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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 23

Section I

Section I.

Class 1.
1201Reinecker, B., Blount Beaumont, prod.—Sample of Coal, This Lignite was first observed cropping out of the banks of the Morley Creek. A shaft was sunk on the bank, and the Coal extracted has been the only fuel used on the station for several years. The specimen exhibited was obtained at a depth of 9 feet in the seam. The exact thickness of this seam of Lignite is unknown.
1202Basstian, C., Aparima.—Block of Limestone (Aparima). This Limestone was quarried (on private property, block 8, Jacob's River Hundred) for building purposes. It is in great abundance throughout the district, and has been used for building chimneys, &c., for some years. It is found to be exceedingly durable, and to stand exposure to the climate, &c. The cost is Is. (one shilling) per foot cube, delivered at the Quarry. The distance from the nearest shipping port (Riverton) is 10 miles, seven of which are by land and three by water carriage. This Limestone formation extends for several miles round the base of Longwood Ranges.
1203Basstian, C., Aparima.—Specimens of Burnt Lime from the same Quarry.
1204Hill, J., Winton,—Block of Limestone, obtained from Government Quarry, leased to exhibitor. This Limestone can be delivered at the Quarry for one shilling (1s.) per foot cube.
1205Hill, J., Winton—Specimens of Burnt Lime from Win ton District. This sample of Burnt Lime (slacked), obtained from the above-mentioned stone, can be delivered at the Quarry at the rate of £1 per ton of 24 bushels. The Quarry is situated within half a-mile of the Great North Road, and five miles from the Winton Township. When the Northern Railway is completed this Lime can be delivered at the Jetty, Bluff Harbor, at a very cheap rate. This limestone formation occurs in several small round wooded knolls, which rise abruptly from the plain, on the east bank of the Orti Rivei. The knolls are heavily timbered, and offer every facility for lime burning.page 79
1206Hill, J., Winton,—Specimens of Carbonate of Lime. These boulders of Carbonate of Lime were excavated in quarrying the limestone in the above-mentioned quarry.
Class 3—Sub-Class b.
1207Button, C. S. and Co., Invercargill—Sample of Beer and Porter. Bottled ale and porter,—selling price in Invercargill, 10s. per doz. All materials being imported prevents beer of any kind being produced so cheaply as to render it an article of export. This may be remedied after a while. The ale is now (Dec., 1864,) eighteen months old—having been brewed in June, 1863. The porter was brewed in March, 1864, and is now nine months old. A hogshead of (he same brew has just been drawn out, after having been upwards of seven months on draught, in an hotel in this town. It kept perfectly sound to the last. Such a fact will form an important element in judging of the quality of the beer.
Class 4.
1208Nurse, W. H., Riverton.—Sample of White Birch Bark. This Bark has been used for Tanning Purposes.