Can a manufacturer bnyfre* natives at this price* If they have to bring it 
la small quantities SSp-milee and sjiles •■'#*}%(m^vm ??????? ID, 
Cam a s&nufaoturer obtain It from hie o?m plantations* If situated all arou 
il hie ilSiOoTt??????? . . .... «HS*ui aheap or 
T 
with tK boat machine* If pan hare not smffl 
©lent and cheap r&Aateri&l* ????* v : ?? t ^ ^ 
that maohimes* working fibres .exist* is I believe* kao*?n to every 
. . . 
body. 
■ ^ Often* 
ore does no 
en pat 
uropcan fibre merchant e |f tho question h-i ! 
expert^J?in^']^ ^ it ©com the rawma- 
id, the reasons are 
sl&Sle* 
fineapple(if tAtirated in the sun for fruits) fUMMl a very 
* V 
abort and light fibre of only Ahnmt z% return * therefore to o«ti one tea fi~ 
breldry) it is neoessary to work about 800 rieuls of leaves* the price for .* 
one pieA of leaves* asked bp natives* dellvprd in Singapore* is v 0/60 and 
higher*or the cost of the ravu&aterlal nearly % 4 80/- per ton ef dry fib/©, 0 
don'narket. hut are tile rcsseae 
more* than the value of the fibre on the 
for this exhofhltant price of $o/io asked hj natives. ??????V?i v he following. 
or 
-) fhe very expensive bullock cart hire fro® the cent ft of eultlva ' 
tien at the 8th mile In ‘IksmeoH ^ 3 A 4 t Tlpph 2padn«u& I-asir fa ^ 
l(T to the enly.ehinese eAti- 
‘ - - 
the return ia fruits, to 
£-) 2he impossibility 
voters, that it does not spoil the plant or 
mm badh plant 
3 -) fh< 
iy f©* loaves from each plant* 
But ea the other h&sft to eafect < 
Mar the plaatatioae is impeeeible, beeanee the** ezls^|no clean » 
•^ qia 
sor^ater to drive t^e engines nor cheap fire wood for thin purpose* 
therefore to make Vineappl© or any other fibre sill only bo possibl 
ineapple and some other fibres 
if cultivated around a 
* 
©eat&ia ap t® 3 ‘A fibre aatLsill ooot delivered 
wher^leaveqj’i iaeapplee for iaa^A**<W2 u taia a lcajffelfs te 12 feet Mi 
4 *Kafc 
Ur §e/ie 
to $o/l& per picul or as r&w&ateri&l # 80/IE0 per ton* 
5 V 
X' 
r , The DOints to be taken into consideration tt start a fibre 1 
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