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SAMPLING.
7. The amount of sampling done during the year is shown in the following table:-
Tin 11,000 slabs. Wolfram Antimony 46,110 cases. Tea Oil 9,847 bags. Wood Oil 138,995 1,120 cases. Lard 90,502 932 bars, Peanut Oil.. 80,514 "" Manganese Ore................ 5,200 tons. Coconut Oil 800 8,692 cases. 2,410 Camphor Oil... 407 17 Bismuth Ore... 2 tons. "" Copper. Anise Oil..... Cassia Oil ...... Coal. 600 tons.EXAMINATIONS FOR THE PUBLIC.
8. Owing no doubt to the high exchange ruling during the past year, less work was done for local exporting firms than in 1918. The fees paid into the Treasury during the year amounted to $35,258.50 as against $43,995.00 in 1918.
The value of the year's work as determined from the Tariff of Fees (Government Notification No. 439 of 1918) is $39,918.50 as against $48,670.00 in 1918.
LIBRARY.
9. Several standard works of reference have been added.
SPECIAL REPORTS.
10. Special Reports have been supplied on Chinese Camphor, Standards for Oils, The Macao Poisoning Case, Fuel Oils, Mineral Deposits in the New Territories, The Storage of Dangerous Goods, and the Composition of Hongkong Milks.
RESEARCH.
11. Processes for the estimation of minute quantities of Lead in Cassia Oil and for the estimation of Water in Crude Camphor have been worked out and descriptions sent to the Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry.
A new physico-chemical method for the determination of Camphor Oil in Crude Camphor has also been devised and a description sent to the "Analyst".
An extended investigation is being conducted into the nature and constitution of Chinese Camphor Oil.
STAFF.
12. Mr. Lubatti acted as Government Analyst from the end of January to the end of October, during which time I was absent from the Colony on leave. Mr. K. W. Lane joined the staff as Assistant Analyst, and Mr. I. Cheng as Temporary Assistant Analyst during the year.
LABORATORY ACCOMMODATION.
13. No further increase of work can take place in the present Laboratory which is at present worked to its utmost capacity. As a fall in exchange will almost certainly be accompanied by an increased demand for analytical work, it is desirable that arrangement be made as speedily as possible for the provision of more adequate laboratory accommodation.
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SAMPLING.
7. The amount of sampling done during the year is shown
in the following table:-
Tin ....
Wolfrain
Antimony
་་
11,000 slabs. | Tea Oil
Tea Oil ......
46,110 cases.
9,847 bags.
Wood Oil
138,995
19
1,120 cases.
Lard ...
90,502
"
932 bars,
Peanut Oil..
80,514
""
Manganese Ore................
5 200 tons.
Coconut Oil
800
""
8,692 cases. 2,410
Camphor Oil...
407
17
Bismuth Ore...
2 tons.
""
Copper.
Anise Oil.....
Cassia Oil ......
Coal.
600 tons.
EXAMINATIONS FOR THE PUBLIC.
8. Owing no doubt to the high exchange ruling during the past year, less work was done for local exporting firms than in 1918. The fees paid into the Treasury during the year amounted to $35,258.50 as against $43,995.00 in 1918.
The value of the year's work as determined from the Tariff of Fees (Government Notification No 439 of 1918) is $39,918.50 as against $48,670.00 in 1918.
LIBRARY.
9. Several standard works of reference have been added.
SPECIAL REPORTS.
10. Special Reports have been supplied on Chinese Camphor, Standards for Oils, The Macao Poisoning Case, Fuel Oils, Mineral Deposits in the New Territories, The Storage of Dangerous Goods, and the Composition of Hongkong Milks.
RESEARCH.
11. Processes for the estimation of minute quantities of Lead in Cassia Oil and for the estimation of Water in Crude Camphor have been worked out and descriptions sent to the Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry.
A new physico-chemical method for the determination of Cam- phor Oil in Crude Camphor has also been devised and a descrip- tion sent to the "Analyst".
An extended investigation is being conducted into the nature and constitution of Chinese Camphor Oil.
STAFF.
12. Mr. Lubatti acted as Government Analyst from the end of January to the end of October, during which time I was absent from the Colony on leave. Mr. K. W. Lane joined the staff as Assistant Analyst, and Mr. I. Cheng as Temporary Assistant Analyst during the year.
LABORATORY ACCOMMODATION.
13. No further increase of work can take place in the present Laboratory which is at present worked to its utmost capacity. As a fall in exchange will almost certainly be accompanied by an in- creased demand for analytical work, it is desirable that arrangement be made as speedily as possible for the provision of more adequate laboratory accommodation.
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