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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 Moisture. Combustible
Fixed Carbon. Matter.
COKE.
Ash. Sulphur.
I. Moji, Japan,
Black lumps, dull laminae.
grey colour. Colour of pow- der-dark chocolate.
Ash-
2.818
38.762
43.840 14.580
.700 Cakes.
2. Cardiff,..
Shining black lumps. Ash-grey
.851
13.219
81.601
4.329
.240
colour. Colour of powder- black.
Cakes, good
volume.
3. Moji, Japan,.
Black lumps, dull laminae. Ash-
4.282
39.618
45.660 10.490
.327 Cakes.
reddish-white.
Colour of
powder-black.
4. Мојі, Таран,....
Dull black lumps, slaty. Ash-red
2.134
44.346
39.120
14.400
1.354
Cakes.
colour. Colour of powder-
dark chocolate.
5. Kaiping Dust, In small dull black lumps and
1.119
24.181
48.620 26.080
¦
China,
powder. Ash-grey colour.
1.175 Cakes, good
volume.
Colour of powder-black.
6. Australian,
Black lumps, dull laminae, splintry.
2.735
31.655
58.668 6,942
Ash-red colour.
Colour of
1.380 Cakes, good
volume.
powder-black.
7. Moji, Mixed,
Japan.
Shining black lumps, dull laminae.
4.241
38.069
47.090 10.600
.935 Cakes.
Ash-dark-grey colour. Colour
of powder-black.
8. Moji, Japan,
Shining black lumps, slaty. Ash-
3.499
36.241
45.740 14.520
1.101 Cakes.
grey.
Colour of powder-
black.
9. Dust, Tonquin,
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.
11. Yubari, Japan,... Shining black lumps, dull laminae.
2.096
34.591
51.580 11.780
.974 Cakes, good
volume.
1.077
42.493
51.867
4.563
.937 Cakes.
Ash-grey colour.
Colour of
12. Yubari, Japan,
(Unscreened),
powder-dark chocolate. Dull black lumps, slaty. Ash-
1.270
44.010
43.950 10.770
.276 Cakes.
13. Yubari, Japan,
(Unscreened),
yellowish-grey colour. Co- lour of powder--black. Dull black lumps, slaty. Ash- yellow colour. Colour of pow- der-black.
2.680
39,950 53.027
4.348
1.172 Cakes.
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 OFFICER.
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
FRANK BROWNE, Ph. Ch., F.C.S.,
Sometime Demonstrator of Practical Chemistry in the
Laboratories of the Pharmaceutical Society.
Acting Government Analyst.