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Return of Analyses. (Analytical Laboratory, Dunedin.) — continued.

Department or Person from whom Sample received. Nature oi Sample. Date received. Adulteration suspected, or for what analysed. Kesult. •ublic Health, Daily Industries )itto 1907. Adulteration, percentage of fat, purity, &c. Ditto Total Solids. Fat. J^ Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. 13-3 3-8 9-5 Milk .. June 8 m> •■• m> • • »» • * »> • * »» • • t» ■ • ft • • *f ' • »> • • 8 8 „ 10 10 10 11 13 13 13 „ 13 13 25 25 25 25 tf ... T* • • ti • • 13-1 3-4 9-7 13-4 3-7 9-7 130 3-6 9-4 12-9 3-4 9-5 13-7 3-2 10-5 12-1 2-6 9-5 Fat deficient. 11-9 2-5 94 12-85 31 9-75 ■ 11-34 3-2 8-14 Water added. 12-0 3-02 8-98 14-21 4-25; 9-96 13-25 303 10-22 13-5 3-6 9-9j 11-7 3-0 8-7 Mineral matter, 8-4 gr. per gallon; organic matter, 2-8 gr. Mineral matter, 11-2 gr. per gallon; organic matter, 4-9 gr. Suspicious. jTotallMolids. fat. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. 13-96 4-2 9-76 11-71 3-4 8-31 Water added.^ 13-3 3-7 9-6 13-98 4-3 9-68 12-9 3-1 9-8 14-2 4-4 9-8 »ublic Health" Water .. Impurities 22 'olice, Oamaru Milk .. Quality and purity >» • • It • • ,» 29 29 29 29 29 29 ■• *♦ „„ Dunedin »» it XI ti Milton Tea .. ,, . . >» • • tt * • )» • • Whisky Sept. 20 20 20 » 20 „ 20 „ 20 „ 20 20 „ 20 „ 20 „ 20 „ 20 „ 20 „ 20 „ 20 Aug. 14 Purity and strength >» it »> it Extract'soluble , . Soluble in Water. Asn, JAgh. Per Cent. Pur Per Cent. 42-0 6-0 3-4 Fair quality. 37-0 6-0 i-flfe 360 60 3-9$ „ . 330 5-46 3-3 34-0 5-8 3-0 Good quality. 37-Of 5-3 30 35-42 5-3 30 Fair quality. 44-OJ 5-4 3-7 Good to fair 41-Oj 5-7 30 Poor quality. 32-0J 5-5 3-0 31-52 5-3$ 3-1 32-Oj 5-0 3-0 „ 40-0 5-6 . 3-4)3 Good quality. 37-0 5-0 3-1 Fair quality. 43-0 5-2 3-1 Good quality. 68-2% proof-spirit. Charge of adding too much water withdrawn. 89'9%1 » Conforms with Licensing Act-81-7% „ Ditto. 78-6% 70-5% .. Charge of breacn or licensing Act dismissed. 75-0% „ Conforms with provision of Licensing Act. Bottles containing these six whiskies had not been quite emptied of the water used in washing them when the constable took the samples; hence the discrepancy of my results and those of the Customs Department. The information and charges of adding too much water were quashed by the Magistrate at Milton. Contains zinc derived from galvanised tank. » 14 it »t »» >> »» ,. 14 .. 14 14 t9 ,, ■a *> „ 14 s*~ Health Department Public Health.. Water July 25 Impurities Condensed milk.. Oct. 8 Preservatives .. No preservatives found except sugar. Police Whisky 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Strength and purity Percentage -Degrees of under Proof-spirit. Proof-spirit. 79-3 20-7 79-8 20-2 No adulterants found. 79-3 20-7 Traces of impurity in-79-3 ,■'<■' 20-7 I cidental to water while 79-3 ij 20-7 breaking down. 75-6 " 24-4/ 76-0 24-0 t ., Lawrence "* ■■ » t*