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In compliance with section 38 of " The Adulteration Prevention Act, 1880," I have the honour to report that for the year ending the 31st March, 1907, the following analyses have been made: — ■NTiimher , « , Number Nature of Sample. of Samples. Nature of Sample. of Samples. i Peruna" .. .. .. 1 Hearne's Bronchitis-cure .. .. 1 Force ~ .. .. 1 Warner's Safe Cure .. .. 1 Grape-nut .. .. ..1 Wines .. .. ••.••* Egg-powder .. .. .. 1 Sausage colouring and preservatives.. o Pickles and turmeric .. .. 1 Cigarettes .. .. • • 8 Whisky .. .. .. • • 25 Cough-lozenges .. .. ■• | j am .. ~ .. 3 Cuticura Resolvent .. .. 1 Honey .. . • .. 1 Ginger-beer and lemonade .. .. 3 Milk .. .. • • .. 6 Cream .. .. • • .. 2 Condensed milk .. .. .. 4 Hamburger Preservative .. .. 1 Sugar of milk 1 Egg-yolk 1 Tea • 3 — Punch '.'. '.'. '.. -.2 Total 78 "Pink Pills" 1 The samples of jam were all adulterated with large amounts of apple, and one of them with salicylic acid. Of the whiskies, three samples did not correspond to the labels on the bottles. Two of the milk-samples were heavily adulterated with water. Of the condensed milks, three were made from skimmed milks, and the fourth was in a putrid condition. Both samples of cream contained tyrotoxioon. The egg-yolk was merely a dilute solution of an aniline colour.

Return of Analyses at the Analytical Laboratory, Wellington, for the Year ended the 31st March, 1907.

Department or Person from whom Sample received. Date received. Nature of Sample. Adulteration suspected, or for what analysed. Result of Analysis Distriot Health Officer Ditto Insp. of Police 1906. April 11 Water General analysis .. Somewhat inferior quality. 11 . 24 May 1 . 10 "Peruna " Hop-alo Portion of cement drainpipe "Force" .. " Grape-nuts " Water Crystals " Egg-powder" Pickles and turmeric Vomit Alcohol .. Seriously oontaminated. Contained 186 per cent, of aloohol. Contained 1-4 per cent, of alcohol. Carbonate of calcium. Chief Health Officer Ditto It * • ■ ' Nature of incrustation Arsenio . 15 . 15 . 17 21 . 21 June 2 8 General analysis .. Nature Poison Arsenic Contained no arsenic. Contained less than grain per 1. Of good quality. Magnesium sulphate. Contained no mineral poison. Arsenic found in each. Contained a small quantity of arsenic. 1/ • ■ Dr. Gregg, per Health Dept. Insp. of Police Dr: Frengley, Public Health Dept. Insp. of Police Inspector J. Johnson, per Health Dept. Ditto Inspector James Perry, per Health Dept. Chief Health Officer, Publio Health Dept. Dr. Frengley, Publio Health Dept. Chief Health Officer 22 . 27 . 28 . 27 July 11 . 17 Whisky "Wyandotte" Whisky Water General analysis .. v « • n • • All of good quality. Sodium carbonate and bicarbonate. Of good quality. Fair quality. Good. . 19 Septio-tank effluent . 19 Water u • * Pair quality. . 20 . 20 . 23 . 23 ,, 26 Aug. 6 8 Jam ii * • No. 1, raspberry: Small amount of apple, large amount of salycilio acid. No. 2 : About 50 per cent, raspberry, remainder mainly apple. No. 3: About 20 per cent, raspberry, large amount of apple thickened with staroh. Genuine honey. Pair quality. All of good quality. Ditto Insp. of Police Honey Water Whisky h * • H ' ' Health Dept... Dr. Frengley, Publio Health Dept. Milk Tea Fat and preservatives General analysis .. Pat, 4-2peroent.; preservatives, none. Extract, 40 per cent.; ash, 53 per oent. ; ash soluble in water, 3-28 per cent.