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Proceedings of Societies. 



[Oct. 



tion of the province is under British sway), it may be deserving con- 

 sideration, whether an improvement in the quality of the Wool would 

 not prove an advantage to this country. 



" Under this assumption, we shall proceed to make the following 

 observations : — 



" During last year, there was imported into London 773 bags of 

 Indian Wool, and into Liverpool 624. 



" 1397 bags — these were sold at public auction, at 4ld. to \A\d. per 

 lb. They were chiefly white, and well washed: there is occasionally 

 found a few black locks interspersed through the bags, which ought to 

 be carefully excluded, as the Indian sheep's Wool is generally applied 

 to the manufacture of white goods, consequently any admixture of 

 coloured Wool tends to deteriorate its value. 



" We have discovered amongst the finer qualities of Indian Wool, a 

 considerable portion of yellow and discoloured locks, which operates 

 very materially against its sale. In order to remove such an objection., 

 it is requisite the discoloured wool should be selected from the white, 

 and each kind packed in separate bags, by which means an increased 

 competition for the article would be produced; at the same time its 

 value would be thereby enhanced. To which we may further add, the 

 Wool would be bought with greater avidity, as it could then be imme- 

 diately applied to the various purposes of manufacture without further 

 trouble or expense. 



" To those who may feel the laudable desire of producing an im- 

 provement in the breed of sheep, and quality of their Wool, we would 

 recommend the introduction of some of our best-woolled English rams 

 amongst the Indian ewe flocks, as by so doing, the quality of the Wool 

 would be materially improved, inasmuch as it would thereby become 

 both a better and more useful class of Wool ; at the same time the 

 quantity would also be considerably augmented. 



" We remain, Gentlemen, &c," 



