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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 things 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 
