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Return of Analyses at the Analytical Laboratory, Wellington, for the Year ended the 31st March, 1906.

Department or Person from whom Sample received. Date received. Nature of Sample. Adulteration suspected, or for what analysed. Remit of Analysis. Dr. Hislop 1905. April 3 .. Urine Diaoetio acid and acetone Methyl alcohol Alum, &o. General analysis .. None found. Dr. Monokton Dr. Valintine.. Oordial-faotory 5 .. 14 26 .. Alcohols Bread Water Extremely bad water ; quite unfit for human consumption. Water of fair quality. Water of good quality. Inspctr, Munro Cordial-factory May 8 .. 8 .. 8 .. 9 .. 9 .. 9 .. 9 .. 10 .. „ 10 17 Water of poor quality. Water of good quality. Water of fair quality. Inspector Dolby Inspoctor of Weights and Measures Health Department Hokitika Borough Council Insp. Middleton Dr. Campbell.. Bread Alum Heavily charged with organio matter. None found. 17 Water General analysis .. Both waters of good quality. Dr. McBeth .. | Inspr. Munro.. Mr. Heycock .. Dr. Mackin .. Insp. Middleton Charles Dougal Dr. Mackin .. Insp. Middleton Health Depart- j ment Thomas Cripps Inspr. Brownlie District Health Officer Fresh Food and Ice Company. Mr. Christie .. Dr. Mackin .. Dr. T. King James Perry .. Dr. Gibbs 25 .. . 31 June 12 .. . 16 .. 24 .. . 29 .. ,, 29 July i . . 6 10 .. „ 13 13 Urine Dried milk Water Sugar Poison General analysis .. No. 1 of good quality, Nos. 2 and 3 slightly inferior to No. 1. Both waters of good quality. No. 1, 4-76 per oent. ; No. 2, 2'68 per cent. None found. Both waters of good quality. Water not of good quality. 1'43 per oent. All of very good quality. Water of fair quality. None found. Water of fair quality. Urine Water Sugar General analysis Urine Water Sugar .. General analysis I 14 21 .. 27 .. Oatmeal Water Mixture and ointment Cream Poisons General analysis Atropine None found. Water bad quality. (a) None ; (b) considerable amount. , 31 .. Borio aoid 0-25 per cent, found. „ 31 Aug. 8 .. 9 .. 10 Sept. 5 .. T . ... „ 20 .. , 26 25 Milk Urine Biscuit Water Bacon Butter Water Poisons Sugar .. General analysis. None found. 1 per cent, found. Arsenicus acid Boric acid General analysis .. ! Water of good quality. A grain per pound found. Found 0 09 per oent. Not a good water. Insp. Gardiner Dr. Makgill .. Inspector of Weights and Measures Dr. Makgill .. Milk Boric aoid 012 per oent. found. Dr. De Lisle .. 28 .. Oct. 16 .. 30 .. 30 .. „ 30 Nov. 2 .. . . 8 .. „ 16 Cream Water Preservative General analysis No. 2 contains large amount, Nos. 1 and 3 none. None found. Water of fair quality. Water of good quality. Water of fair quality. None found. 1"16 per oent. found. Milk well above standard. Dr. Makgill .. Dr. Mackin District Health Officer Irispec'rSchauer Dr. Hislop Dr. Gibbs Inspec'r-Brown-lie District Health Officer Ditto Milk Urine Milk Preservatives Sugar Adulterants 30 Dec. 1 .. 2 .. „ 13 Urine Incrustation Water Colouring-matter. Arsenio General analysis .. Heavy traoes found. Water of good quality. 15 .. Water of fair quality. . 18 .. . 18 .. . 22 1906. Jan. 16 Feb. 13 .. 27 .. March 2 6 .. . 27 .. „ 30 Water of good quality. Water of very good quality. Water of satisfactory quality. Water of bad quality Water of good quality (slightly turbid). Water of fair quality. Milk well above standard. Water of good quality. Mii'k !! !! Water • .. Sewage-effluents Milk Watering, &a. General analysis l J orirua Asylum Distriot Health Officer Watering .. Milk just above standard. , S. MacLAURIN, D. So.", P.C.S., Colonial Analyst, J