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Department or Person from whom Sample received. Nature of Sample. Date received. Adulteration ! suspected, or for what analysed. Besult. Police Health Drugged chocolates Water at^Culverden 1907. June 11 .. „ 10 .. Ecbolics Purity Doctored with an herbal extract of the nature of rue. Volatile matter, 1-4 gr. ; sodium-chloride, 1-05; sodiumsulphate, 0-09 ; calcium-carb., 0-84 ; silicates, 0-26 ; iron trace ; free ammonia, 0-02 ; album, ammonia, O01 (parts per million). Volatile matter, 8-12; sodium-chloride, 6-32; sodiumsulphate, 1-73 ; calcium-carb., 17-06 ; calcium-sulphate, trace; magnesium-carb., 2-6; silicates, 0-64; iron, trace ; free ammonia, trace ; album, ammonia, trace. Volatile matter, 3-35; sodium-chloride, 6-2; sodiumsulphate, trace ; calcium-carb., 3-35 ; calcium-sulphate, trace; silicates, 1-15; iron, trace; nitrates, trace; free ammonia, O02 ; album, ammonia, trace. Chiefly aloes and sulphate of iron, and a little of a substance that responded to tests for ergotin. Total solids, 28 ; sodium-chloride, 9-57 ; free ammonia, 2-5; album, ammonia, trace; nitrates, trace. Free from smell.' Total solids, 28 ; sodium-chloride, 9-57 ; free ammonia, 2-5; album, ammonia, trace; nitrates, trace. Free from smell. Total solids, 120 ; sodium-chloride, 14-5 ; free ammonia, 5-6 ; album, ammonia, 0-96; oxygen absorbed, 15-7! Had a bad smell. Total solids, 84 ; sodium-chloride, 14-5 ; free ammonia, 5-4; album, ammonia, 0-3; oxygen absorbed, 9-8. Bad smell. Volatile matter, 1-4 gr. ; sodium-chloride, 0-8 ; sodiumcarb., 0-32; calcium-carb., 1-54; calcium-sulphate, trace ; silicates, 1-6 ; iron, trace ; free ammonia, trace ; album, ammonia, nil. The water becomes slightly alkaline when boiled. Very pure water. Acetic acid, 58'7 per cent. Volatile and organic matter, 1-8 gr. ; sodium-chloride 0-92 ; lime, 1-92 ; silicates, 0-96 ; iron, trace ; sulphates' trace ; free ammonia, 0-015 ; album, ammonia, trace. Volatile and organic matter, 1-96 ; sodium-chloride, 0-92 • lime, 1-8 ; silicates, 0-56 ; iron, trace ; sulphates, trace ■ free ammonia, 0-015 ; album, ammonia, trace. Volatile.and organic matter, 1-98 ; sodium-chloride, 0-92 ; lime, 1-1 ; silicates, 0-78 ; iron, trace ; sulphates, trace ■ free ammonia, 0-015 ; album, ammonia, trace. The waters are very pure. Contained sulphate of iron, aloes, hellebore, ergotin; scented with oil of pennyroyal and tansy. Volatile matter, 1-4 gr. ; sodium-chloride, 1-12 ; lime, 0-85 ; silicates, trace ; sulphates, trace; iron, trace ; free ammonia, 0-015 ; album, ammonia, trace. Volatile matter, 1-19; sodium-chloride, 3-52 ; lime, 1-96 • sodium-sulphate, 1-2 ; sodium-carb., 1-4 ; silicates, 1-68; iron, trace ; ammonia, trace. Total solids, 124; sodium-chloride, 10-2 ; free ammonia, 5-0 ; album, ammonia, 0-4 ; oxygen absorbed, 1-37 • nitrates, nil. Smell, bad. Acetic acid, 98-5 per cent. ; melting-point, 56-5° Fahr. „ 58-5 per cent. 59-5 58-5 Free from poison. Acetic acid, 60-3 per cent. Total solids, 56; sodium-chloride, 23-1 ; free ammonia, 11; album, ammonia, 0-6; oxygen absorbed, 5-0.' Smell, bad. Volatile matter, 1-5 gr. ; sodium-chloride, 0-81; sulphates, . 0-94 ; lime, 1-5 ; iron, 0-07 ; silicates, 0-42 ; nitrates^ bare trace; free ammonia, 0-04; album, ammonia fc 0-007. Volatile matter, 0-84 ; sodium-chloride, 0-8 ; sulphates, 0-94; lime, 1-14; iron, trace; silicates, 0-28; free ammonia, 0-03 ; album, ammonia, trace. Volatile and organic matter, 29-4 per cent. ; silicates, 22-5 per cent. ; alumina, 3-9 per cent; oxide of iron, 39 per cent. ; lime and metals (brass), 0-2 per cent. The above is composed of organic matter, oxides, and carb. of iron, clay, and traces of metal from pumps. 31-5 per cent, acetic acid. Volatile and organic matter, 2-76; sodium-chloride, 1-4 ; calcium-carb., 8-5 ; calcium-sulphate, 4-7 ; iron, trace ; free ammonia, 0-005 ; album, ammonia, trace. Volatile and organic matter, 7 ; sodium-chloride, 3-88 ; calcium-carb., 5-8 ; calcium-sulphate, trace ; nitrate of soda, 3-6; silicates, 1-12; iron, trace; phosphates, trace ; free ammonia, 0-02 ; album, ammonia, trace. Contains oxidized sewage-matter. Water from spring, Waikari Hotel „ 10 .. Water from well, Amberley School „ 10 .. Police Pills ,, . . For drugs Health Sewage, Victoria Home, j effluent from septic tank „ 14 .. For impurities Sewage, Victoria Home, effluent from filter „ 14 .. Sewage, Oamaru Hospital, septic tank „ 14 .. 1 Sewage, Oamaru Hospital, from filter I „ 14 •• ,» • • Water, Christchurch „ 21 .. Purity Customs Health Acetic acid Christchurch water „ 22 .. „ 27 .. Tariff Purity >» • ■ „ 27 .. „ 27 .. >> ■ ■ Police Pills „ 25 .. Composition .. Health Water, Christchurch „ 29 .. Purity j) >> • • „ 29 .. 1 Sewage, C. Wilton's sep-tic-tank filter I July 9 .. Impurities Customs Acetic acid „ 17 .. „ 22 .. „ 25 .. 1 „ 25 .. „ 29 .. Aug. "1 .. 2 .. Tariff >, • • y> • • • • >> • • Police Customs Health Stomach of horse Acetic acid Sewage, St. Mary's Home Poison Tariff Impurities Water, Ashburton, shallow well, Havelock Street J „ «a .. Purity >» • • Water, Ashburton, shallow well at Dr. Maude's house Residue from water-main „ 23 .. ry • • Health, by Engineer, Lyttelton Waterworks „ 29 .. General Customs Health Acetic acid Water, Kurow, servicepipe of school Sept. 4 .. „ 13 .. Tariff Purity Water from Kurow railway well „ 13 .. »» • ■