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Again, the employment of so-called "Preservatives"
has been referred to the same committee,
who have not yet reported.
As heretofore, these endeavours have been
opposed by persons whose pecuniary interests
are enhanced by fraudulent practices, which
have the effect of making an inferior article
appear like the real thing.
Bygone experience gives but little encouragement
to the hope that any real protection to
the public will accrue from this investigation,
owing to the overwhelming influence the principal
offenders have in Parliament.
The scarcity of rain throughout the kingdom
was productive of much infantile diarrhoea and
scarlet fever.
A remarkable, and quite unique so far as
the City is concerned, outbreak of enteric fever
occurred in the earl}' part of the year, which will
be found reported in full detail later on.