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The mixed fatty — were isolated from a portion of the fat and 
gave the following “results 
Soliditying point of mixed 
fatty acids " 59.1 per cent. 
Mean yo cape "e of | 
fatty ac 284.9 — , 
е 5 Ка ч 
(m.p. 67.8? C.) in total 
faity acids € m UBES 
n the foregoing numbers the conclusion may reasonably be 
drawn that the fatty acids consist practically entirely of stearic and 
oleic acids, but a more thorough investigation would be necessary 
before this could be asserted definitely. 
The extremely high proportion of stearic acid would render this fat 
a most useful raw material for the candle industry were it not for the 
presence of попадане amounts of bir e matter, which 
would be equally objectionable in soap manufac 
The ee oe value of the fat would probably be from £24 to 
£26 per t 
It was ae the letter WE oue a д. at eens that 
owing to the spare distribution of the Surin tree e Federated 
Malay States this material could not be of any а ро е 
since no large s s e s could be obtained, but it is inter- 
ta. 
estin note that the fat is suitable for industrial use, and that it 
woul Lp LÍ at fairly high prices if it could be obtained 
n large quan 
The observation that * Minyak Surin" consists of stearin and 
olein is also interesting as showing that its composition is similar to 
that ascribed by Burok to the fat obtained from the seeds of 
ти oblongifolium, and in this connection it would be of some 
rest to know the botanical name of the ** Surin” tree in order that 
ite exact botanical relationship to Palaquiwm oblongifolium might be 
ascertained. 
WYNDHAM R. DUNSTAN. 
13th July, 1905. 
A SYSTEM FOR THE REGISTRATION OF THE 
CONTENTS OF MUSEUMS. 
By L. WRAY, 1.8.04 
MUN. or Muszums, FEDERATED MALAY STATES. 
A GREAT deal has been written on the subject of Museum Registra- 
E = several papers on it have already appeared in the 
ЕЕ ert but it. is on an important ma matter to all 
