633889-1898-Report-of-Principal-Civil-Medical-Officer-for-1897 — Page 42

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH SEPTEMBER, 1898. 989

15. The Coal Supply of Hongkong.--The following analyses show the composition of 14 coals on the Hongkong Market in December :-

LOCALITY.

IN 100 PARTS OF THE ORIGINAL COAL.

CONDITION

APPEARANCE.

OF

Volatile Fixed Moisture, Combustible

Matter.

Carbon.

COKE.

Ash.

Sulphur.

grey colour. Colour of pow- der-dark chocolate.

1. Moji, Japan,

Black lumps, dull laminae.

2. Cardiff,

Shining black lumps. Ash-grey

colour. Colour of powder-

black.

3. Moji, Japan,...... Black lumps, dull laminae. Ash-

reddish-white. Colour of powder-black.

Ash-

2.818

38.762

43.840 14.580

.700 | Cakes.

851

13.219

81.601

4.329

.240 Cakes, good

volume.

4.282

39.618

45.660 10.490

.327 Cakes.

4. Moji, Japan,................] Dall black lumps, slaty, Ash-rod

dark chocolate.

5. Kaiping Dust,

China,

2.134

44.346 39.120 14.400

1.354 Cakes.

colour. Colour of powder---

In small dull black lamps and

powder. Ash-grey colour. Colour of powder-black,

1.119

24.181

48.620 26.080

1.175 | Cakes, good

volume.

6. Australian.

Black lumps, dull laminae, splintry.

2.735

31.655

58.668

6,942

1.380

Ash-red colour. Colour of powder-black.

Cakes, good

volume.

7. Moji,

Mixed,

Shining black lumps, dull laminae.

4.241

38.069

47.090

10.600

.935 Cakes.

Japan.

Ash-dark-grey colour. Colour of powder-black.

8. Moji, Japan,.

Shining black lumps, slaty. Ash- grey. Colour of powder-- black.

3.499

36.241

45.740

14.520

1.101 Cakes.

9. Dust, Touquin,

Black powder.

Ash-brown co-

11.160

5.440

61.060

22.340

.605 Powder.

lour.

10. Australian, Dust, In small black lumps and powder.

Ash-brown colour.

2.096

34.594 51.530 11.780

.974 Cakes, good

volume.

11. Yubari, Japan,... Shining black lumps, dull laminae.

1.077

42.493 51.867 4.568

.937

Cakes.

Ash-grey colour. Colour of powder-dark chocolate.

12. Yubari, Japan,

(Unscreened),

Dull black lumps, slaty. Ash-

1.270

44.010

43.950 10.770

.276 Cakes.

yellowish-grey colour.

Co-

lour of powder-black.

13. Yubari, Japan,

(Unscreened),

Dull black lumps, slaty. Ash-

2.680

39.950 53.027 4.348

1.172 Cakes.

yellow colour. Colour of pow- der-black.

14. Tonquin,

Shining black lumps, dull laminae.

1.559

7.961 86.948 3.532

.692 Powder.

Ash-light-grey.

Colour of

powder-black.

16. Leave of absence was continued to Mr. Crow throughout the year.

I have the honour to be,

THE PRINCIPAL CIVIL MEDICAL Öfficer.

Sir.

Your obedient Servant.

FRANK BROWNE, Ph. Ch., &.C.S.,

Sometime Demonstrator of Practical Chemistry in the Laboratories of the Pharmaceutical Society,

Acting Gorerument Analyst,