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Return of Analyses at the Analytical Laboratory, Christchurch —continued.

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Department or Peraon from whom Sample received. Date received. Nature of Sample. Adulteration suspected, J or for what analysed. Result of Analysis. j nspeotor of Weights and Measures. )itto lustoms nspector of Weights and Me asures, Rangiora. )itto 1906. Feb. 3 3 „ 20 „ 24 „ 24 9 9 9 l J 9 9 9 Whisky Glacial acetic acid Aoetic acid Whisky Ale, draught „ bottled „ Rangiora Adulteration Tariff • • ■ Purity Alcohol, 36-83 per cent., equals 23'12 per cent, under proof ; extract, 0-21 per cent.; acid, 0-035 per cent.; methyl aloohol, nil; fusel-oil, trace. Alcohol, 39-55 per cent, equals 17-88 per cent, under proof ; extract, 0-25 per cent. ; acid, 0035 per cent.; methyl alcohol, nil; fusel-oil, trace. 95 per cent, acetic acid ; 49° Fahr. melting-point. The sample was not glacial. 49-6 per cent, acetic acid. 57-5 per cent. „ Alcohol, 40-3 per cent., equals 16 - 46 per cent, under proof; extract, 0-16 per cent. ; aoetic acid, 0-05 per cent.; fusel-oil, trace; methyl alcohol, nil. Alcohol, 38-22 per cent., equals 20-43 per cent, under proof ; extract, 0'18 per cent.; acid, 0-025 per cent.; fusel-oil, trace ; methyl oil, nil. Alcohol, 4005 per cent., equals 16-93 per cent, under proof; extract, 0-19 percent. ; acid, 005 per cent.; fuseloil, trace ; methyl alcohol, nil. Original gravity, 1-0457 ; specific gravity, 10121. Alcohol, 433 per cent.; extract, 3-15 per cent. Acid (lactic), 0-14 per cent.; ash, 0-32 per cent.; sulphates, 0-13 per cent.; sulphites, trace ; other preservatives, nil; bitters, (from) hops. A weak ale. Original gravity, 1-0616; specific gravity, 10102. Alcohol, 4-7 per oent. ; extraot, 5-07 per cent.; acid (lactic), 0-175 per cent.; ash, 0-53 per cent. ; sulphates, 0-14 per cent.; sulphites, trace ; other preservatives, nil; bitters, (from) hops. Original gravity, 1-0453; specifio gravity, 1-015. Alcohol, 3-67 per cent.; extract, 4-43 per cent. ; ash, 0-26 per cent.; acid (lactic), 0-18 per cent.; sulphates, 0-lii per cent. ; sulphites, trace ; other preservatives, nil; bitters, (from) hops. Too great a proportion of water. Original gravity, 1-0535; specific gravity, 1-0071. Alcohol, 4-75 per cent.; extract, 4-05 per cent.; 0-25 per oent.; acid (lactic), 0-13 per cent.; sulphates, 0-17 per cent.; Bulphites, trace; bitters, (from) hops; poisonous metals, nil. Specific gravity, 6-9945. Extract, 1-65 per cent.; aloohol, 7'5 per cent.; equals proof spirit, 16-36 per cent.; ash, 013 per cent. ; acid (aoetic), 0 61 per cent.; preservatives and poisonous metals, nil. This sample had a flat and unpleasant acid taste, and was in my opinion unsound and unfit for use. Original gravity, 1-0496; specific gravity, 1-0048. Alcohol, 4-7 per oent.; extract, 3-44 per oent.; ash, 0-28 per cent.; acid (lactio), 0126 per cent.; sulphates, 0-14 per cent.; sulphites, trace; bitters, (from) hops ; poisonous metals, nil. Original gravity, 1-0448; specific gravity, 1-0077. Alcohol, 4-02 per cent. ; extract, 3-86 per cent.; ash, 0-28 per cent.; acid (laotio), 0-167 per cent.; sulphates, 0-12 per cent.; sulphites, trace; bitters, (from) hops ; poisonous metals, nil. Alcohol, 38-78 per cent., equals 19-36 per cent, under proof; extraot, 017 per cent.; acid,003 per cent.; fuseloil, trace ; methyl alcohol, nil. m 9 Grown Brewery * 9 Wine Ale, bottled, Crown 12 nspeotor of Weights and Measures 12 Ale, draught, Manning's )itto 12 Whisky ..