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uniform fermentation, but the drying of each leaf being simultaneously 

 effected alike must produce an unvaried briskness and quality of 

 liquor not obtainable from any of the methods of drying at present 

 known. 



The machine will dry about forty maunds of green leaf per day, 

 and will be approximately 9' long, 3^-' wide, and 8' high. 



The apparatus will take very little driving, which can either be 

 effected by steam or hand power. It is very simple, easily erected, 

 and self-contained. 



I know nothing about this new Dryer beyond what is 

 printed above, and I rather doubt if any have yet been set 

 up. // the advantages detailed are truly all realised, they 

 are doubtless of much value. 



Kinmond's Dryer. I shall devote extra space to this, for 

 I believe in it. I have seen it working for a long time on 

 the Phoolbarry Garden, and I continue since I left India 

 to receive good reports of it. This is what the inventor 

 himself says of it recently : 



This Tea-drying machine continues to give great satisfaction. The 

 improvements made last year considerably increased the out-turn of 

 Tea, and reduced the amount of fuel required. Further improvements 

 have this year been introduced in fastening the iron plates at the 

 corners of the trays with copper rivets, and otherwise strengthening the 

 trays, remedying many small defects suggested by planters who are 

 using the Dryers, and in improving the arrangement of the fire-bricks 

 over the furnace. The latter, as well as some of the smaller alterations, 

 were suggested by Mr. Ansell (inventor of the sifting machine which 

 bears his name), an engineer who has had great experience in and 

 around Darjeeling in erecting and working all the three sizes of these 

 Dryers. 



This is the only Tea-drying machine which can keep pace with the 

 largest rolling machines. It is made in three sizes. The capacity of 

 the smallest or No. i Dryer is onemaund of pucka Tea per hour. The 

 capacity of No. 2 Dryer is two maunds per hour, and that of No. 3 

 Dryer is three maunds per hour. The consumption of fuel is less than 

 one maund of wood fuel to one maund of pucka Tea dried. 



