ON HEMP. 



of the water, the rind, or outer covering, is instantly separated from 

 the Sunn, which is done by beating on each bundle with a large 

 bamboo. This loosens the rind ; .when it is finally separated with 

 the hand, and by beating about in the water. 



The Boggy is treated in the same method : except that the bun- 

 dles are kept standing in the water two days, and require four or Jive 

 days steeping. An objection is made against the mode prescribed by 

 Mr. Fleming for Watering, which is stated under the head of 

 Drying before Watering. [Vide page 162.] 



Board of Trade Cons. IT th July, 1801. 



Luckipore. — The Sunn for fishing-nets is dried more in 

 the sun, and not kept so long in the water as the Sunn sold in the 

 market. 



Soonamooky. — The Natives urge the time of steeping is too 

 short to admit of the fibres separating easily. 



Board of Trade Cons. 21th July, 1801. 



ChittagoNg. — The Natives are obstinate and stupid. They 

 declare the fibres cannot be separated from the stem, if the plant is 

 steeped only forty hours, or if it is previously dried. 



Keerpoy. — The Resident says, the mode of preparation laid 

 down by Mr. Fleming does not answer : he has tried it himself, 

 but finds the mode practised by the Natives is preferable. Thinks 

 it better to let the Natives prepare it in their own mode. 



Santipore. — The mode of preparation does not differ material- 

 ly from that in use. 



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