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Production of Fibre. 
La Vencedora. 12 Raspadoras. 
000 leaves scraped in the 100,000 leaves scraped 12 
machine give from 230 to 235 raspadoras give from 165 ‘to 170 
` arrobas G 833 to 5,960 Ibs.). arrobas (4,185 t 4,311 1bs.). 
Difference in favour of the La Vencedora machine equals s arrobas 
b 648 lbs.) increase per day. Cash price for machine in Barcelon 
4,500 Spanish dollars (9282. 2s. 6d.) Power, 12 to 16 eer -power 
(steam). Water is not required to wash a leaves. Total weight of 
the machine, 9,500 kilogrammes (9 tons 7 cwts.). 
(Signed) ROMAN ROMANO, 
Barcelona, 
LVI—SISAL HEMP IN THE BAHAMAS 
[K. B., 1894, pp. 189-190.] 
The aeaea information respecting a machine for extracting the 
fibre from leaves of Agave rigida, var. sisalana, grown in the Bahamas, 
will prove of aaeb interest, The machines hitherto tried to 
consequence been felt rd to the future of this important fibre 
industry. The sana patsblinhed 4 in the Bahamas are now arriving 
at such a stage that a successful machine to extract the fibre is a 
matter of the Sieh importance. The information appi to the 
Colonial Office by His Excellency the Governor, would appear to show 
that the “Todd” machine has, so far, proved so MEELES aa it is 
likely to be universally adopted i in the Colony :— 
COLONIAL OFFICE to ROYAL GARDENS, KEw. 
SIR, Downing Street, May 19, 1894. 
WITH reference to your letter of the 7th July 1893, Tam directed 
by the Marquis of Ripon to transmit to you a copy of a despatch from 
the Governor of the Bahamas reporting upon a fibre-extracting machine 
ipon proposes to forward a copy of Sir Ambrose Shea's 
S to the Governor of Fiji, and his Lordship would be glad if you 
ould be good enough to add oh Sheer PERONI which would be likely to 
be of assistance to Sir John Thur: 
Ta č. 
The Director, Signed g EDV iD WINGFIELD. 
Royal Gardens, Kew. : : 
GOVERNOR OF THE BAHAMAS to COLONIAL OFFICE. 
Government rer Nassau, N.P., 
My Lorp 24th April 1894. 
Wira reference to communications, eae anal otherwise, that 
I have received from the Colonial Office during the three years, on 
the ie enbjoct of machines for the extraction of fibre, o m which information 
was desired for the Fiji Government, I have now the honour to acquaint 
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