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According to the "Sale of Food and Drugs
Act Amendment Act" of 1879, any street, or open
place of public resort, shall be held to come within
the meaning of Section XVII. of the principal Act,
so that a difficulty is removed as to obtaining certain
samples.
The three samples of Condensed Milk answered
to the general description, and their analysis and
consequent respective value may be judged from the
Certificates. To the poor these condensed milks are
of much value, on account of the great evenness of
composition.
Four Fermented Liquors, in the shape of a Beer
and three Porters have been brought under my
notice. The beer was remarkably free from acidity;
the porters are more full-bodied than usual.
Under the Amendment Act, in determining
whether an offence has been committed under Section
VI. of the said Act, by selling, to the prejudice of the
purchaser, Spirits not adulterated otherwise than by
the admixture of water, it shall be a good defence to
prove that such admixture has not reduced the spirit
more than 25 degrees under proof for brandy, whisky,
or rum, or 35 degrees under proof for gin. I