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No. S. 182. It is hereby notified that sealed tenders in triplicate, which should be clearly marked "Tender for Limewashing in Kowloon ", will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office until Noon of Tuesday, the 27th day of July, 1926, for the Limewashing of tenement houses in the Kowloon and New Kowloon, for a period of one year commencing from 1st October next.

The limewashing of a floor includes the limewashing of the walls of each room verandah and staircase, of all cubicle partitions stair casings and stair linings, and of all undersides of floors and roofs both in main buildings, offices and servants' quarters. The backyard must have its containing walls limewashed up to the level of the first floor. Carved, painted, polished or new woodwork in good condition, however, need not be limewashed, but must be cleansed.

Tenderers must produce a receipt that they have deposited in the Treasury the sum of $50 as a pledge of the bona fides of their tender, which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown, if any tenderer fails or refuses to carry out his tender, should the same have been accepted.

For full particulars apply at this Office.

For form of tender apply at the Colonial Secretary's Office.

The successful tenderer will be required to sign a formal contract containing condi- tions to be prescribed by the Board and also to give security by depositing a sum of $200 in the Treasury; failing compliance with these requirements the sum deposited with the tender will be forfeited.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender.

N. L. SMITH,

9th July, 1926.

Head of the Sanitary Department.

GOVERNMENT LABORATORY,

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No. S. 183.---Return of samples examined under The Sale of Food and Drugs Ordinance, 1896," for the quarter ended 30th June, 1926.

Description.

Number of samples.

Number found genuine.

Number found adulterated.

Milk (Fresh)

31

26

Tinned Milk

5

5

Skimmed Milk

1

Vinegar

12

12

0

Flour

6

6

Bread

7

7

0

Cheese

5

5

0

Butter

1

1

0

Tea

6

6

Lard..

4

4

Coffee

Sugar

0

92

87

5

5th July, 1926.

E. R. DOVEY,

Government Analyst.