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first prize was awarded to a well cleaned bean of excel- 
lent flavour and of good colour. 
128. Kola.—Pra€tically nocompetition, the only sample 
sent was not thought worthy of a prize as it was too 
dark in colour and appeared to have been scorched 
during drying. | 
429. Rice.—Only five samples were exhibited, no one 
of them of marked merit. The exhibit this year struck 
us as being far inferior to that of 1896. 
130. Cornmeal.—Twenty one exhibitors competed, and 
several of the exhibits were of great merit, that to which 
the first prize was awarded, being excellent in colour, 
flavour and fineness. 
131. Plantain Meal,—Forty four samples competed, 
several of the samples being of excellent quality and 
possessing an inviting pale cream colour. Few of the 
samples showed to any marked degree the obje€tionable 
grey colour to which we alluded in our remarks last year. 
132. Cassava Meal Farine —Fifty three competitors 
entered for this, and a very excellent show of exhibits 
was the result. The first prize was awarded to a sample 
of excellent colour and flavour, and uniform in grain. 
Many other samples closely approached it in these par- 
ticulars, and we, in consequence, awarded several extra 
prizes. 
133. Arrowroot.—Ten competitors; several excellent 
samples were shown. 
134. Tapioca.—Three samples were exhibited, two 
which received the first and second prizes being of very 
good quality. 
135. Tous les Mots.—Two exhibits only, neither of 
any marked merit. 
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