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Forest Chemist will give him a very much better idea of what we 
really want than six months’ letter waiting.” This suggestion was 
acted upon. 
Accordingly I went to Lahore taking with me the following 
four samples: — 
A. Spirit distilled crude turpentine oil not as good as the 
first sample of the same sent to North-Western Rail¬ 
way shops for trial. On fractional distillation it had 
about 85 per cent, passing below 165° C., wTnle the 
first sample sent had about 94 per cent, passing below 
the same temperature. 
A 1 . The sample A redistilled. Though redistilled, this was 
only equal to the sample of crude spirit distilled oil, 
previously sent to North-Western Railway shops; on 
fractional distillation it gave 95 per cent, passing 
below 167° C. 
A + B + C + D. Crude turpentine oil of Bhowali redistilled, 
rejecting 10 per cent, of the total output. About 78 
per cent, distilling below 167° C. This oil was being 
accepted by Messrs. Turner, Morrison & Co., of Cal¬ 
cutta, while it was wholly rejected by the North- 
Western Railway. 
A^B^^ + D 1 . Redistilled oil, rejecting 20 per cent, of 
the total output of the crude oil. About 90 per cent, 
distilling over below 167° C. Not refined or redis¬ 
tilled to the same extent as the sample prepared in the 
Laboratory and sent to the Chief Store-keeper, and 
which had been approved by him. 
As the result of a personal interview with the Chief Store¬ 
keeper, North-Western Railway, I found out that there was no 
critical examination of the oil on purchase. Its value was adjudged 
on the report of the Superintendent, Carriage and Wagon 
Workshops. The Chief Store-keeper kindly gave me an introduc¬ 
tion to the Deputy Superintendent, Carriage and Wagon Work¬ 
shops, who sent me on to the Workshop Manager. The Foreman 
in charge of the Paint Shops was called in by the Manager, but 
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