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EXAMINATIONS FOR THE PUBLIC.
9. The public continue to take advantage of the Laboratory and have forwarded a great variety of samples for examination on payment. The fees paid into the Treasury during the year amounted to $20,764.00, as against $10,353.00 in 1914.
SPECIAL REPORTS.
10. Special Reports have been supplied on Bone Meal, Calcium Carbide, Graphite, Tin sampling and assaying, and the composition of Chinese Tin.
11. The value of the year's work as determined from the Tariff of Fees (Government Notifications Nos. 285 of 1907 and 360 of 1910) is $21,861.00 as against $21,973.00 in 1914, (or deducting the value of the work done on Chinese liquors in 1914, now performed at the Laboratory of the Imports and Exports Department, as against $14,568.50 in 1914).
LIBRARY.
12. Several standard works of reference have been added.
RESEARCH
13. New methods have been worked out for the analysis of antimony and molybdenite ores, also improved methods for the examination of anise and cassia oils.
STAFF.
14. Mr. Browne has since retired.
15. In March, Mr. Frank Browne, F.I.C., left for England on leave, since when I have been acting.