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C. Annual Report of the Government Analytical Laboratory, 1938.
343. The work of the Hong Kong Government Laboratory differs from that usually associated with a sub-department of this type in that a very considerable amount of work, usually done by consulting analysts, is carried out here, and for which fees are paid into the Treasury. This non-government work comes under two heads.
(a) Analyses of stores, etc., for the Naval, Military, and Air Force Authorities, described below as semi-official work and for which, in the majority of cases, full fees are now charged.
(b) Analyses carried out for local firms and individuals in the Colony: the majority of which are the testing of exports of China produce, e.g., tin and oils, and for which full fees are charged.
344. The following tables show the nature of the work under the various heads.
OFFICIAL WORK.
Official work—i.e., Government work.
Table XLIX.
1937 1938 Chemico-legal samples, from the Police and Medical Departments 351 358 Food and drugs samples under the Ordinance from the Sanitary Department 337 294 Water samples, from public supplies 1,834 2,198 Dangerous goods under the Ordinance, from the Police Department and Fire Brigade 3 Bio-chemical examinations, from the Medical Department and University 287 374 Materials from various departments for testing: Oils from Public Works Department 9 4 Coals from Public Works Department, Harbour Department and Kowloon-Canton Railway 235 215 Building materials from Public Works Department 0 Foodstuffs from Medical Department, Police Department, etc. 74 138 Pharmaceutical samples from Government Apothecary 18 20 Chemicals from Medical Department, Public Works Department, etc. 16 34 Battery acids from Public Works Department 1 6 Minerals and metals 11 10 Septic tank effluents Harbour waters Miscellaneous samples 37 23 3,274 3,679