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Eucalyptus Oil, per bottle, 7/79
The circumstances.
of the year 1894 in Hongkong were exceptional and the quantities of disinfectants used very exceptional. The prices paid for Disinfectants may therefore have been somewhat higher than in ordinary terms. " For instance the price per~ gallon paid for Jeyes' Fluid
about two months
was
ago only $52. This was for supply of 400 gallons in casks.
(S.) A. Mc Callum.
15th April, 1895.
Copy
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Enclosure 2
Minute by the Sec7., Sanitary Board.
The Board is of the opinion that the detergent de- odorizing and disinfecting properties of Calverts Huid
and of Jeyes' thuid are very much the same and that it is therefore merely a ques- tion of cost which has to be considered. The local agents for Jeyes Huid have quoted the following prices, vis: in
10 gallon drums 2/3 per gallon and in 40 gallon casks at 2/14 per gallon delivered at our stores. This is slightly cheaper than the prices quoted by
Messrs Calvert + Co and the
Board considers that the use
of