Chemical Analyses of Agricultural Materials. 



DiiPAliTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



CHEMICAL ANALYSES OF AGRICULTURAL 

 MATERIALS. 



Regulations and Tariff. 



It is hereby notilietl foi' nuneral infoiiuation that BONA fide Fakmers may, until 

 f-ot-ther notice, obtain analytical determination in accordance with the subjoined tariff of 

 chartreiH at the chemical laboratories of the Dcpaitme t of Agriculture. Samples taken 

 witliiu the area,s defined below should be addi-essed as indicated hereunder : — 



{'I) The coastal dihtricts from Namaqualaud to Knysna and extendiag inland to Ceres, 

 Worce.ster, and Moiitairu : Principal, School of Aprictiiture, Elaenburp^, Mulder's 

 Vlei. Cape Province. 



(fi) Tranrivaal, British Bechuanaland, Griqualand West : Principal, Schtxil of 

 Agriculture, Potchefstroom, Transvaal. 



(<') Natal and Griqualand East : Principal, School of Agriculture, Cedara, Natal. 



(il) Remaining portion of Cape Province, i.e. portion south of Orange River (excluding 

 Elsenburg area and Griqualand East) : Principal, School of Agriculture, Groot- 

 fontcin, Middelburg, Cape. 



(/•) Grange Free State : I'rincipal, School of Agricultui'e, Glen, Orange Free State. 



Samples may also be sent to the Chemist. Department of Agriculture, Pretoria. The 

 Inquiry Officer in Capetown and the office of the Senior Veterinary Surgeon, Pietermarite- 

 hurg, will also receive samples for forwa_rding to KIseiiinirg and Cedara respective!}'. 



The officers named should be advised of the dispatch of samples-. 



The conditions under which samples will be reci'ived ai-e as follows : — 



1 . In no case will a sample be accepted for analysis unless the full instructions 



as to taking it, which will be furnished by the Department on request, 

 have been complied with, and all the particulars required concerning' the 

 I sample supplied. 



2. The right is reserved <if re-fusing such samples as may not Ije considereil of sufficient 



pul)lic importance to warrant an;Uysis. 



3. No sample will be accepted unless plainly labelled inside and outside the 



package with the name and address of the sender. 



4. Reports upon or results of analyses may only be used by the persons submitting the 



s.ample<s for private purposes, 



.0. The Depai'tment reserves the i-ight to publish the results of analyses peiformed 

 ;; by it. 



i\. In case the examination of any article should prove to furnish, or be considere*! 

 likely to furnish, results of suffi-^ient general interest, it will })e in the discretion 

 , of the Department to forego any. of the charges in the subjoine<l tariff. 



7. Postage on carriage must be prepaid by the sender, who must also send 

 remittance covering cost of analysis. 



{^Continned on page iii of cover. 



