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The personnel of the Bureau and its staff has remained 

 unchanged. J. M. Danforth was reappointed by Governor 

 Guild, C. D. Richardson has continued as chairman, II. E. 

 Paio-e as a member, J. Lewis Ellsworth secretary, P. M. 

 Ilarwood general agent, A. W. Lombard agent, B. F. 

 Davenport and H. C. Emerson chemists, and four persons 

 have been temporarily employed as agents during some 

 part of the year. 



The summary of the year's work is as follows : — 



Total number of inspections, . . . . . .'5,779 



Number of inspections where no sample was taken, . . 4,538 

 Number of samples of butter and oleomargarine, nearly all 



purchased, ......... 1,182 



Number of samples of milk and cream, mostly purchased, . 192 



Cases in court, 202 



Meetings addressed by chairman of the Bureau, * . . . 17 



Meetings addressed by the general agent, .... 27 



Cases prosecuted during the eleven months ending Nov. 

 30, 1907, by months and courts, with law violated, and re- 

 sults, are as follows : — 



i There were 133 extra samples taken during inspections, therefore this number is 

 183 less than the sum of the next three items. 



