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whatsoever. Also, I am in a position to send out a representative to 

 the mill, to start the working of the same, and to advise you on any 

 points of which you may not be quite sure. 



I would like to point out to you that the report enclosed is my 

 candid opinion on the capabilities of this grass for paper-making 

 purposes, and is not couched in rosy terms, as it is at all times my 

 practice to look rather at the dark side of thin^rs of this nature, which 

 is, I think the proper attitude to adopt with regard to any business 

 venture. 



Awaiting the favour of your reply. 



Believe me, 

 • ' Yours faithfully, 



. J. Stewart Remington. 



LALLANG 



The original paper on this work, published in October 1908, was 

 the result of a preliminary examination undertaken with the view of 

 producing from Lallang grass a useful and marketable pulp. To 

 carry out this object more fully, a larger supply of the grass was 

 obtained, and the present treatise is intended to supply in a concise 

 and convenient form the chief results of recent research and experi- 

 ments on the nature, properties and value of pulp derived from this 

 source. 



Since some previous publications on the subject have contained 

 more favourable accounts of the value of this grass as a source of raw 

 material, it was evident, that in order to deal successfully with such 

 an enquiry, a careful study of the various existing means of investi- 

 gating the processes by which this material may be utilized to the 

 best advantage would be necessary, therefore, the results of the work 

 done in connection with this investigation have been discussed more 

 in detail than is usual in technical treatises. 



The first step in the preparation of the pulp consists of the 

 cutting and soaking of the grass in water : The next stage, which is 

 of the greatest importance, is the boiling, and in consequence of some 

 unusual variations in the quality, yield and condition of the pulp 



