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importers. Fortunately wiser counsels have prevailed, for, according 

 to a publication in the Japanese Gazette, pharmaceutical preparations 

 according to the requirements of the old Japanese Pharmacopoeia II 

 will still be admitted in the country up to the 31 st December 1908. 

 The final period for allowing the examination of pharmaceutical 

 preparations by the Government laboratories according to the Phar- 

 macopoeia II has accordingly been extended to the 30 th June 1908. 



Contrary to previous information, we now hear that an official 

 translation of the new Japanese Pharmacopoeia on the part of the 

 Japanese Home Office, is not contemplated. A German translation 

 has been made by Mr. M. Hirayama, Director of the Hygienic 

 Laboratory at Osaka, but has unfortunately not yet come to hand, 

 so that we are compelled to postpone a discussion of the new Phar- 

 macopoeia. The Japanese Pharmaceutical Society has also ordered an 

 English translation which, however, is not yet completed. 



The important increase in the import of essential oils in Japan 

 during the last three years, and especially Germany's share in it, is 

 clearly seen from the following figures abstracted from the Customs 

 statistics: — 



1906 



20-2000 yen 

 77000 „ 



17 5°° » 

 9 000 „ 

 5 500 „ 



Germany .... 

 The United Kingdom 



France 



Italy ...... 



Switzerland .... 



1905 



123000 yen 



61000 „ 



17200 

 8600 

 2500 



1904 



67500 yen 



3 1 000 v 

 5000 „ 



1000 



31 1 700 yen 212300 yen 105 100 yen 



In examining the movements in the values of our articles during 

 the last few months, we find fairly large fluctuations in both directions, 

 owing to which, as already mentioned, the trade experienced a not 

 inconsiderable revival. The abnormal weather has naturally greatly 

 retarded the growth of a large number of oil plants, and has had a 

 very injurious effect on their yield of oil, the first-named fact especially 

 in the present instance having rendered the compilation of our Report 

 in many cases particularly difficult. 



We are pleased to say that our works — which have now for 

 six years served their purpose, — have again reached the limits of 

 their capacity, so that for the coming year we are contemplating large 

 extensions to our distilling installation. In addition to the erection 

 of a new extensive distilling hall, we have provided for an addition 

 of 12 boilers to our boiler house, which will double our output 

 capacity. Our power station has already been doubled this summer 

 by the erection of a second steam engine of 400 H. P. 



