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On the late of April, 1905, the Sanitary Board submitted a recommendation based on reports by the Government Analyst and Bacteriologist, for the substitution of Calvert's Carbolated Creosote for Jeyes Fluid, the price of the former being quoted at only 1s. 6d. a gallon. This recommendation was approved, and on the 10th July, 1905, a letter was addressed to the Crown Agents requesting that a quotation might be obtained from Messrs. P. C. Calvert and Company for their Carbolated Creosote in accordance with a specification which was forwarded with the letter. After some correspondence the Crown Agents wrote under date of the 31st May, 1906, enclosing a communication from the firm explaining that owing to want of uniformity in the method of testing disinfectants the specification sent from the Colony could not be satisfactorily complied with. This matter was then allowed to drop.

In the meantime Messrs. Snowdon Song and Company on May 24th, August 4th, and November 24th, 1905, and on February 23rd, and May 4th, 1906, had repeated their solicitation for orders, and on the 12th May, 1906, had at the request of this Government despatched

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281 On the late of April, 1905, the Sanitary Board submitted a recommendation based on reports by the Government Analyst and Bacteriologist, for the substitution of Calvert's Carbolated Creosote for Jeyes Fluid, the price of the former being quoted at only 1s. 6d. a gallon. This recommendation was approved, and on the 10th July, 1905, a letter was addressed to the Crown Agents requesting that a quotation might be obtained from Messrs. P. C. Calvert and Company for their Carbolated Creosote in accordance with a specification which was forwarded with the letter. After some correspondence the Crown Agents wrote under date of the 31st May, 1906, enclosing a communication from the firm explaining that owing to want of uniformity in the method of testing disinfectants the specification sent from the Colony could not be satisfactorily complied with. This matter was then allowed to drop. In the meantime Messrs. Snowdon Song and Company on May 24th, August 4th, and November 24th, 1905, and on February 23rd, and May 4th, 1906, had repeated their solicitation for orders, and on the 12th May, 1906, had at the request of this Government despatched

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281 On the lat. of April, 1905, the Sanitary Board submitted a recommendation based on reports by the Government Analyst and Bacteriologist, for the substitution of Calvert's Carbolated Creasote for Jeyes Fluid, the price of the former being quoted at only 1 s. 6 d. a gallon. This recommendation was approved, and on the 10th. July, 1905, a letter was addressed to the Crown Arents requesting that a quotation might be obtained from Kessrs. P. C. Calvert and Company for their Carbolated Creasote in accordance with a specification which was forwarded with the letter. After some correspondence the Crown Agents wrote under date of the 31st. ay, 1906, en- -closing a communication from the firm explaining that owing to want of uniformity in the method of testing disinfectants the specification sent from the Colony could not be satisfactorily complied with. This matter was then allowed to drop. In the meantime Lessrs. Snowdon Song and Company on May 24th., August 4th., and November 24th., 1905, and on February 23rd., and May 4th., 1906, had repeated their solicitation for orders, and or the 12th. May, 1906, had at the request of this Government despatched

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On the lat. of April, 1905, the

Sanitary Board submitted a recommendation based on reports

by the Government Analyst and Bacteriologist, for the

substitution of Calvert's Carbolated Creasote for Jeyes

Fluid, the price of the former being quoted at only 1 s.

6 d. a gallon. This recommendation was approved, and on the

10th. July, 1905, a letter was addressed to the Crown

Arents requesting that a quotation might be obtained from

Kessrs. P. C. Calvert and Company for their Carbolated

Creasote in accordance with a specification which was

forwarded with the letter. After some correspondence the

Crown Agents wrote under date of the 31st. ay, 1906, en-

-closing a communication from the firm explaining that

owing to want of uniformity in the method of testing

disinfectants the specification sent from the Colony

could not be satisfactorily complied with. This matter

was then allowed to drop.

In the meantime Lessrs. Snowdon

Song and Company on May 24th., August 4th., and November

24th., 1905, and on February 23rd., and May 4th., 1906,

had repeated their solicitation for orders, and or the

12th. May, 1906, had at the request of this Government

despatched

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