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Report—Public Analyst.
II.—Groceries.
These included:—
Coffee 24 samples-
Mustard 8 ,,
Olive Oil 7 „
Cocoa 6 ,,
Pepper 5 „
Preserved Peas 3 „
Vinegar 3 „
Cinnamon 1 „
Coffee Mixture 6 „
63 samples.
All these were found genuine with the following' exceptions:—
Name of Article. Case No.
Preserved Peas 326
Preserved Peas 376
Olive Oil 374
Olive Oil 443
Coffee 935
Coffee Mixture 883
Cocoa 101
Nature and extent of Impurity.
0.35 grains per lb. copper.
0.28 „
50 per cent, cotton seed oil.
100 per cent, mineral oil.
41 per cent. Chicory.
75 ,,
37.5 per cent. Sugar and 42.5 per
cent. Sago.
These figures show that 11.11 per cent. of the samples submitted
in this division were unsatisfactory.