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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority under which levied.

ANALYSES,—Continued,

Conditions —

1. Postage or freight must be prepaid. 2.-Applications and samples shonbl he addressed to the Government Analyst, who will inform the applicant as to the cost of the ex- amination, and will give a bill for the same which must be at once paid to the Colonial Treasurer.

3. The right is reserved of refusing samples from beyond the boundaries of the Colony, or such samples as may not be considered of sufficient public importance to warrant analysis.

4. The locality from which the samples come must be clearly described, 5.-Crushed samples will not he received for analysis under any

circumstances.

6. All samples analysed will remain the property of the Government. 7.- The Government will not recognise any claims arising from the results

of nonlysis.

Schedule of Charges for Bacteriological Examinations in the Burteriological Institute :---

General Directions:

1. All specimens for examination must be received in proper condition, and should be addressed to the Government Bacteriologist. Especial care should be taken in the

case of specimens sent by post as regards packing, etc.

2. Each sperimen must be accompanied by a written starement having thereni

(1) Name and address of sender,

(2) The provisional diagnosis,

(3) The nature of the examination required.

3. Tissue for section should be placed in 10 % formalin solution or failing this in 50% alcohol. IT IS MOST IMPORTANT in these cases that the accompanying statement include the clinical history.

4. Diagnostic examinations for indigent patients are performed free of charge, only if the practitioner certifies on the request that the patient is unable to pay a fee, and as long as the work of the laboratory is not interfered with.

5. The Widal reaction for Enteric fever, the examination of Diphtheria swabs, or of material from a suspected case of Plague or Cholera will be done free of charge, for any case within the Colony.

6. Only sterile swabs for use in suspected cases of Diphtheria and outfits for taking blood for the Widal reaction, will be supplied free.

7. Reports are issued from this laboratory on the striet understanding that they will not be used in any legal proceedings whatsoever.

Government Notificaton

No. 439 of 1918.

The scale of charges for the various examinations and hialogical preparations įs as follows:-

In the nudermentioned examinations "M. R.

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means Microscopic Report.

Government Notification

No. 324 of 1928.

GENERAL.

Examination and Report upon :—

Sputum for B. Tuberculosis,

.$ 2.00

Other bacteria or cocei............................................................................................................................................................

1.00

Astinomyces,

1.00

locculation experiment for B. Tuberculosis

M. E. and Culture of:

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Diphtheria awab (free if in Colony),

B. Tuberculosis,

Gonococcus,

Meningococcus (free if in Colony),

B. Typhosas or B. Coli,

Pyogenic creci,

Pneumococci,

Anaerobic bacteria-B. Tetauns, B. Welcbii, etc.,

2.00

30.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

7.50

20.00

For any other organisms not stated in this schedule the price to be fixed at the time of examination.

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