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usual, most of the offences consisted in the addition of water 

 or separated milk or in the abstraction of cream. 



The percentage of butter adulteration fell last year to 

 7*8, as compared with 97 in 1899, and was the lowest rate 

 recorded since the passing of the Act of 1875. The total 

 samples taken amounted to 10,374. 



Among other articles examined were bread (437 samples, 

 3 adulterated), flour (495 samples, 3 adulterated), and jam 

 and confectionery (1,547 samples, 48 adulterated). The most 

 adulterated articles appear to be drugs (15*4 per cent.) and 

 spirits (i2*6 per cent.) No cases of adulteration were detected 

 in tea, wine, or lard in 1900. 



Analyses of Imported Dairy Produce. 



The Principal Chemist of the Government Laboratory, 

 reporting on the work done during the year 1900-01, states 

 that 1,729 samples were analysed on behalf of the Board of 

 Agriculture. Of this number 1,672 were analyses of imported 

 dairy produce, viz., 1,374 of butter, 211 of cheese, five of fresh 

 milk„ 71 of condensed milk, and 11 of cream. Of the 

 imported butters examined fifteen samples were adulterated, 

 452 contained boric preservative, and 375 were artificially 

 coloured. 



Of the 211 samples of cheese analysed more than half came 

 from Holland. None of them were margarine-cheese. 



Three out of the 7 1 samples of condensed milk were found 

 to be separated milk which had not been labelled in accord- 

 ance with the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1899. One 

 sample of imported fresh milk was reported against, as was 

 also a sample of cream which had been thickened by the 

 addition of flour paste. 



Cold Storage of Eggs. 

 The New South Wales Government have made arrange- 

 ments to receive eggs for storage at their Cold Stores, 

 Pyrmont, with a view to producers being enabled to place 



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