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fried nuts are put into a wooden mortar, pounded, and afterwards finely 
ground on a grinding stone; the mass is thrown into a small quantity 
of toiling water and stirred continually ; ; the oil rises as a supernatant 
fluid and is removed until none rises. The pulpy mass is removed from 
the fire and spread out in a large bowl and allowed to cool, after which 
it is again ground and put by pon the E of the day, when it is mixed 
with a little water to soften t is now beaten with the hand for 
some time until the oil comes pé in Mu pel ets. As soon as "this is 
observed a large quantity of water is put into it, and the oil in some 
fatty stie mes on the top, which is skimmed off and boiled and 
the pure oil obtained. 
nder the ccs detailed above, the exported kernel beg not 
retain its germinative power, besides, I think, like the Cocoa-nut and 
other plants of the palm tribe for plantation, the nut requires the hard 
exterior covering for protection in the ea iot 
e, &c. 
(Signed) S. FREELING, 
The Right Hon. Governor, 
The Earl of Carnarvon, 
&c. &c. 
CorowiaL OrricE to ROYAL GARDENS, Kew. 
Sir, Downing Street, July 23, 1877. 
Wirn reference to the letter to you from this office of the 8th 
June and to other correspondence, I am directed by the Secretary of 
State for the Colonies to transmit to you, for m information, a copy 
of a despatch from the Governor of Labuan, thanking you for the 
trouble whieh you have taken in obtaining "Palm Oil nuts for that 
Colony. 
m, &c. 
Sir J. Hooker. (Sigued) RosERT G. W. HERBERT. 
Governor UssHer to the EARL or CARNARVON. 
dee House, Labuan, 
My Lorp, 
I HAVE the a id to acknowledge the feos of a box of Palm 
Oil nuts from Dr. ear: as notified in Spee Lordship’s seme, 
and for the satirical he has kindly collected. 
- The nuts will shortly be planted, and I trust m prove successful, 
ave, 
The Right Hon. (Signed) H. J. USSHER, 
"The Earl of Carnarvon, Governor. 
&c. &, &c. 
