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Christchurch. Summary of Analyses made in the Analytical Laboratory, Christchurch, by Mr. A. A. Bickerton.

Dunedin. Sir, — University Laboratory, Dunedin, 25th April, 1909. I have the honour to forward herewith my report, as Government Analyst here, for the year ending 31st March, 1909. There is nothing of special importance to report in the work of the laboratory during the year. The samples of milk still retain the same fairly good quality to which they were raised about two years ago. The whiskies are now up to the required strength, and free from extraneous poisonous additions. My connection with your Department now ceases, and I have great pleasure in expressing my sense of the kindly and courteous relations that have uniformly subsisted between myself and the various officers with whom I have acted, and with yourself as head of the Department. I have, &c, James G. Black, Government Analyst and Analyst to Department of Public Health. The Chief Health Officer, Wellington.

Summary of Analyses made in the Analytical Laboratory, Dunedin.

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Material. Object of Analysis. Number of Samples. For Health Department. General composition I ! Milk Water Bread Mustard Vinegar Pepper Hops Sacking Sewage Cocoa Temperance drinks Adulteration .. ,, •. j, . • Poisons 219 25 6 3 5 2 1 1 1 1 22 ,, .. General composition Constituents .. Alcohol For 'ustoms Department. Acetic acid and vinegar substitutes I Constituents .. 29 For Police Department. Stomach contents Vomit Bottle of fluid Meat Ginger brandy Wine Poisons )) . . >> . . 3 2 1 1 1 1 5, . . Alcohol )s . .

Nature of Sample. Object of Examination. Number of Samples. Vhisky For 'olice Department. Alcohol Vine linger wine Jrandy Jeer lilk .. ,, • • rt ,j * . General composition Poison 23 5 4 2 1 16 1 2 1 Iream of tartar Juns Saking-soda ,, • ■ ,, • • Vater iread.. For 'ealth Department. General composition Moisture Quality Adulteration .. . > 7 6 3 2 ,, . . . . iutter