 



Kinmond's is, I believe, the best rolling-machine yet 

 invented (though it is fair to state I know no other except by 

 report), but I do not believe in any Tea rolling-machine 

 superseding entirely the necessity of hand-rolling. 1 A rolling- 

 machine may be, and is very useful, to roll the leaves partly, 



1 I had not seen Jackson's machine when I thought as above. 



