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Specimens for laboratory examination.

          7. The minimum quantities which should be sent for examination
are as follows:—

Milk. . . . . . . 6 ozs.
Condensed milk . . . . . 1 tin
Dried milk, milk foods, etc. . . . 2 ozs.
Butter, margarine, ghi, etc. . . . 4 ozs.
Cheese. .   . . . . 4 ozs.
Bread. . . . . . . 8 ozs.
Biscuits . . . . . . 8 ozs.
Flour. . . . . . . 4 ozs.
Oatmeal . . . . . . 2 ozs.
Atta. . . . . . . 4 ozs.
Rice. . . . . . . 4 ozs.
Tea. . . . . . . 2 ozs.
Coffee. . . . . . . 4 ozs.
Cocoa. . . . . . . 2 ozs.
Tinned meat, fish, etc. . . . . 1 tin
Sausage . . . . . . 8 ozs.
Dried or smoked meat, fish, etc. . . 8 ozs.
Lard or its manufactured substitutes . 4 ozs.
Tinned or bottled fruits, vegetables,
etc........		 1 tin or bot-
tle.
Sugar. . . . . . . 4 ozs.
Jams, syrups, etc.. . . . . 4 ozs.
Confectionery, sweets, etc. . . . 4 ozs.
Pepper, mustard, species, etc.. . . 1 oz.
Vinegar, sauces, etc. . . . . 5 ozs.
Lime juice and other similar preparations. 5 ozs.
Beer or stout. . . . . . 10 ozs.
Spirits.. . . . . . 10 ozs.
Aerated water . . . . . 1 bottle or
syphon.

          8. Each sample should be securely packed labelled and sealed by
the sampling officer, and forwarded by the most expeditious route.
A report regarding each sample will be despatched separately by re-
gistered post.

          9. Reports, forwarded as above, should embody at least the following
information:—

          (a) The nature and quantity of the sample.

          (b) The source of the sample and the date of procuring it.

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