Journal of Edwin H. Bryan, Jr. while with the Whitney Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History on the schooner France, February to October 1924
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The whole juice and lime is admitted at the middle and is circulated through the spiral by a stirring device. The clarified juice flows over a weir and the mud which settles to the bottom is run off to the mud presses. The mud is again put in solution after the first pressing and run through a second set, leaving less than two per cent in the final mud cake which is used for fertilizer. There are two sets of evaporators of different sizes, both being in series, (steam from one going over to boil the next). Four grades of sugar are made in the half dozen vacuum pans. Only three are used for export, the fourth grade (made from syrup and molasses from No. 3) being used as seed in the other three. These three first grades are sold as A. B. and C. grade sugar. No dryer, the sugar being air dryed as it passes along the worm screw. Weighed, sacked and sewn by hand in 160 and 240 pound sacks. The bagass is used directly as fuel in the furnaces, but owing to the low fiber content it isn't sufficient to supply the necessary power. Hence coal is used in some of the furnaces. Bought ticket Lautoka to Suva on S.S. "Suva", £ 2-10-0. Visited Mr. B. L. Field's cotton ginning mill. The cotton is raised by Indians, He grades it into four classes. At present there are three gins and one press. Both the bailed cotton and the whole seed are shipped to England. Indian workers, including women and boys are used. Mr. Veitch would like a copy of Hebard's Orth and Deumoptera of Hawaii. Roll 79:4. Miss Smythe(in charge of Rest House) and Miss Stanlake on steps of Rest House. (nonegalve) My stay at the Rest House was at the invitation of the C,S.R. Co. and cost me nothing. Up to Mr. Veitche's office in afternoon. Roll 79:5. Mr. Robert Veitch at his desk. Bookshelves and boxes of specimens in backgroud. (nonegalve)