398 Journal of Agriculture. [10 June, 1909. 



Notice to vendor. — Portion of sample to be setit to vendor. — 



(2) Where the officer has so taken any samples in the absence of such 

 vendor or person or agent lie shall forthwith — 



{a) give notice in writing of such taking to the vendor or his agent 

 or the person having possession of the lot from which the 

 samples were taken or his agent ; and 

 {b) deliver or forward one part marked and sealed or fastened up 

 in such a manner as its nature will permit to the vendor or 

 his agent or to such person or his agent. 



Power to submit samples of stock food for analysis. — 



12. (i) Anv purchaser of stock food shall on payment to the chemist 

 of the Department of Agriculture of the prescribed fee be entitled to have 

 such stock food analyzed by the said chemist or his deputy and to receive 

 from the said chemist a certificate of the results of such analysis. 



(2) Any such purchaser intending to submit such stock food for 

 analysis shall within fourteen days after the delivery of such stock food give 

 notice in writmg to the vendor of his intention to have the same analyzed 

 and in such notice shall offer to take and divide at any time within seven- 

 days after the service of the notice and in the presence of the vendor or 

 his agent a sample of such stock food. 



(3) Such notice mav be sent by registered letter through the post 

 addressed to the vendor to his address as stated in the in\oice or to his. 

 agent to the usual place of business of the agent. 



(4) If the vendor or his agent does not w'ithin .seven davs after the 

 service of the notice accept the offer of the purchaser to take and divide a 

 sample of the stock food in his presence or in that of his agent or does 

 not attend personally or by agent at any time or place appointed by the 

 purchaser for the purpose the purchaser mav forthwith but not later than 

 fourteen days after the service of the notice take a samjile of such stock 

 food. 



(5) Every sample taken under this section for jjurposes of analysis 

 shall be of the weight required by this Act. 



(6) The several portions taken from the whole lot of stock food 

 sampled shall be thoroughly mixed and then divided into three approxi- 

 mately equal parts. A label shall be placed on each such part stating the 

 name of the vendor of the lot from which such sample was drawn and the 

 time and place of taking. Such label shall be signed l>y the person taking- 

 such sample. 



(7) Each of such parts shall be marked and sealed or fastened uj) in 

 such manner as its nature will permit ; and two of such parts shall be for- 

 warded by such person to the chemist of the Department of Agriculture 

 or his deputy, and one shall be delivered or forwarded to the vendor. 



(8) Of the parts forwarded to the said chemist or deputy one shall 

 be for analysis and for comparison with the invoice, agreement, circular, or 

 advertisement relating thereto, and the other shall be retained by the said 

 chemist or deputy. 



Meaning of sample of hay, stra7L\ or chaff. — - 

 13. (i) For the purposes of this Act — 



{a) a sample of hav. straw, or chaff shall mean an\ quantity not 



less than 84 lbs. in weight ; and 

 {b) a sample of grain or mixed concentrated and jirepared stoc-k 

 food or by-products -shall mean any (iuantit\ not less than 

 20 lbs. 



