400 Qiiarlerhj Report of the Chemical Committee, June, 1891. 
nor their constant employment dispensed with by those vrho provide em- 
ployment for them. — Yours obediently, 
per pro Weight Begs. & Co., 
"W. Weight. 
On April 29 Dr. Voelcker wrote to Mr. Robertson as follows : — - 
If you will refer to my annual report in the number of the Journal 
just published, you will find on pag-e 102 remarks bearing- upon the point 
which the vendors write to you about, and their statement is no valid answer 
to the complaint based upon my report to you. 
The system under which linseed is purchased in no way relieves makers 
from the duty of screening the seed properly before making it up into cake. 
3, Mr. R. Burra, of Gate, Sedbergh, Yorkshire, R.S.O., sent on 
April 6, 1891, for analysis, a linseed-cake, pi-ice 9Z. lis. 8p?. per ton 
delivered, known and invoiced as " One and All " English Linseed- 
cake. One ton had been supplied to him by the Agricultural and 
Horticultural Association, Ld., Deptford, S.E. In his letter Mr. 
Burra said it was ordered as " pure Linseed-cake." The following 
report was returned : — 
April IG, 1891. 
Moisture 13-40\ 
Oil 13-46 
' Albuminous compounds (fle.sh-fonning matters) . 25-121 jq^.^ 
Mucilage, sugar, and digestible fibre . . . 32-74 i 
Woody hbre (cellulose) 7-53 
^ Mineral matter (ash) 7-75' 
' Containing nitrogen 4-02 
" Including sand ...... 2-50 
This cake is not what a " pure " one should be. There is too much sand 
in it, giving it a gritty quality, while the weed-seeds have not been properly 
removed in the screening. It shows considerable starchy matter present. 
The vendors subsequently wrote : — 
R. Burra, Esq. 186 Creek Road, Deptford, S.E., April 21, 1891. 
Dear Sir, — AVe duly received your favour of the 18th inst., and regret 
to learn that the " One and All " Linseed-cake is not up to our guarantee. 
The matter came before the Council at the meeting yesterday, and we 
beg to say that we will take the cake back, and throw it on the hands of 
the makers, charging them with the expenses. 
Any that you may have used we will make you an allowance on, and 
we shall be pleased to send you cake from another contractor in exchange 
for that returned. — Yours faithfully, 
Edwaed Owen Gbbening. 
4. Mr. Edward Hussey, of Scotney Castle, Laniberhurst, for- 
warded on April 13 a sample of linseed-cake for analysis, which 
vvas invoiced to liim as "pure Linseed-cake" at 8/. Ifw. per ton 
delivered, the vendor being Mr. H. C, Wickhani, of Ticehurst, Hawk- 
