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16 per cent, for the proportion of water in butter ; and in the 

 present Report they deal with the results of their enquiries 

 concerning the other matters referred to in the minute of 

 appointment — viz., as to what regulations, if any, might with 

 advantage be made under Section 4 of the Sale of Food and 

 Drugs Act, 1899, for determining what deficiency in any of the 

 normal constituents of butter, or what addition of extraneous 

 matter other than water, should raise a presumption until the 

 contrary is proved that the butter is not genuine. 



The Committee, with the exception of one member who 

 presents a Minority Report, recommend : — (1) That the figure 

 24 arrived at by the Reichert-Wollny method should be the 

 limit, below which a presumption should be raised that butter is 

 not genuine. (2) That the use of 10 per cent, of sesame oil in 

 the manufacture of margarine be made compulsory. (3) That 

 steps should be taken to obtain international co-operation. 



The Report contains Notes of Reservation by three members, 

 of whom two recommend a limit of 23 for the Reichert-Wollny 

 figure. The Minutes of Evidence include a large number of 

 appendices and diagrams. 



Report of the Committee of Council on Education in Scotland, 

 1902-3. [Cd. 1593]. Price $s. lod. 

 The sum available for agricultural education in Scotland in 

 the year 1902-3, including a balance of ^255 17s. 6d. from the 

 preceding year, was .£4,255 17s. 6d., and the following table 

 shows the sums actually distributed to the various institutions 

 in 1902-3 as compared with the preceding year: — 



Institution, &c. 



Sums paid. 



1901-1902. 



1902 -1903. 



Aberdeen University (Agricultural Department) 

 Edinburgh and East of Scotland Coll. of Agriculture 



West of Scotland Agricultural College 



Expenses of Inspection, &c 



Totals 



£ s. d. 



500 0 0 

 1,780 0 0 

 2,350 0 0 

 61 II 2 



£ s. d. 



500 0 0 

 1,650 0 0 

 2,041 0 0 



64 17 6 



£4,691 11 2 



^4-255 17 6 



