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rying on of the work required. Realizing the importance of 

 such a bureau and its maintenance, however, the Viticultu- 

 ral Commission has shared its endowment with the State 

 Analyst and will continue to do so in order to lend all of the 

 aid they can to the support of the law. Pursuant to the re- 

 quirements of the Act, W. B. Rising, Professor of Chemistry 

 at the State University, was duly appointed State Analyst. 

 An assistant has been employed, and he is now ready for and 

 engaged in the examination of wines, the purity of which 

 can be quickly determined and the report made available in 

 a few days after delivery of the samples to our Secretary. 



Concerning the expense of maintaining the State Analyst's 

 Bureau, itis hoped that the Board of Regents of the University, 

 in their manifest desire to aid the cause of viticulture, and in 

 view of the liberal endowment made them in the last Legis- 

 lature, will come to the assistance of the Commission in the 

 support of the analytic work. 



THE STAMPS. 



Section seven provides that on application the necessary 

 stamps shall be furnished by the controller. 



Here again, the Legislature made no appropriation with 

 which to purchase the plates necessary for printing the stamps 

 and the liberality of the Viticultural Commission is drawn 

 upon, they having consented to supply the first cost. 



One hundred thousand stamps have already been printed 

 by the State Controller, and will be ready for distribution 

 when needed. Their cost will be $1.50 per M. with ex- 

 pense of delivery added. The stamp for bottles may be 

 easily affixed thereto, that placed over the bung of a barrel 

 will need the protection of a piece of tin such as is ordin- 

 arily affixed to the bung of a barrel previous to shipping. 



The following committee of vine growers to see to the en- 

 forcement of the law has been appointed by H. W. Mclntyre, 

 President of the State Vine Growers' and Wine Makers' 



