6/6 Fertilisers ani> Feeding Stuffs Act. [feb.. 



amendment of the Law. The Act of 1893 required three samples 

 to be taken (Section 5 (2)), but under the Act of 1906 one 

 sample will be taken, and it will in certain cases be divided 

 into three parts (Section 3 (3)). This being the case, and in 

 view of the importance of obtaining a fair representative 

 sample, the weight of the sample to be taken has, as a rule^ 

 been trebled. The number of cakes to be taken in sampling 

 a consignment of cake has also been somewhat increased so 

 as to ensure that a fair sample shall be taken. 



It has been considered desirable to prescribe the part of the 

 invoice which is to be sent to the Chief Analyst or to the Agri- 

 cultural Analyst, where the purchaser is unwilling to supply a 

 copy of the invoice as a whole (Section 3 (7)), and the purchaser 

 has been empowered to omit from' the copy all details which 

 would disclose the name or identity of the vendor. 



Some alterations have been introduced for the purpose of 

 making the Regulations more easily understood, or of facilitating 

 the taking of a fair sample, but they deal with the details 

 rather than with the principle of sampling. It will be noted 

 in Regulation 6 (b) (v) that where a sampling pale or spear is 

 used, the pale or spear is to be passed into the mouth of the 

 bag in order to avoid damage to the bag. It will also be 

 noted that Regulation 6 (b) (ix) provides that if on the delivery 

 of a consignment of a feeding stuff any portion is found to be 

 unsuitable for feeding purposes, an estimate of the proportion 

 of the unsuitable portion is to be made by the person taking 

 the sample, and communicated by him to the Analyst. 



A new provision (No. 6 (b) (xi)) has been framed to meet 

 cases where the quantity purchased is small, so that it would be 

 impracticable to take a sample in accordance with the Regula- 

 tions applicable to larger quantities. 



Where Regulation 6 applies, that is, where the sample is 

 required to be taken in strict accordance with the Regulations^ 

 the person taking the sample is to give three days' notice in 

 writing of his intention to take it, in order that the seller may 

 arrange to be present if he so desires. 



The Regulations include the provision in the Regulations of 

 1897 of the appointment of an agent by the purchaser to act 

 on his behalf for the purpose of obtaining an official analysis. 



