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to him or receipt of the invoice,} whichever is later, ei h<r to give notice to the seller 

 that he intends to take samples of the article himself, or to give notice in writing 

 to the District Analyst or authorised representative, stating that he desire? thit the 

 samples shall be taken by the District Analyst or authorised representative, as the 

 cas? may be. 



Regulations as to Samples taken by Buyer. 



5. When the buyer intends tD take the samples himself, he is to give at least 

 three days* notice in writing of such intention to the seller, with particu'ars as to 

 the place, day, and hour, of sampling. If the seller does not attend, the samples 

 are to be taken in the presence of a witness, who is to initial each sample. 



6. The buyer is forthwith to deliver or send by post to the District Analyst, one 

 of such samples, with the invoice or a copy thereof, and also, in the ca r e of a 

 feeding stuff, any circular or advertisement of the seller "descriptive of the article to 



be analysed, which the buyer may wish the District Analyst to consider in making 

 his analysis and giving his certificate. 



7. One of the remaining samples is to be delivered cr sent by post to the seller, 

 and the other is to be retained by the buyer. 



Regulations as to Samples taken by District Analyst or Authorised Representative. 



8. When the buyer or the seller desires that the samples shall be taken by the 

 District Analyst or authorised representative, he is to give notice in writing to that 

 effect to the District Anal>st or authorised representative, as the case may be. Such 

 notice is to contain the name? and addresses of the buyer and the seller, and such 

 particulars as may be necessary to enable the Disttict Analyst cr authorised repre- 

 sentative to identify the article to be analysed and may be in the Form B. set forth ia 

 the Schedule hereto or in a form to the like effect. A copy of any such notice given 

 by the seller is to be sent at the same time to the buyer. 



9. The District Analyst or authorised representative, as the case may be, is to 

 give at least three days' notice in writing to the seller and to the buyer, as to the 

 place, day, and hour, of sampling, to enable them to be present at such sampling, if 

 they so desire. 



10. One of the simples taken by the District Analyst or authorised representative 

 is to be retained for the us? of the District Analyst in making this analysis, ano her 

 delivered or sent to the selle-, and the third delivered or sent to the buyer. 



11. Any notice or sample required by these Regulations to be given or sent by the 

 District Analyst or authorised representative to the buyer or the seller, may be sent 

 by poit to the respective names and addresses stated in the notice to be given under 

 Article 8. 



12. The Dist:ict Analyst, rr authorised representative, as the ease maybe, is, at 

 or before the time of sampling, to be supplied by the buyer with the invoice or a 

 copy thereof, and also in the case of a feeding stuff, with any circular or advertise- 

 ment of the seller descriptive of the article to be analysed, which the buyer may wish 

 the District Analyst to consider in making his analysis and giving his certificate. 



13. The District Analyst or authorised representative is to provide any recep'acle 

 or other thing required by him for the samples. 



General Regulations for taking Samples, 

 {a.) Fertilisers. 



14. When the fertiliser is delivered in bags or other packages, a number of ba^s 

 or packages are to be selecte 1 as follows, viz. : — 



Not less than 2 bags or packages where the quantity does not exceed I tor. 



3 » ,> 2 tens. 



>» 4 99 ti 99 it 3 99 



snd one additional bag or package for every additional ton or part of a ton ; 

 provided that in no case nee J more than 10 bags or packages be sel c ed. 



15. Tte selec'ei b-gs or packages are to be emptied separately rn a clean and 

 dry itone or wo:dei fljor, worked up with a spade, and one spadeful from each 



