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Samples collected.

Cough-lozenges . . .. . . .. 2 Chocolate .. .. .. .. 2 " Juvante" .. .. .. .. 1 Jam .. .. .. .. .. 2 Bread .. .. .. ..13 Asthma-cure .. .. .. ..2 Beer .. .. .. .. ..11 Sauce .. .. .. .. .. 1 Whisky. . . . . . .. .. 6 Laudanum .. .. .. .. 1 Milk .. . . .. .. .. 5 Paregoric .. . . .. .. 1 Butter .. .. .. .. .. 4 Pepper .. .. .. .. .. 1 Water .. .. .. .. 4 " Yolkine" . . .. .. .. 1 Goods Inspected. Cases of bacon .. .. .. .. 20 i Cases of salmon .. .. .. .. 45 Cargoes flour .. .. .. 2 | Cases of pickles .. .. .. .. 7

Food-stuffs destroyed.

Sale of Ice-cream.

As a result of representation drawing the attention of the Auckland City Council to the danger from the sale of ice-cream from premises which were not directly under any regulation or supervision, it was decided that no license to sell this article be issued unless such be warranted after inspection. It is advisable that some standard be laid down as to the composition of ice-cream, which has been shown occasionally to be a means of transmitting disease.

Hawke's Bay District. Food seized and destroyed : 2 cwt. bacon. Samples taken for analysis : 6 samples of bread. Wellington District. Foodstuffs condemned. The following list shows the amount of foodstuffs condemned from this office during the year : — Hares .. .. .. - . . 24. Fish .. .. . . .. 2 tins. Fish .. .. .. .. 2 sacks. Quantity unsound fruit. Quantity pressed pork. Potatoes . . . . .. 1 sack. Ducklings . . .. . . 120. Dates .. . . .. . . 469 cases. Whitebait .. .. 1J tins. Peaches .. . . .. .. 18 „ Flour .. .. . . .. 45 sacks. Flounders .. .. .. 3 ~ Cheeses . . .. .. 6. Potatoes . . . . . . .. 15 sacks. Boneless cod ... . .. 15| blocks. „ . . .. .. 31 „ Sweets.. .. .. . . 44 boxes. Rabbits . . .. 76. Chocolate .. .. .. 20 cakes. Milk. Milk-samples were collected and submitted for analysis under " The Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1908," by the Inspectors, as follows : — Chief Inspector Schauer .. .. .. . . .. 65 Inspector Gardiner .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 „ Sargeant .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 Wilson .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 O'Brien .. .. .. .. .. .. ..13 „ Hickes .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Miller .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 Gray' 13 ~ Remington .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 146

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Date. Quantity. Sardines Meat in tins October 10, 1908 .. December 7, ,, February 2, 1909 .. 2,000 tins. 4 dozen. 100. 12. 14 cases. 3 „ 10 „ 19 sacks. Hams Crayfish Dried fruit Assorted tinned meats Kegs of corned beef Potatoes