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GROUP XI.—PAPER INDUSTRY AXD STATIOXERY.
A.—RAW MATERIALS FOR PAPER MANUFACTURE.
A large number of fibrous substances has from
time to time and in different localities been applied
in India to the manufacture of paper. Besides these
a number have also been experimented upon at
home. The supply of raw material for paper in
India is almost without limit. The following Collection
from the India Museum, London, has been
exbibited
Fibres for Paper Manufacture.
3,158. Puya bark. Boehmeria puya.
3,196ß. Nilgiri nettle. Urtica heterophylla,
Guatteria longifolia. Fibre.
3,198. Grewia. Fibre.
Morus indica. Fibre.
3,202. Guazuma tomentosa. Fibre.
Bauhinia purpurea. Fibre.
3,226. Musa paradisaica. Fibre and tow.
3,228. Musa textilis. Fibre and tow.
3,265. Yucca gloriosa. Fibre and tow.
3,142. Agave americana. Fibre and tow.
Broussonetia papyrifera. Bark.
Bhassaba paper. Raw material.
3,28/. Shaw-nee. Burmah.
3.285. Shaw-young. Burmah.
3.286. Shaw-laybway. Burmah.
Gyeegywoh-shaw. Burmah.
Red hast of Pegu.
3,233. Pandanus odoratissimus. Fibre.
Old gunny. Punjab.
3,158. Boehmeria puya. Tow and half stuff.
3,157- Boehmeria nivea. Rheea tow.
3,165. Calotropis gigantea. Mudar tow.
3,174. Redjutetow.
3,174- Red jute. Half stuff.
3,174. White jute. Half stuff.
Hibiscus fibre. Half stuff.
3,196a. Urtica heterophylla. Tow.
Sterculia urens. Half stuff.
3,1846. Daphne cannabina. Pulp.
Boehmeria sp. Half stuff.
3,179. Crotolaria juncea. Half stuff.
3,174. Corchorus capsularis. Half stuff.
3,204. Hibiscus cannabinus. Half stuff.
3,259. Urena lobata. Half stuff.
3,142. Agave americana. Half stuff.
3,146. Ananassa sativa. Half stuff.
3,226. Musa paradisaica. Half stuff.
Sanchi bark, for writing. Ist stage.
Sanchi bark, for writing. 2nd stage.
Sanchi bark, for writing. 3rd stage.
Sanchi bark, written upon.
Palm leaf, for writing.
Palm leaf, written upon.
Country reeds, for reed pens.
B.—PAPERS, MILLBOARDS, &c.
From India Museum, London.
Paper of Crotolaria juncea. Unsized and sized.
Paper of Agave americana. Unsized and sized.
Paper of Urena lobata. Unsized and sized.
Paper of Hibiscus cannabinus. Unsized and
sized.
Paper of Corchorus olitorius. Unsized and sized.
Paper of Musa paradisiaca. Unsized and sized.
Paper of Agave americana. Unsized and sized.
Paper of Ananassa sativa. Unsized and sized.
Paper of wild rheea. Unsized and sized.
Paper from leaves of Pandanus odoratissimus.
Paper from plantain fibre. Made at Meerut jail.
Paper from gunny bags. Made at Cuddapah jail.
Paper from gunny bags. 2nd quality. Madras.
Paper from refuse gunny. Madras.
Paper from old gunny bags and fishing nets.
Paper from old gunny bags. Chingleput Jail.
Paper from old reeords. Meerut jail.
Paper from bamboo. Nepal frontier.
Paper from bamboo. Pegu.
Paper (large sheet) from Daphne cannabina. Nepal
* Preparcd ander the direction of Mr. Wyndham Portal, at
the Haverstoke Müls.
375. Paper used by the higher classes for letters of
friendship. Lucknow.
374. Sprinkled paper used by the higher classes for
letters of friendship. Lucknow.
349. Coloured paper for kitcs. Oude.
1,643. Strong packing paper,made from plantain fibre
by steeping and rotting. Chingleput Jail.
1,643. Paper made from old jute ropes and string
by the late C. V. Cunniah Chetty of
Madras.
1,643. Paper made from plantain fibre cleaned by
the paupers in the Monegar Choultry.
Madras.
1.748. Gurchudni Malwi paper. Made at Indore.
1.745. Cheenee Malwi paper. Made at Indore.
1.750. Gold leaf sprinkled paper, for letter writing.
Made at Indore.
1.751. Red sprinkled paper. Made at Indore.
1.749. Chini white paper. Indore.
1,747. White Gurchudni paper. Indore.
1.746. Mooraudshai paper. Indore.
1,643. Paper made from plantain fibre by paupers
in the Monegar Choultry. Madras.
1,643. Paper made from fibre of Corchorus capsularis
by paupers in the Monegar Choultry.
Madras.
