SECTION X,

ESSENTIAL OILS, ETC.
89. The experiments of the Punjab Forest

resin fao- •

Department in the manufacture of turpentine
oil and colophony have resulted in the establish-
ment of the Demonstration Factory at Jallo:
10 miles from Lahore, There can be little doubt
as to the success of this venture; the factory
has been in working order for little over two years,
and already the original cost of the plant (about
Bs. 90,000) has been wiped off, and a substantial
profit made. The normal outturn is about 5
tons of resin and 300 gallons of oil per day, both
products being of extremely good quality, thftugh
perhaps not chemically as pure as the Imported
American articles. The factory runs on a sell-
ing agreement with the Bhowali distillery in
United Provinces; there seems to be little
doubt that could an organised attack be made on
outside markets, there would be nothing to
fear from American competition in Australia,
South Africa, etc. The factory is not yet turning
out. its maximum. There are of course special
reasons why such a factory should prosper parti-
cularly well under Government management,
Proper organisation of the tapping operations,
of the collection of the resin, and its transport
at the proper time to the factory can be better