The colony of Natal; an official illustrated handbook and railway guide . departmentswhere light wood is suitable. About £iS to i?20 per acrehave been realised by its sale. The blossom of the tree has been utilised in Australia forperfumery purposes. Its essence is of a superior character,and decidedly more lasting than many of the importedperfumes. In the year 1886, Natal exported thirty-nine packages ofbark, valued at £11. In 1889,4,623 packages valued at £2, nine months of 1891, 14,424 packages valued at ^^7,480 were scut away, and in 1894, 40,485 packages at a value, asshown elsewher
The colony of Natal; an official illustrated handbook and railway guide . departmentswhere light wood is suitable. About £iS to i?20 per acrehave been realised by its sale. The blossom of the tree has been utilised in Australia forperfumery purposes. Its essence is of a superior character,and decidedly more lasting than many of the importedperfumes. In the year 1886, Natal exported thirty-nine packages ofbark, valued at £11. In 1889,4,623 packages valued at £2, nine months of 1891, 14,424 packages valued at ^^7,480 were scut away, and in 1894, 40,485 packages at a value, asshown elsewhere, of iJi2,569. The value of this especial production is so great and iscalculated to have so important an effect on the future of theColony, that it is but fair to mention the name of the G. M. Sutton, , as the first one to grasp thevalue of the product and to bring it within the practical scopeof trade. Many other names might be mentioned in thisconnection, but Mr. Suttons stands out as prominently hereas does that of Mr. Hulett with respect to 214 SECTION XVII. PIETERMARITZBURG TO LADYSMITH. LOOKING westward from the main station at Maritzburg,_^ the view is bounded by the Zwaartkop Range ofHills, which has already been described. The scene on theplatform on the departure of the up mail is oftentimes aninteresting and animated one; throngs of citizens, smartrailway officials in uniform, and multitudes of variegatedhumanity hurry about as though the fate of the worlddepended upon their alacrity. Passing out of the station, a fine view opens out on theright of the line. Plantations and homesteads cov^er the hillsides. The Botanical Gardens, the Military Parade, Polo andother recreation grounds are passed rapidly in review. Away in the distance the peaked Zwaartkop serves as anartistic finish to the prospect. It is from the foot of thisrange that Maritzburg derives its water supply. On the leftof the line, for a short distance the train passes under PortN
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