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14. Examinations for the general public.-Samples of various descriptions were examined. The following is the scale of fees for the examination of samples for the general public as set forth in Government Notification No. 319:-
Conditions.
1. Postage or freight must be prepaid.
2. Applications should be addressed to the Colonial Secretary, and should be accompanied
by samples and a remittance for the amount of the fee due.
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 be 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 analysis.
Tariff of Charges.
(a) Analyses of Food Materials.-When any substance of the nature of a food or a drug* is required to be examined as to evidence of purity or freedon from adulteration, a uniform charge of five dollars is made in accordance with section 11 of The Sale of Food and Drugs Ordinance, 1896.
The term "food" shall include every food or article used for food or drink by man, other than drugs or water. The term "drug” shall include medicine for internal or external use. (Section 2 of The Sale of Food and Drugs Ordinance, 1896.)
(6) Water.
Analysis for potable purposes (total solids, chlorine, nitrates, absorption of oxygen, free and saline and albumenoid ammonia and qualitative test for nitrites),............
Qualitative analysis of mineral water,
Quantitative
Hardness only,.....
do..
$ 25.00
15.00
50.00
5.00
(c) Mineral analyses.
Salts.
Qualitative test for one constituent, Complete qualitative analysis,
Quantitative analysis, each constituent,
Metallic ores.
Antimony, Tin, Silver, Gold, qualitative,
Do.
General qualitative analysis,
5.00
15.00
10.00
10.00
quantitative,
25.00
15.00
Coal.
General analysis (moisture, volatile matter, coke, ash, specific gravity), Ultimate analysis (carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, sulphur), Sulphur only, quantitative,
25.00
50.00
4
10.00
Graphite.
Moisture, carbon, ash, quantitative,
25.00
(d) Kerosene.
Flashing point (Abel close test),
Fire test,
Gravity,
2.50
2.50
5.00
Qualitative examination,...
(e) Toxicological examinations.
Quantitative examination,
Charges for articles not enumerated in the above tariff and any further information can be obtained on application to the Government Analyst.
50.00
100,00
Quantities which should be submitted for analysis.
Wine, Brandy, Vinegar, Milk, at least
Butter, at least
..1 bottle (pint).
1 tb.
Water (examination for potable purposes), at least Mineral water, at least
Substance for mineral analysis, at least
gallon. gallons. .2 tbs.
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