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Appendix C.
GOVERNMENT LABORATORY.
Report of work done during the year 1934
by
Mr. A. Jackson-Actg. Government Analyst.
1. The work of the Laboratory can be divided into three main classes.
(1) Official Work, i.e. work for other Government Departments and for which the Laboratory primarily exists.
(2) Semi-official Work, i.e. work done by the Laboratory by virtue of its being a Government Department, e.g. work from the Naval & Military Authorities etc. Fees are charged for this work. In the case of the Naval and Military Authorities the work is charged at half rate only.
(3) Unofficial Work, i.e. work done by the Laboratory for outside firms in competition with private consulting analysts and for which full fees are charged.
2. The total number of analyses dealt with under all these heads for the year 1934 was 3,728 against 3,296 for 1933.
3. The following tables show the nature of the work under the three heads.
Official Work.
19331934 Chemico-Legal Sample, from the Police & Medical Departments227171 Food & Drug Samples under the Ordinance from the Sanitary Department104139 Water Samples, from Public Supplies1,3722,014 Dangerous Goods under the Ordinance from the Police Department and Fire Brigade Bio-chemical Examinations, from the Medical Department & University3310 254166 Materials from various Departments for testing: Oils from P. W. D.1022 Coals from P.W.D., Harbour Department & K. C. R.201232 Building Materials from P. W. D.44 Foodstuffs from Medical Department1476 Pharmaceutical Samples from Government Apothecary Battery Acids from P. W. D.5 Chemicals from Medical Department, P. W. D., etc.622 Mineral & Metals711 Miscellaneous Investigations1026 43 05 2,2612,886