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was very good. But in none of these jams did I find
any copper.
A sample of Treacle examined by me was thin,
but pure.
As the Coffee was sold as a mixture, I can
only say that it ought to have been labelled chicory
with coffee, instead of the reverse.
From my experience derived as your Analyst, I
have no hesitation in saying that adulteration has
decreased since my appointment, but very much
remains yet to be done. The analysis of alcoholic
drinks has been scarcely begun; the abstraction of
cream has not been dealt with under the present Act,
and the examination of milk, bread, butter, and such
like, will always need a continuance. What the new
Act will do for us remains yet to be seen, but the
justification of my words in respect to it as it first
came forth is complete, seeing that scarcely three
lines of the original bill have been allowed to stand.
Even now the Act may yet make shipwreck, with
reference to the retention, or otherwise, of the word
"knowingly."