- M 92-
Unofficial Work.
(29) Unofficial work—i.e. work for local firms etc.
Table LVI.
1936. 1937.
Examination of steamer tanks for inflammable vapour 15 34 Foodstuffs 24 42 Bio-chemical examinations 23 4 Toxicological examinations 1 0 Water samples 20 5 Building materials 0 13 Oils, fats & waxes, including petroleum products 311 321 Minerals & metals 341 414 Dangerous goods 15 7 Chemicals 5 0 Miscellaneous 20 20 Total 775 860Value of work done under this head was $37,993.50 as against $34,714.00 for 1936.
(30) Work under this head again shows an increase. After the outbreak of Sino-Japanese hostilities, a considerable increase took place in the amount of tin and wolfram exported from here.
(31) With regard to lard samples, owing to a decision in England that locally refined lard can no longer claim privilege as an Empire product, not one sample of lard was analysed in the laboratory after the middle of November, and the loss of revenue to the laboratory from this source is expected to be in the neighbourhood of about $12,000.00 per annum.