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products in the Museums of Economic Merl and made notes of 
those not yet brought into commerce. The ey have paid special 
attention to rubbers, fibres, coffee , Cacao, Spices, a an gums, and 
spent some time in consulting standard books affording the 
latest information on these and similar subjects. While studying 
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c of those likely to v suitable for West Africa, and arrange- 
ents have been made send out a selected number of such | 
piini with them on eke olara to the Colonies. Visits were 
arranged for the inspection and trial of machinery for the 
preparation of coffee and other RM products, and also to the 
principal gale rooms in Mincing Lan 
The following memorandum will show what was accomplished 
in one day's visit to the latter :— 
* About a dozen of the principal produce brokers were visited, 
and large SEN of products were seen and examined in the 
various office 
v samples of ginger were particularly interesting. We spent 
n comparing the samples of African ginger, from 
coa aig with those which had arrived from the West 
Indies. 
“A gonsiderapin difference was noticed in the character of the 
produce when the two sorts were compared. 
" The sam we of ginger from TER. Leone were all coated, and 
the omes were small. The quality was poor, and the prices 
obtained were only about one-third of those of the best Jamaica 
TA small quantity only was shown of coated ginger from the 
West Indies. In nearly all the samples the rhizomes were very 
much larger than those from Sierra Leone. 
The principal brokers visited were Messrs. Lewis & Peat. 
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Here 5 ai 
ipecacuanha, Chinese star anise, Tinnevelly and Alexandrian 
senna, Kombe (Strophanthus hispidus), Pudding pipe (Cassia 
ther spices coffee, cinnamon, peppers, chillies, nutmegs, mace, and 
o Spic 
* The ote produets noted during the day were gums, wax, 
tapioca, ginger, cloves, sugar, cascarilla bark, bucliu leaves, myrrh, 
simarouba , &c. 
* Fibres were not so numerous as other prednes, but a few were 
observed, including raffia, piassaba, bowstring hemp, Mauritius 
hemp, poean coir, and West African unde ig Very little of 
ihe latter was seen 
s si sm Mincing Lane, a visit was paid toa warehouse in 
Crutched Friars, where the v rene drugs were to be seen in bulk, 
amongst vios) dragon' 8 blood, gamboge, aloes in skins and in 
boxes, gum guaiacum, sarsaparilla i in bales: ipecacuanha, benzoin, 
and various other produ cts. 
(Signed) WALTER HAYDON. 
There can be little doubt that the opportunities thus afto rded 
