Report of the Chemist for Agriculture. 



831 



The average figures are below these obtained by Hilgard and 

 Colby in a similar set of. examinations carried out on certain canned 

 Californian products. The advice given by Hilgard in his report 

 may apply equally to Victorian canners. The quality of tin used, the 

 composition of the solder ^ the methods of soldering and matters of 

 cleanliness, are questions requiring serious attention on the part of all 

 canners, either producing for local markets or preparing principally 

 for export purposes. 



The Examination of Fruit Pulps. 



Samples of fruit pulps, representative of shipments for-warded to 

 England, were sent in by Mr Knight, of the Department. The 

 examination generally in this instance, covered the moisture content, 

 presence of preserirative, acidity, metallic contamination, protein and 

 admixture with foreign fruit or vegetable pulps. The following table 

 gives the results of the analysis of 25 different samples, together with 

 the results of the examination of samples prepared in the laboratory. 



