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2150.
I
In pogled I think it is only the cost. The West River for 25
burners can make a profit on it, and sell it qally, as long as it has not to go very far, but down hair, think it has been tried. Warren and Company tried to get it burned down here, but there has always been some trouble.
17396
Q..
How would it be brought down ↑
17.396
A.
By junk, and burned by Capsimun, • somewhere around the
Western or North Western end of the harbour.
Mr Shelton Hooper:-
Do you know a place called Kwai Chung
97
A.
Not by name.
98
Q
West of the New Territory ?
A.
No, I know the Sai Kung lime district.
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Mr Shelton Hooper:-
17400
A.
There is no limestone there, it is all shell lime. (7.399
There is no stone lime done there at all.
Here is an analysis of some stone sample, I have got7400 from the place I have just quoted, Kwei Chung. The analyst says this stone is a coarse green marble, and its cleanness of texture prevents its use to any large
extent for lime making &o. (quotes). There is an analysis of the stone and lime. I would like to show it
to you, and ask you for any remarks you might have. This is almost püre marble. I dont profess to be a chemist to any extent, but I sos that the ealaiate carbon is very high in this sample.
17001 Qu
There is another analysis of the lime itself,
17-401
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of the stone, and the other the lime.
A.
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I know this. There was an experiment sometime ago. That
low grade limestone was got,good enough for coment, and
they made lime of that, but it was so difficult to slake that lime that it would be utterly impracticable here. You cant sit down and slake lime for a week on a building.
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You say there was some objection to bringing limestone
Xr Fung Wa Chun:-
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