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(f) Mustard.
1 sample of mustard was taken formally (not adulterated), and
25 samples were taken informally (none adulterated).
(g) Pepper.
1 sample of pepper was taken formally (not adulterated), and
25 samples were taken informally (none adulterated).
(h) Other Groceries.
9 samples of arrowroot, 6 of cocoa, 3 of ground rice, and 39 of
rice were taken informally, but none were declared by the Analyst
to be adulterated.
8 samples of sago were taken informally, and, of these, 2 were
declared by the Analyst to be adulterated, viz., with (a) 75 per cent,
tapioca and 25 per cent, sugar, and (b) 10 per cent, tapioca.
(i) Drugs.
4 samples were taken formally (1 adulterated, viz., Gregory
Powder made with carbonate (not oxide) of magnesium), and 90
samples were taken informally (7 adulterated, viz. (a) 1 cream of
tartar with 44 parts per million of excess lead (b) 2 bicarbonate of
soda with 40 and 96 per cent. borax respectively; (c) 1 ammoniated
tincture of quinine with 25 per cent. deficiency in quinine sulphate;
and (d) 3 Gregory Powders, made with carbonate and not with oxide
of magnesia.
In the case of the adulterated formal samples, a summons was
taken out, and a conviction obtained with 21s. costs.
(j) Lard.
32 samples of lard were taken formally (none adulterated),
and 3 samples informally (none adulterated).
(k) Vinegar.
16 samples of vinegar were taken informally, and of these 1
(i.e., 6.3 per cent.) was declared by the Analyst to be adulterated,
viz., deficient in acetic acid to the extent of 9 per cent.
(l) Other Articles.
4 of bottle fruit, 9 of cheese, 1 of bread, 3 of baking powder,
6 of oatmeal, and 4 of wheaten flour, were taken informally, but
none were declared by the Analyst to be adulterated.
3 samples of dripping were taken formally, but none were
declared by the Analyst to be adulterated.