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Unofficial Work.
(37). A further increase in this work occurred during the year. The amount of lard sampled and tested was nearly 4,400 tons for export mainly to England and the value of the tin sampled and tested was in the neighbourhood of £750,000.
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(38). An examination of the atmosphere in the Hong Kong Bank Building was made owing to complaints but no appreciable difference from normal of the CO2 & O2 contents was found. The atmosphere in another Bank building where the incoming air is cooled was also examined and in this case traces of an organic halide were detected.
Sampling.
(39). The following list gives the amount of sampling done by the Sampler attached to the laboratory...
1935 1936 Tin 3,668 tons. 3,862 tons. Lard 119,211 cases. 132,002 cases. Wood oil 75 tons. 30 tons. Anise oil ƒ10 cases. 110 drums. Cassia oil 110 drums. Firecrackers 2,973 cases. 3,289 cases. Antimony regulus 5 drums. 5 tons.Special Investigations.
(40). Again owing to shortage of staff no fresh investigation could be initiated. With Mr. Tetley's return in the spring the staff will be at full strength, except for occasional very short periods, for the first time for five years. It is hoped to proceed with several urgent problems e.g. accurate determination of kerosene etc. in cassia oil, the cryoscopy of local milks and correct sampling of low grade ingot tin.
Staff & Equipment.
(41). I returned from leave on January 23rd and Mr. A. Jackson who had been acting as Government Analyst during my absence departed for Singapore on promotion on January 25th.
(42). Mr. J. Redman joined the staff on March 6th and Mr. J. L. Tetley departed on long leave on April 8th.