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ON HEMP. 



thickness, are taken up in the hand (they floating on the water) 

 well bruised from the root, nine inches upwards, and afterwards 

 broke at that distance, of which the bark easily slips off, leaving 

 the Hemp, which being used as a handle, the stalks are worked 

 about in the water till the remaining part of the bark disengages 

 itself at the other end, leaving the Hemp (Sunn) in the workman's 

 hand. The Hemp (Sunn) is then put into the sun to dry, tied up, 

 and fit for use. 



Rungpore. — -In August, the plants are cut, tied up in bun- 

 dles, and laid ten or fifteen days in water. The bark or rind is then 

 stript off, well washed, and beat about in the water, and afterwards 

 dried in the sun. In this state, the Hemp (Sunn) is carried to 

 market, and any further operation of cleaning is performed by the 

 manufacturers, according to the uses to which it is meant to be 

 applied. The inner wood is used by the cultivators either for fuel 

 or temporary fences to their habitations. 



Board of Trade Cons. 24th August, 1792. 



DACCA DISTRICT. 



Bazetpore. — The Hemp (Sunn) is thrown into water three 

 or four days to rot. The plants are then taken out of the water and 

 beaten : after this they are taken in handfuls, and the bark and 

 fibrous parts about the roots separated by a charny or comb. They 

 are then dried a day in the sun ; after which, the bark and fibrous 

 parts being sufficiently loosened, the stalks are pulled out, and the 



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