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345. The value of work done for Government departments, as determined under the Tariff of Charges (Government Notification No. 510 of 1938), was $59,114.00 as against $60,525.00 for 1937.
346. A considerable amount of the official work comes under the heading of "chemico-legal". Practically the whole time of the Government Analyst is spent on this work, and during the year under review, both Assistant Analysts had to give assistance on many occasions and to give evidence in several enquiries. Members of the laboratory staff attended court on twenty-one occasions during the year.
Chemico-Legal Samples.
347. The following table shows the nature of the work done under this head.
Table L.
1937 1938 Toxicological examinations (including post-mortem materials from seventy persons in 1937 and fifty-four in 1938) 236 177 Counterfeit coins and materials 11 54 Forged notes and materials 0 32 Bombs and explosives Articles for stain 19 19 " fire enquiries 3 4 " connected with larceny N 0 " murder 0 10 " forgery 29 0 " attempted murder 0 3 " armed robbery " robbery with violence 20 27 Dangerous goods 3 0 Other examinations (including estimation of alcohol in urine in nine cases in 1937 and nine cases in 1938) 10 11348. Investigations were carried out in connection with two explosive fires which occurred at the General Post Office. The final conclusion arrived at was that these were not due to any infernal machine; but were caused by packages of sodium or sodium peroxide becoming damp and igniting combustible matter, with consequent showers of burning sodium or incandescent peroxide.
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345. The value of work done for Government departments, as determined under the Tariff of Charges (Government Notification No. 510 of 1938), was $59,114.00 as against $60,525.00 for 1937.
346. A considerable amount of the official work comes under the heading of "chemico-legal". Practically the whole time of the Government Analyst is spent on this work, and during the year under review, both Assistant Analysts had to give assistance on many occasions and to give evidence in several enquiries. Members of the laboratory staff attended court on twenty-one occasions during the year.
Chemico-Legal Samples.
347. The following table shows the nature of the work done under this head.
Table L.
1937
1938
Toxicological examinations (including post-mortem materials from seventy persons in 1937 and fifty-four in 1938)
236
177
Counterfeit coins and materials
11
54
Forged notes and materials
0
32
Bombs and explosives
Articles for stain
19
19
18
18
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fire enquiries
3
4
''
connected with larceny
N
0
murder
0
10
""
JJ
25
forgery
29
0
"
"
attempted murder
0
3
J
J
JJ
armed robbery
0
co
""
robbery with violence
20
27
3
0
Dangerous goods
Other examinations (including estimation of alcohol in urine in nine cases in 1937 and nine cases in 1938)
10
11
348. Investigations were carried out in connection with two explosive fires which occurred at the General Post Office. The final conclusion arrived at was that these were not due to any infernal machine; but were caused by packages of sodium or sodium peroxide becoming damp and igniting combustible matter, with consequent showers of burning sodium or incandescent peroxide.
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