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Department or Person from whom Sample received. Date received. Nature of Sample. Adulteration expected, or for what analysed. Result of Analysis. 1905. Dec. 4 Health A k a r o a Borough 1 Council watersupply Purity Pui irit; •y Volatile matter, 1-45gr. per gallon; sodium-chloride, 2-5 gr. per gallon ; lime, 0'71gr. per gallon; silicates, 168 gr. per gallon ; sulphate, trace ; nitrates, bare trace; free ammonia, 0-006 parts per million ; albuminoid ammonia, trace. Volatile matter, 224 gr. per gallon; sodium chloride, 2-64 gr. per gallon ; lime, 0-7 gr. per gallon; silicates, l'95gr. per gallon ; sulphates, trace ; nitrates, bare trace ; iron, little present, and doubtless from the pipes ; free ammonia, 001 part9 per million ; albuminoid ammonia, trace. Volatile matter, 168 gr. per gallon; iron and lime, 125gr. per gallon; sodium-chloride, 127 gr. per gallon; silicates, 1-12gr. per gallon; sulphates, trace ; free ammonia, 0-086 parts per million; albuminoid ammonia, 001 parts per million. Slightly contaminated with fresh sewage-water. 57'2 per cent, acetic acid. 98 per cent, acetic aoid; 56° Fahr. melting-point. 56-4 per cent, acetic acid. a 4 Ditto Water at Lin wood.. 15 Justoms Acetic acid .. 1 Glacial acetic acid.. Tariff Tar riff 20 20 29 1906. Jan. 6 Acetic acid u • • 98-5 per oent. acetic acid; 57° Fahr. melting-poiut. 57'6 per cent, acetic acid. 31 59 Free from adulteration. nepector of Weights and Measures )itto 25 Feb. 4 £ * • • Ashburton bread .. A Adulteration Adu ultt ierat »tion i 4 4 . 4 4 6 * * iealth Water .. .. E Purity Pur ritj Organio volatile matter, 3'14 gr. per gallon; sodium-chloride, l'29gr. per gallon; nitrates and sulphates, 0-35 gr. per gallon ; silicates, 0 58 gr. per gallon ; free ammonia, 004 parts per million ; albuminoid ammonia, 003 parts per million. The analysis shows the water is not good. Specific gravity of ale, 1-0069 ; original gravity of wort, 1-0482. Aloohol, 513 per cent.; extraot, 383 per cent.; acid, as lactic, 0-156 per cent.; ash,0-28 percent.; sulphates, as lime-salt, 0-14 per cent.; sulphites, trace; other preservatives, nil; bitters, (from) hops ; poisonous metals, nil. Specifio gravity of ale, 10043; original gravity of wort, 1-0457. Alcohol, 433 t er cent.; extract, 315 per cent. ; aoid, as lactic, 016 per cent.; ash, 021 per cent. ; sulphates, as lime-salt, 0*06 per cent.; sulphites, trace; otherpreservatives, nil; bitters, (from) hops ; poisonous metals, nil. Specific gravity of ale, 1 0059 ; original gravity of wort, 10505. Alcohol, 4-02 per cent. ; extract, 3-68 per cent.; aoid, as lactic, 01269; ash, 0-24 per cent. ; sulphates, as limeBait, 0-16 per cent. Sulphites, trace ; other preservatives, nil; bitters, (from) hops ; poisonous metals, nil. Specific gravity of ale, 1-00071; original gravity of wort, 1-0525. Aloohol, 4-7 per cent. ; extract, 4 per cent.; acid, as lactic, 0-139 per cent.; ash, 0-29 per cent.; sulphates, 0-17 per cent. ; sulphites, traoe ; other preservatives, nil; bitters, (from) hops ; poisonous metals, nil. 3 Ale, draught nspector of Weights and Measures ikto 8 3 3