178 TlMEHRI. 
Mr. Russell did not verify the data ; if he had taken the data and 
worked it out on his own calculation, it would have given a result more 
favourable even than that of his (Mr. Lubbock's.) 
Mr. Coster stated that two of the reasons for the low consumption of 
fuel in Trinidad were, the canes contained more woody fibre, and the 
pressure in crushing was less. 
The President said that the result of the crushing of 3,700 tons of 
sugar at Vryheid's Lust last year showed that the consumption of fuel 
had been 7 cwts. of coals to 1 ton and 21 lbs. of sugar ; and these figures 
might be verified by any member who chose to do so. That result had 
been obtained by the burning of a large amount of megass, dried and 
wet together. 
Mr. Coster pointed out that there was no rum manufactured at 
Vryheid's Lust, and it took 8 cwt. of coal to produce a puncheon of rum. 
He asked whether there was any rum manufactured at the Colonial 
Company's usine in Trinidad. 
Mr. Lubbock replied in the negative. 
Mr. McCalman, referring to the remarks made by Mr. Lubbock as to 
the consumption of coal at the Colonial Company's usine in Trinidad, 
mentioned that there had been a great deal of rain in Trinidad for three 
months before they reached that island, and the canes there were only 
at their best in March or April, and Mr. Abel had been put to disad- 
vantage through repairs, &c, going on, and consequently the full works 
not in operation, but that gentleman stated he expected to give returns 
showing the consumption of coals at 6 or 7 cwt. per ton of sugar, be- 
fore the end of April. 
Mr. Lubbock said the results were far better in Martinique. 
The President mentioned that at the factory of Vryheid's Lust they 
did not make a chemical sugar, and perhaps it was hardly fair to 
compare the consumption of fuel there to that at places where a high 
polarising sugar was made. 
Mr. Lubbock did not think the difference in quality would make any 
difference in the consumption of fuel. 
Mr. Nind mentioned, with reference to Vryheid's Lust that in mak- 
ing sugar for London lately, that factory used something like 1800 gal- 
lons, and the consumption of coals had been 5 cwt. according to the 
weather and the state of the megass up to 10 cwt. ; the lowest number 
of gallons last year was 1,210 for a ton of sugar, and the average was 
1,556, he thought, for the year. But what had been done at Vryheid's 
