•All these products —the fiTas.se, the gum and the pulp—would 
c.ommand good .prices in England, and if your manurnSthrers' w 111. treat 
the fibre in the Colony there is no reason why the yarns should 
not be sent over here after retaining sufficient for your home 
sup piies. 
££ If the government will fall in with my suggestions, I shall 
be pleased to offer my services on the principle £ no cure, no pay’ — 
i.e., I am content to take my remuneration in share of profit. 
<£ If the government is of opinion the trade would' be best 
conducted by private enterprise, I think the initial stages should' 
be fostered by the government making the preliminary experiments as 
to growing, &c., offering planters the seed or plants, either free 
or at.very low rates, and by offering assistance in the shape of loans 
for planters to get large tracts under cultivation, and to the 
District Councils to enable them to pul up decorticating and 
degumming stations, and by recommending capitalists to take up the 
planting, filassing, spinning, weaving, &c. I think the government 
would do wisely to advertise the possibilities of the fibre and the 
reason the Textile of the future will have such a prominent place 
in our industries. 
1st.—It is many times stronger than cotton, flax, hemp and the like , 
2nd.—It has a very long staple from 3 to 9 ins. 
3rd. — It is easily grown, as it acclimatises itself in almost any 
zone where agriculture is possible—of course with varying 
results, as it crops in some latitudes as many as four times 
per annum. 
4th.—It is beautifully lustrous f more after the nature of silk in 
appearance. 
5 th. —I t does not rot, giving it, for many purposes , such as fishing 
lines, nets, sail cloth, ropes, boot and saddlery thread, tar¬ 
paulins, rick cloths, tents, hose, shop blinds, boot linings 
and other requirements necessitating exposure to damp, great 
advantages. 
6th.—It is non-elastic—herein it is invaluable for machinery 
belting and ropes, measuring tapes, mixed with wool it imparts 
non-shrinking possibilities to that article, and many other 
purposes where rigidity is an advantage. 
7th.—I oould further expatiate on its merits, but space forbids. 
I will curtail my remarks by stating there is nothing, wool, 
cotton, flax, hemp, jute, and even silk produces, this fibre 
cannot imitate and in most cases excels. It makes splendid 
cloth for uniforms, and almost indestructible table linen, 
sheeting-, dress goods, velvets, curtains, lace, tapestry and 
upholstery purposes, lamp wicks, waistcoatings, trousers duck, 
riding breeches, &o. It is an ideal hygienic clothing, 
invaluable for underwear. It is pronounced by the medical 
profession as the most advantageous surgical dressing and for 
body wear. I will wind up by pointing out its durability and 
toughness alone commend it as a material that is invaluable 
for its indestructible qualities. 
