Inspection of Gas.

Up to the close of the fiscal year, the Gas Inspection had been extended to 8 places, and since that time the Gas has been inspected in Charlottetown, P.E.I, and instruments forwarded to 6 other places. 4,725 Gas Meters were presented for verification from the time of opening the office in April, 1876, up to June. 1877. Of these 4,479 were verified and 246 rejected The offices were opened at Montreal, St. John, Halifax, Toronto, Hamilton, Quebec, Ottawa and Pictou The illuminating power of the gas was found below the standard in Toronto, in October 1876, and in January and March 1877, and in St. John, N.B., in August 1876. At all other times, It was every where found above the standard. Sulphur and ammonia above the standard allowance, were found in every month in Montreal, and sulphur in months, ammonia in nearly all in Toronto, sulphur once in Ottawa, and ammonia in two months out of the three in which inspection was made, and ammonia in May and June in Quebec. Sulphuretted hydrogen was presents months in Toronto, two at St. John, N.B., two at Quebec, and in every test made at Pictou, N.S. Inspectors have been appointed for Brantford. Newcastle, Chatham, Port Hope and Fredericton. The value of the standards, office fittings, Ac., is estimated at $21,877. The expenditure for rents, salaries, &c., was $9,640 and the fees collected $2,770.