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alone, have not shown to advantage. It is nevertheless true that the 
breaking-strength is in no way inferior to that possessed by some of 
the finest qualities of paper made from varieties of pulps more gener- 
ally employed. On the other hand, Lallang fibre might be used in 
countless ways for the purpose of mixing with ail kinds of pulps, and 
is especially suitable for use in conjunction with hard, non-flexible 
fibres, such as Sulphite, Flax and Megass. 
The results of this investigation tend to the conclusion that the 
paper furnished by this grass is of doubtful commercial value when 
compared with the figures obtained on other specimens of fibres pre- 
viously examined under similar conditions, but if utilised in conjunc- 
tion with different kinds of pulp would probably repay the cost of 
preparation. In connection with this point, it may be mentioned that 
with a plentiful supply of cotton or flax available the prospects- of 
practical development can be recommended as being' particularly 
favourable. 
J. Stewart Remington. 
“MEGASS” IN PAPERMAKING. 
A Report on its Development. 
By J. Stewart Remington, Douglas A. Bowack and Arthur 
J. B. Carrington. 
Following upon the extensive experiments that have been 
carried out in Mr. Bert de Lamarre’s sugar factory, at Tacarigua, 
dealing with the production of paper from the fibrous substance 
derived from the cane, after the latter passes from the sugar factories, 
the suitability of this raw material for the purpose appears to have 
been well established. Considerable success has attended this appli- 
cation of the fibrous substance, which up to the present has been 
consumed chiefly for fuel, or regarded more or less as a waste 
product. 
The results of the present investigation tend to illustrate that 
with improved methods of preparing the pulp, and the proper 
elimination of the extractive matter in the earlier stages of 
working, a valuable product may be obtained readily available for 
immediate use, 
