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Cow and Slaughter Houses.
These structures were inspected by me before the day of
licensing, and the defects discovered having been remedied, licences
were granted to those named in the list of licencees in the Appendix.
Canal Boats' Act.
In January I examined and reported to your Board the condition
of the Canal Boat, Nelson, belonging to Mr. Dodd, of City
Road Wharf. On my report the Boat was registered under the
provisions of the Act.
Sale of Food and Drugs' Act.
Eighty-two samples of Food, Drink and Drugs were examined
at the Board's Laboratory. Of these, 20 were Milks, of which 4 were
adulterated with varying proportions of water. Nine were Butters,
of which 3 were adulterated with fat other than Butter. Seven
Coffees were examined, of which 1 was adulterated with Chicory.
The remaining articles examined were Tea, Bread, Paregoric, Cream
of Tartar, Tartaric Acid, Fluid Magnesia, Tincture of Rhubarb,
Pepper, Cocoa, and powdered Loaf Sugar, all of which were found
to be genuine, and of the quality desired.