3 DOM of the but in its t stages of manufacture MA 
f d, numbered and marked E to the successive sta, 
: “through which it passes before its appearance in paper fo rm; ee 
ear of the leaf, and of suc ch other objects that bear upon We 
illustrate the manufacture of native paper as I have been able to 
W. R. D. BECKETT. 
The specimens illustrating the mE a whieh have been deposited in 
eped of trunk of tree; a frame of netting ; native books, white and 
samples of material in various stages e preparation ; hammer 
bark ; and mixing pot, with Penis and pens for rM 
: Kew, 30th December 1887. 
I mm the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 
December 10th, transmitting a despatch iu original (herewith returned) 
rom Her Majesty’ s Chargé é d'Affaires at Bangkok, forwarding a report 
_ The cases of specimens have been duly received. ‘The collection 
is extremely interesting and instructive, and the objects transmitted are 
avery desirable accession to the museum of this establishment, where 
this curious industry has hitherto been wholly unrepresented. 
I venture to express a hope that the Secretary of State will be 
pleased to convey to Mr. Gould an intimation of his satisfaction ea the 
courteous and basia intelligent manner in which Mr. Gould has ted 
this establish 
 Itis Proposed fo publish the report in an early number of the “ Kew 
Bulletin.” 
W. T. THISELTON DYER. 
XXXVII.—URERA FIBRE. 
.. (Urera tenax, N.E. Br.) 
e fibres | exhibited. in the Natal Court at the late Te al nd 
xhibition attracted a a good deal of attention,  Unfort: ian 
: "in iid. dé "s 
x-spinners expe- 
and from rur da Henri wih u results of p 
hey have formed a high estimate of its value." 
ere Wood, mod the indefati 
