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Thames Star, Volume XXXX, Issue 10502, 25 November 1902, Page 4

The totaili number of cuttle inspected for slaughter in the colony , during la.*t. ywir was 50,987. Of these 3919 (or i.830 per cent.) were found to be .affected with, tuberculosis. The j Chief Veterinarian instances the large i percentage of tuberculosis disease in beef dattlie as showing the faillacy . of the theory that the spread of disj east L«i entirely due to the segregation of cattle in byres and sheds. Out of I over 75.000 oat tie practically all 1 , under five years of age, whidiu had | never been housed or handled or been , under a roof of any nind, but had , lived in ai fairly sunny climate, near 1 five per cent, were affected with tuber ' culosis. I Thm principal chemist of the Britj ish Government laboratory, in his report for the present year, gives some j interesting information as to adulteij atives. Roasted cereals are used j largely to adulterate coffee, and for the same purpose turnips, acorns, and ( dandelion root and roasted figs a,re i .utilised. An imitation of tobacclo was produced by the use of pinewood, \ shredded and stained so as to re-- | semble" the cut tobacco used for mak- ] ing cigarettes. Tlie offenders having been detected with this material in their posse s:on, proceedings! were taken, and the full penalty of £200 was imposed on each of the.defendants concerned.