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Cocoa.— Two samples were received and both were
genuine and of good quality.
Coffee and Chicory.— One sample was received. It
consisted of equal parts of the two ingredients and therefore was
correctly described.
Gin.—Seven samples were received. Two were genuine
and above the legal limit, being 30f° and 34£° u.p. respectively.
Five samples were more or less watered, being 41°, 40°, 38°,
36½° and 35½° u.p. The last two were so triflingly below the
the limit that they could hardly be considered to be wilfully
adulterated.
It has become a common practice by publicans to exhibit a
notice in the bar to the effect that "all spirits sold here are
diluted."
Many of the Metropolitan Magistrates hold that the
exhibition of this notice protects the publican, and therefore
several prosecutions have failed, On this account, I understand
hat no proceedings are now taken by your inspectors where such
a notice is exhibited in the bar of the public house at which
???diluted spirits are sold.
Milk.—Forty-one samples in all were analysed. Of these,
thirty-two were genuine—some being of excellent quality and
only seven of poor quality.
The following Milks were more or less adulterated:—
Containing added water—
1 sample 18 percent.
1 „ 10 „
1 „ 8 „
1 „ 6 „
1 „ 5 „
1 „ 4 „
One sample was watered to the extent of 5 per cent. and
leficient in fat, 40 per cent.
One sample was sold as separated milk, and was found to be
what it was described.