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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 23

Queensland

page 102

Queensland

Class 3.

2701Blaxland. E. J. and Co., Toowoomba.—Eight Tins Dried Meat, each 41bs., and eight months preserved; is cured entirely without salt, and will keep in any climate three years; is extremely portable, each pound of dry taking four pounds of raw flesh, and as one pound raw in using is equal to three-and-a-half pounds of fresh meat—and as it is sold, beef 6d and mutton 8d per pound—this gives a price, in proportion to fresh meat, of only 2d per pound for beef, and 2½d for mutton; is made from the best cattle Queensland can produce
2702

Hill, Walter, Director of Botanical Gardens, Brisbane:—

Arrowroot from Canna Edulis—Purple arrowroot, market price, 7d. per lb.

Arrowroot from Marantha Arundinacea—White arrowroot, market price, 7d. per lb.

Samples Jam

Preserves made of Citron, Bitter Orange, Loqaat, Lime, and Two Samples of Sugar from Cane

2703Warner, Jas., Surveyor, Brisbane, prod.—Sample of Raw Coffee grown at Kangaroo, Port Brisbane, from young trees of four or five years growth, from seed produced at the same place. Sample from the parent tree gained a prize at the International Exhibition, 1862.
2704

Hope, Hon. Louis, Cleveland, prod, and manu.:—

Two samples of sugar from the ribbon cane. The yield per acre of this cane was three tons, and the market price 5d per lb.

Class 4.

2705

Hill, Walter, Director Botanical Gardens, Brisbane.—Samples of Sea Island, Egyptian, and New Orleans Cotton

Samples of Rosewood, Sandal Wood and Broad leaved Cherry Tree (one face of each polished)

Class 28.

2706Belbridge, W. C., Brisbane.—Samples of Printing and Bookbinding

Class 29.

2707Hill, Walter, Director of Botanical Gardens, Brisbane.—
  • Walking Sticks made from Areca Moustachrya, 1s. each.
  • 1 Cone of Bunya Bunya (Araucaria Bidioillii, Hook)

Class 30.

2708Hill, Walter, Director of Botanical Gardens. Brisbane.—
  • One Table made of 30 species of the Woods of Queensland