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Indian Forest Records. 
[Vol. IY. 
E. E. Fernandez's Report oj 1890 .—About 1890, there appeared an 
article in the “ Indian Forester ” by Mr. E. E. Fernandez, late Conser¬ 
vator of Forests, entitled “ Wood Cellulose and Wood-pulp,” in which 
he describes the various methods of preparing wood-pulp, especially 
those in vogue in French mills. The article is most instructive as 
explaining the methods of preparing pulp by the mechanical and soda 
processes. 
Articles in the “ Indian Forester —Many articles have appeared from 
time to time in the “ Indian Forester,” notably two by Mr. Clutterbuck 
in 1899 and 1900, in which estimates are given as to the working of a 
mill using Himalayan conifers. 
Report by S.Chas. Philipps oj 1905 .—In 1905, Mr. S. Chas. Philipps, 
M.S.C.I., read a most able article before the Society of Arts, London, on 
the subject of the manufacture of mechanical and chemical paper-pulp, 
in which he describes the various processes and their origin. 
R. S. Sindall's Report of 1906 .—It is not, however, until we come to 
Mr. Sindall’s report on the “ Manufacture of Paper y and Paper-Pulp in 
Burma” that we find really definite information regarding the possibil¬ 
ity of preparing pulp from bamboos and Indian woods. His report is 
divided into two parts, (i) Bamboos, and (ii) Woods. It is with the 
former that we are here concerned. Under Bamboos he has collected in¬ 
formation regarding the weight of green and dry bamboos, the percentage 
of nodes to internodes, the size of the various species of bamboos, their 
market value in different places and the cost of extraction from various 
localities to a possible factory site. He also carried out tests by the soda 
process on a laboratory scale, and further tests for bleaching. He ends 
this report by proposing possible factory sites and discusses freights and 
cost of chemicals. His report is of great value and the present 
enquiry has been based on his suggestions as to the lines on which 
future investigation on this subject should be carried out. In 1909, he 
prepared a second note on the same subject, entitled “ Bamboo for 
Paper-making,” and this report is printed on paper made from bamboo 
pulp. 
G. F. Richmond's Report of 1906 .—A series of pamphlets have been 
issued by Mr. George F. Richmond of the Bureau of Science, Manila, on 
the subject of paper-making. The first is entitled “ Philippine Fibres 
and Fibrous Substances : their suitability for Paper-making ” Vol. I, 
No. 5 of June 1st, 1906. The next is Part II, of the same publication, 
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