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15 moment a contractor finds we insist upon having number two,

he puts up the price of his concrete, - his mortar, -

and everything in which Lime is used. The ordinary lime

you see carried about in baskets in this Colony is a

misture of two and three, with a good deal of sand

added during transit from the lime burners works to the

market. whereever it may be. It is a common thing to

see the old women on the Peak roads scraping up the red

sand and putting it into the lime.

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That is because they have spilled some of it?

What they do really is: They lighten their baskets at

the bottom of the hill by throwing away the good lime,

and when they get to the top, they add a little water

or red sand to add up the weight, of the basket. That

is a comain thing, which I have watched myself.

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the difference in prise between the various kinds ?

I dont know the price, because it is difficult to get

anyone to tell the truth, but there is a difference,

number one is double the price of number three, and the

contractors allege that they are unable to buy one or

two, unless they buy three as we11.

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Is number one used exclusively for ceiling and lighter

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Yes.

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Is this lime made from aoral, the same as that made (7348

from oyster shells ?

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Similar, as far as we are concerned.

The richness of it ?

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Yes, it is a little lighter, and there is rather mora

sand.

Isnt it too rich really for using it for floors ↑17350

No, I have never found that.