Oct. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2917

Regulations under the Fertilizers Act, 1927.—Notice
No. Ag. 2745.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House at Wellington, this 1st day of
October, 1928.
Present:
His Excellency The Governor-General in Council.
IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
conferred upon him by the Fertilizers Act, 1927 (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said
Dominion, doth hereby make the following regulations for the
purposes of the said Act, and doth hereby revoke, as from the
coming into force of the regulations hereby made, the regulations made under the Fertilisers Act, 1904, by Order in Council
dated the second day of February, one thousand nine hundred
and six, and published in the Gazette of the fifteenth day of
the same month at page 538.

REGULATIONS.
PRELIMINARY.

1. THESE regulations may be cited as the Fertilizers Regulations, 1928, and they shall come into force on the date of the
   publication thereof in the Gazette.

REGISTRATION OF BRANDS.
2. Every application by a vendor for the registration of a
brand in respect of any fertilizer to be sold by him (other than
any fertilizer purchased or procured from any other person
and proposed to be sold under a brand registered by such
other person) shall be made to the Director-General in the
form No. 1 of the Schedule hereto.

Statement to be deposited by Vendor in respect of Fertilizers
proposed to be sold under a Brand registered by any other
Person.
3. Every vendor of any fertilizer purchased or procured by
him from any other person and proposed to be sold under a
brand registered or to be registered by such other person shall
deposit with the Director-General a statement in the form
No. 2 of the Schedule hereto.

Statement to be supplied where Fertilizer imported or purchased
on behalf of Persons and not for Sale.
4. Every person, or body, or association of persons (whether
incorporated or not) who has imported or brought into New
Zealand any fertilizer, whether for use of such person or
persons or as agent for others, but not in any case for sale or
exchange, shall, upon the importation of such fertilizer, forward to the Director-General a statement in the form No. 3
of the Schedule hereto.

Form of Notice to be given where Fertilizer is sold in Bulk.
5. Where, pursuant to section 8 of the Act, it is proposed to
sell any fertilizer in bulk the vendor shall forward to the
nearest Inspector a notice in the form No. 4 of the Schedule
hereto.

Form of Certificate of Analyst.
6. For the purpose of section 15 of the Act the certificate
of the Analyst shall be in the form No. 5 of the Schedule
hereto.

Fees.
7. (1) The fee payable by a vendor for a copy of the
Analyst's certificate with respect to any sample taken under
the Act, and where it is not found that there is any discrepancy
materially to the prejudice of the purchaser, shall be one
guinea.
(2) The fee payable for the taking and analysing, at the
purchaser's request, of each sample of any fertilizer shall be
two guineas.

SAMPLING.
8. Where, for the purposes of the Act, a sample of fertilizer
is being taken by an Inspector, the sample shall be taken in
the following manner:
(1) When the fertilizer is contained in bags or other packages a number of bags or packages shall be selected as follows,
viz.:—
(a) Where the quantity does not exceed one ton, not less
than two bags or packages:
(b) Where the quantity exceeds one ton, one additional
bag or package for every additional ton or part of
a ton:

Provided that in no case need more than ten
bags or packages be selected. The selection shall
be made from different parts of the whole consignment.
(2) The selected bags or packages shall be emptied separately on a clean and dry floor, and worked up with a spade or
shovel, and one spadeful or shovelful from each set aside.
The material so set aside shall then be thoroughly mixed
together, and any lumps broken by hand, spade, or shovel.
From this mixture a sample of not less than 4 lb. in weight
shall be taken.
(3) When the fertilizer is in bulk a like number of portions,
according to the quantity of the fertilizer, shall be taken from
different parts of the whole quantity and thoroughly mixed
together on a clean and dry floor, and a sample of not less
than 4 lb. in weight shall be taken from the mixture.
(4) As an alternative method, with the approval of the
vendor, the sample of a fertilizer contained in bags or other
packages may be taken by a sampling pale or spear or pipe
or tube, which shall not be less than 24 in. in length and 2 in.
in diameter. The sampling instrument shall be pressed into
the mouth of the bags or packages so as to pass through the
entire depth of the contents or to the extreme length of the
sampling instrument. The several quantities thus taken
from the selected bags or packages, which shall be at least
double the number of bags or packages required to be selected
under paragraph (1), shall be thoroughly mixed together, and
a sample of not less than 4 lb. in weight shall be taken from
the mixture.
(5) Each of the parts into which the sample is to be divided,
under section 14 of the Act, shall be packed in a clean, dry
bottle or jar, which shall be securely closed and sealed with
an official seal, and shall be marked with some distinguishing
number.

Methods of Analysis of Fertilizers.
9. The methods of analysis of a fertilizer for the purposes
of the Act shall be as follow:
(1) Preparation of the sample for analysis—
(a) In the case of powdered fertilizers in a dry, or
moderately dry, condition, the sample shall be
ground to pass through a sieve with circular perforations about one millimetre in diameter.
Adventitious materials which cannot be conveniently crushed—e.g., fragments of metal in
basic slag, shall be removed and allowed for.
(b) Other substances which are dry enough to powder
but which are not in a fine condition shall be
pulverized until the sample passes through a sieve
with circular perforations about one millimetre in
diameter.
(c) Wool, hair, hoof, shoddy, and similar substances, shall
be pulled apart and cut until in a fine condition,
or, if dry, they may be passed through a shredding machine.
(d) Moist fertilizers which do not admit of being passed
through a sieve shall be thoroughly mixed by the
most suitable means.
(e) In the case of substances which gain or lose water
during the process of pulverizing, the proportion
of water shall be estimated in the coarse and in
the powdered condition respectively, and the
results of the analysis of the powdered sample
shall be calculated to the water content of the
original coarse substance.
(f) Crystalline or saline materials, such as sulphate of
ammonia, nitrate of soda, or potash salts, may be
prepared by being well mixed and rapidly ground
in a stoneware mortar, the portion finally reserved
for analysis being especially finely ground.
(g) When the sample has been passed through the sieve
and thoroughly mixed, or, if not passed through
the sieve, has been thoroughly mixed, a part of it,
not being less than 100 grams, shall be placed in a
stoppered bottle, and from this the portions for
analysis shall be weighed.
(2) Determination of moisture (loss on drying)—
A weighed quantity of the sample shall be dried at
100° C. to constant weight.
(3) Determination of nitrogen. (The presence or absence
of nitrates must first be ascertained.)
(a) Nitrogen in absence of nitrates.
(i) A weighed portion of the sample shall be
transferred to a Kjeldahl digestion-flask; 10
grams of potassium sulphate and 25 cubic centimetres of concentrated sulphuric acid shall be
added, and the flask shall be heated until a clear
liquid, colourless or of light straw colour, is obtained. The operation may be accelerated by the
addition of a small crystal of copper sulphate or
a globule of mercury to the liquid in the digestion-flask.