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and sheeting; girthing for upholstery and saddlery purposes;
twilled striped sacking—for corn and coal sacks; brown and
bleached striped canvas for American slop purposes, bleached
twilled hop-pocketing for hop purposes (Continental); fine
twilled striped sacking—for Continental farmers' purposes;
tarpaulin; sugar-pressing cloth; nail bagging; serge twill
matting; carpeting; crumb-cloths, printed and woven, &c.

NEW ZEALAND FLAX GOODS.

The following is a detailed list of the contents of
the case containing specimens of manufactures from
Phormium tenax, to which we referred at length
yesterday:—

1. Large Leaves of the Plant grown in Canterbury, New
   Zealand. Mr. N. T. Lockhart, Bennochy Works, Kirkcaldy,
   N.B.
2. Coarse Fibre, extracted from the dry leaves, by C. Thorne,
   16, Mark Lane, London.
3. Fibre, extracted from finer leaves, by C. Thorne, 16, Mark
   Lane, London.
4. Native-dressed Fibre, imported by the Agent-General for
   New Zealand. Dr. Featherston, 7, Westminster Chambers,
   Victoria Street, London.
5. Cloth, woven by Messrs. E. Parker and Co., Dundee, the
   yarn spun by A. K. Forbes, Hatton Mill, Arbroath, from pure
   Phormium fibre, prepared by C. Thorne. This was the first
   attempt made by the above-named gentleman to adapt New
   Zealand flax to textile fabrics.
6. Cloth, woven by Messrs. E. Parker and Co., Dundee, from
   bleached yarn; the yarn spun by A. K. Forbes, Hatton Mill,
   Arbroath, from pure Phormium fibre. This was the second
   attempt by the above-named gentleman to adapt New Zealand
   flax to textile fabrics.
7. Cloth, woven by Messrs. E. Parker and Co., Dundee; the
   yarn spun from a mixture of 25 per cent. New Zealand flax and
   75 per cent. Riga flax, by A. K. Forbes, Hatton Mill, Arbroath.
8. Cloth, woven by Messrs. E. Parker and Co., Dundee, from
   bleached yarn; the yarn spun from a mixture of 25 per cent.
   New Zealand flax and 75 per cent. Riga flax, by A. K. Forbes,
   Hatton Mill, Arbroath.
9. Damask Towelling, manufactured from Native-dressed
   Phormium, for the Agent-General for New Zealand, by A. K.
   Forbes, Hatton Mill, Arbroath.
10. Twilled Sheeting (2 yards wide), manufactured from
    Native-dressed Phormium, for the Agent-General for New Zea-
    land, by A. K. Forbes, Hatton Mill, Arbroath.
11. Linen, manufactured from Native-dressed Phormium, for
    the Agent-General for New Zealand, by A. K. Forbes, Hatton
    Mill, Arbroath.
12. Mail Bag, manufactured from the tow of the Native-
    dressed Phormium, for the Agent-General for New Zealand, by
    A. K. Forbes, Hatton Mill, Arbroath.
13. Twilled Cloth, manufactured for C. Thorne from Phor-
    mium (prepared by him) by A. K. Forbes, Hatton Mill,
    Arbroath.
14. Bleached Twilled Cloth, manufactured for C. Thorne
    from Phormium (prepared by him) by A. K. Forbes, Hatton
    Mill, Arbroath.
15. Light Twilled Cloth, manufactured for C. Thorne, from
    Phormium (prepared by him) by A. K. Forbes, Hatton Mill,
    Arbroath.
16. Canvas, woven by Messrs. John Walker and Co., Stanley
    Works, Arbroath (the warp of line fibre, the weft of tow); the
    yarn spun from Phormium (prepared by C. Thorne) by A. K.
    Forbes, Hatton Mill, Arbroath. One bolt of this, 38\u00bd yards,
    has been sent to New Zealand; one do., 41 yards, is now in the
    Exhibition at Vienna; one do., 40 yards, is now in the Aus-
    tralian Annexe, London International Exhibition.
17. Towelling; the warp of Native-dressed Phormium, the
    weft of Phormium prepared by C. Thorne; manufactured
    by A. K. Forbes, Hatton Hill, Arbroath.
18. Cloth adapted for woolpacks, manufactured from the
    tow of Phormium (prepared for roping purposes by C. Thorne)
    by A. K. Forbes, Hatton Mill, Arbroath. Woolpack made up.
19. Cloth adapted for light sacking, manufactured from the
    tow of Phormium for C. Thorne, by A. K. Forbes, Hatton Mill,
    Arbroath.
20. Cloth adapted for light sacking, manufactured from a
    mixture of the tow from Native-dressed Phormium, and the tow
    from Phormium prepared by C. Thorne, by A. K. Forbes,
    Hatton Mill, Arbroath. Sack made up.
21. Sheeting; the weft of Phormium fibre prepared by C.
    Thorne, the warp of Irish flax. The Phormium yarn spun by
    Messrs. Dunbar, McMasters, and Co., Gilford, Ireland; the
    cloth woven by Messrs. R. and S. Beales, North Lopham,
    Norfolk, and bleached by Mr. William Livingston, Walkerton
    Works, Leslie.
22. Huckaback Towelling (unbleached); the weft of Phor-
    miam fibre prepared by C. Thorne, the warp of Irish flax. The
    Phormium yarn spun by Messrs. Dunbar, McMasters, and Co.,
    Gilford, Ireland; the cloth woven by Messrs. R. and S. Beales,
    North Lopham, Norfolk.
23. Huckaback Towelling (bleached); the weft of Phormium
    fibre prepared by C. Thorne, the warp of Irish flax. The
    Phormium yarn spun by Messrs. Dunbar, McMasters, and Co.,
    Gilford, Ireland; the cloth woven by Messrs. R. and S. Beales,
    North Lopham, Norfolk, and bleached by Mr. William Living-
    ston, Walkerton Works, Leslie.
24. Towelling, manufactured from Native-dressed Phormium;
    the yarn spun by hand by peasant women in Gavray, France,
    under the superintendence of J. Moysey, Leytonstone, Essex;
    the cloth woven by Messrs. R. and S. Beales, North Lopham,
    Norfolk, and bleached by Messrs. Craik and Sons, Greenfoot
    Bleach Works, Barnsley.
25. Damask Tablecloth, manufactured from Native-dressed
    Phormium, for C. Thorne, by Messrs. D. Lornie and Sons, Path-
    head Spinning Mills, Kirkcaldy, N.B. This cloth was unfor-
    tunately damaged in the bleaching.
26. Stair Covering; the weft of yarn spun from the tow of
    Native-dressed Phormium, the warp of line yarn; manufactured
    for C. Thorne by Messrs. D. Lornie and Sons, Pathhead Spinning
    Mills, Kirkcaldy, N.B.
27. Stair Covering, manufactured from the tow of the Native-
    dressed Phormium, for the Agent-General for New Zealand, by
    Mr. N. T. Lockhart, Bennochy Works, Kirkcaldy.
28. Damask Towelling; the warp of ordinary linen yarn,
    the weft of Native-dressed Phormium yarn; manufactured for
    the Agent-General for New Zealand, by Mr. N. T. Lockhart,
    Bennochy Works, Kirkcaldy.
29. Dice Pattern Tablecloth; the warp of ordinary linen
    yarn, the weft of Native-dressed Phormium yarn; manufactured
    for the Agent-General for New Zealand by Mr. N. T. Lockhart,
    Bennochy Works, Kirkcaldy.
30. Crush; the warp of ordinary linen yarn, the weft of the
    Native-dressed Phormium; manufactured for the Agent-General
    for New Zealand by Mr. N. T. Lockhart, Bennochy Works,
    Kirkcaldy.
31. Canvas, manufactured from the Native-dressed Phormium
    by Messrs. Small and Boase, Hawkslaw Mills, Leven.
32. Yarn, wet spun, from Native-dressed Phormium, by Mr.
    J. R. T. Mulholland, of the Northern Spinning and Weaving
    Company, Belfast, Ireland, for C. Thorne, N.B. Mr. Mulhol-
    land thinks this fibre is better adapted for dry spinning; he
    says it did not spin well by the wet process.
33. Yarn, wet spun, from C. Thorne's prepared Phormium,
    by Messrs. Dunbar, McMasters, and Co., Gilford, Ireland—
    part of the yarn which forms the weft in the Huckaback Towel-
    ling and Sheeting.
34. Yarn, hand-spun, from Native-dressed Phormium, by
    peasant women in Gavray, France, superintended by J. Moysey,
    Leytonstone, Essex.
35. Yarn, spun from Native-dressed Phormium, by Messrs.
    D. Lornie and Sons, Pathhead Spinning Mills, Kirkcaldy.
36. Yarn, spun from Native-dressed Phormium, by Messrs.
    Finlayson and Bousefield, Johnstone, by Glasgow.
37. Yarn, spun from Native-dressed Phormium, by Mr. N. T.
    Lockhart, Bennochy Works, Kirkcaldy.
38. Yarn, spun from Native-dressed Phormium, by Mr. A. K.
    Forbes, Hatton Mill, Arbroath.
39. Sheep Nets, manufactured from Phormium (prepared in
    New Zealand by Messrs. Chinnery and Ensor), by Mr. N. T.
    Lockhart, Bennochy Works, Kirkcaldy.
40. Gaskin, adapted for engineers; manufactured from Phor-
    mium (prepared in New Zealand by Messrs. Chinnery and
    Ensor), by Mr. N. T. Lockhart, Bennochy Works, Kirkcaldy.
41. Gaskin, adapted for engineers; manufactured from Native-
    dressed Phormium by Mr. N. T. Lockhart, Bennochy Works,
    Kirkcaldy.
    Sail Twine, spun from line by Small and Boase, Dundee.
    Ditto ditto tow ditto ditto
    6-lbs. Tow Yarn, spun by ditto ditto
    6-lbs. Line (unsoftened), spun by ditto ditto
    4-lbs. Line (softened), ditto ditto
    2\u00be-lbs. Flax Yarn, spun by N. and N. Lockhart, Bennochy
    [Works, Kirkcaldy.
    Roping Twine, ditto ditto ditto.
    3-Ply Net Twine, ditto ditto ditto.
    4-lbs. Tow Yarn, ditto ditto ditto.
    Sample of Net, manufactured by ditto ditto
    Ball's single-dressed Yarn, spun by Finlayson and Bousefield,
    Johnstone.
    25 Lea Yarn, spun by Finlayson and Bousefield, Johnstone.
    Fishing Line, from N. T. Lockhart, Kirkcaldy, suitable for
    ladies' dresses.
    Dice Tablecloth, 60 inches wide, ditto.
    Twilled Sheeting Weft, N.Z. Flax, ditto.
    Hammock Cloth, manufactured by Small and Boase, Dundee.
    3-Ply Net Twine, manufactured by N. and N. Lockhart,
    Kirkcaldy.