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ance, but its very suspiciousness was due to unusual excellence,
and from the presence of so much black mustard.
Two Peppers were proved to be unmixed.
Four Gins and four Whiskies complete my list. They
were of good quality and up to standard.
All the certificates are in the hands of the Inspectors
with the exception of that of No. 59.
December 25th, 1888.
During the past quarter I have analysed seventeen
Milks. Of these, five were adulterated with respectively
18, 16, 21, 12 and 11 per cent. of added water. No. 132
was similar to 131, only skimmed. Nearly 30 per cent. of
adulterations is the largest number we have had for a length
of time, and shows the necessity of following up the subject.
The six samples of Tea were of interest as exhibiting
the purity of the article. With the exception of a few
extraneous leaves, none but the genuine tea could be found.
Of course, there was considerable variety in the quality.
No. 143 was very good: all yielded good extractive. The
mechanical analysis of tea can be undertaken by any
purchaser: the amount of dust of tea should regulate the
time for drawing, as the larger the amount the less required