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of the whole, and the sample shall be of such a quan- 

 tity that each of the parts, into which (under Regula- 

 tion 7) it is to be divided, will be sufficient to enable 

 a proper analysis to be made thereof. 

 (c.) General Directions as to Sampling — 



(xii.) In every case the sampling shall be done as quickly 

 as is possible consistently with due care, and the 

 material shall not be allowed to be exposed any longer 

 than is absolutely necessary. 



(xiii.) Each of the parts, into which (under Regulation 7) 

 the sample is to be divided, shall be packed in a dry 

 clean bottle, or jar, or (except in the case of a fertiliser) 

 in a dry clean tin, or in some other suitable manner, 

 so that the original composition of the fertiliser or 

 feeding stuff may be preserved, 



(xiv.) Each of the said parts of the sample shall be so 

 .packed and secured that it cannot be tampered with, 

 and shall be sealed and initialed by the person taking 

 the sample. It may also be sealed by the purchaser 

 and the seller, if present and so desiring. If the seller 

 does not attend, the^witness shall initial it. It shall 

 be marked with the name of the article, the date and 

 the place of the sampling, and with some distinguish- 

 ing number, in such a manner that the particulars 

 so marked can be seen without breaking the seal or 

 seals. 



(xv.) Where a sample is taken in the presence of, and 

 sealed by, the seller as well as the purchaser, it shall 

 be deemed, as between the purchaser and the seller, to 

 have been taken in accordance with these Regulations, 

 Division of Sample, &c. — 7. Where a sample has been taken, 

 under Section 3 of the Act, with a view to the institution of any 

 civil or criminal proceeding, the person taking the sample shall 

 divide it into three parts, as nearly as possible equal, and shall 

 cause each part to be marked, sealed, and fastened up, and 

 shall forthwith deliver or send by post two parts to the Agricul- 

 tural Analyst and one part to the seller. 



Short Title. — 8. These Regulations may be cited as the Fer- 

 tilisers and Fee ling Stuffs (Sampling, &c.) Regulations, 1906. 



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