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

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Department or Person from wbom Sample received. Date reoeived Nature of Sample. Adulteration suspected, or for wnat analysed. Result of Analysis. 1906. Mar. 1 Water from the Lyttelton water-supply Purity Volatile and organic matter, 3-6 gr.; sodium-chloride, 10-95 gr.; carbonate of lime, 2-34 gr.; iron, 0-005 gr.; silicates, 1-58 gr. ; nitrates, trace ; sulphates, trace. 1 Ditto Volatile and organic matter, 3'92 gr.; sodium-chloride, 10-95 gr.; carbonate of lime, 2-34 gr.; iron, 0-02 gr.; silicates, 1-68 gr.; nitrates, trace; sulphates, trace. luetoms , 7 Glaoial acetic aoid.. Tariff Acetic acid, 94 per cent.; meltingpoint, 48° Pahr. This sample is not "glacial." lealth „ 10 Water, Lyuekon waterworke Purity Volatile and organic matter, 4-74 gr. ; sodium-chloride, ll'66gr.; soda-salts, 056 gr.; lime, 3 4 36gr. ; silicates, 1-62 gr. ; iron and sulphates, trace ; free and albuminoid ammonia, trace. , 10 Ditto Volatile and organic matter, 1'68 gr.; sodium-chloride, 1-51 gr.; soda-salts, trace; lime, 038gr.; silicates, l'12gr.; iron, trace; sulphates, trace ; free ammonia, 0'07 gr.; albuminoid ammonia, 0-014 gr. . 10 Volatile and organic matter, 0-98 gr. ; sodium - chloride, 4'62gr.; sodasalts, trace ; lime, 1-68 gr.; silicates, 0-28gr. ; iron and sulphate, trace, free ammonia, trace; albuminoid ammonia, trace. . 10 Volatile and organic matter, 4 - 82 gr. ; sodium • chloride, 13-28 gr. ; sodasalts, 0-96 gr.; lime, 4-48 gr. ; silicates, l'40gr. ; iron, nitrates, free ammonia, albuminoid ammonia, trace. . 10 Volatile and organic matter, 5-04 gr. ; sodium - chloride, 13-28 gr.; sodasalts, 0-94 gr. ; lime, 3-68 gr. ; silicates, 1-4 gr.; iron, free ammonia, and albuminoid ammonia, trace. . 10 Volatile and organic matter, 4 - 2 gr.; sodium - chloride, 2-8 gr.; sodiumsalts, 0-59 gr.; lime, 4-4 gr.; silicates, 1-96 gr. ; iron, nitrates, free ammonia, and albuminoid ammonia, trace. iustoms „ 18 Acetic acid Tariff Acetic acid, 58-7 per cent. napector of Weights and Measures, Kaikoura . 12 Whisky Purity Alcohol, 43 per cent., equals 11-38 per cent, under proof; extract, 0-19 per cent. ; acid, 0-05 per cent.; fusel-oil, trace ; methyl alcohol, nil. )itto „ 12 Alcohol, 32-94 per cent., equals 20-96 per cent, under proof; extract, 0-43 per cent. ; aoid, 0-06 per cent. ; fuseloil, trace ; methyl alcohol, nil. A little sherry wine has been added. , 12 Alcohol, 40-3 per cent., equals 16-46 per cent, under proof; extract, 0-19 per cent. ; acid, 0-03 per cent.; fuseloil, trace ; methyl alcohol, nil. » ., 12 Ale, Bass and Co. .. Original gravity, 1-0576; specific gravity, 1-0049. Alcohol, 5-83 per cent.; extract, 3'46 per cent.; acid (lactic), 0-17 per oent. ; ash,031 per oent. ; sulphates (lime), 0-13 per cent. ; sulphites, trace; poisonous metals, nil.