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dr. edwards' report. 
to the importer, that he be allowed to break bulk and select 
the good, and have necessary testimony furnished him of the 
identity of the invoice, to enable him upon re-shipment of 
the rejected portion to recover from the foreign house from 
whom he purchased. The case just stated would have, 
furnished from six to eight bales of a genuine article, yet 
only two bales were admitted to entry. During my stay in 
Boston, a case of opium, weighing 70 pounds, was present- 
ed for inspection. Twenty pounds was proven to be pure 
and entirely satisfactory, whilst the remainder was compos- 
ed of herbaceous matter, into which tobacco leaves and 
stems entered largely. The good was placed in the case to 
sell the bad. The examiner very properly condemned the 
entire case, and it was re-shipped in the vessel that brought 
it. The lumps were susceptible of division, and had the 
above suggestion been compatible with the instructions, the 
good opium could have been retained. How far the im- 
porter would avail himself of the suggestion, remains to be 
seen, provided the department deem the privilege worthy 
of trial. It would rob the enemies of the bill of their princi- 
pal objection, and would clearly demonstrate that those op- 
posed to the traffic in adulterated drugs have no desire to 
trammel legitimate business. 
I would suggest as important, that the examiners, in or- 
der efficiently and satisfactorily to execute the trusts con- 
fided to them, be provided with proper offices, books, suita- 
ble apparatus, tests, and test glasses, &c, &c, and as provi- 
sion for this comparatively trifling expense was inadvert- 
ently overlooked in framing the law, it is very desirable that 
a small appropriation, at an early day, be made for the 
purpose. One thousand dollars, to be expended under the 
direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, for the six 
officers, would it is estimated, meet this necessary demand. 
The responsible duties, compared with the salaries of these 
officers, in my opinion, justly challenges the liberality of the 
government in furnishing necessary implements for the 
faithful discharge of his duties. 
