456 THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 5, 1930.
7. Every person in charge shall on demand set apart sufficient space in that part of his premises assigned to the storage of dutiable goods for the purpose of testing, sampling, breaking down, bottling, blending, mixing, repacking, grading, and recondi- tioning any dutiable goods in accordance with any regulations in respect thereto.
8. Rates for storing and moving dutiable goods, or for the use of any space under regulation No. 7 of these regulations shall be approved by the Superintendent.
9. Any person in charge shall, immediately after receiving any dutiable goods in storage or removing the same, make due entry of such receipt or removal in a special book in a form to be approved by the Superintendent. Such book shall be available for inspection by the Superintendent and any revenue officer, and shall always be kept ou the approved premises.
10. Every person in charge shall furnish daily returns to the Superintendent, in a form to be approved by him, of all dutiable goods received into or removed from the approved premises, and of all operations mentioned in regulation No. 7 of these regula- tions.
11. Any loss or contraction of dutiable goods due to natural causes or unavoidable accident, or to leakage, breakage, deterioration, or loss of moisture or dust, not due to any negligence or default on the part of the person in charge or his servants, shall be deducted from the stock total of such goods and no duty shall be charged thereon if such loss is reported to a revenue officer as soon as it is discovered and is certified by him, after examination, to be a loss as aforesaid.
12. If so required by the Superintendent, the person in charge shall provide office, sanitary and lavatory accommodation, with heating, lighting, cleaning, and furniture, and shall maintain the same to the satisfaction of the Superintendent, free of expense to the Crown or Government of the Colony, for the use of the revenue officers in attendance at such warehouse.
13. The person in charge shall set apart a space clear of all encumbrances and adequately lighted as an examination floor, and shall provide suitable receptacles for holding broken bottles and other debris resulting from examination.
14. The person in charge shall provide, to the satisfaction of the Superintendent, free of charge, a sufficient supply of accurate measures, beams and scales, or weighing machines, and shall maintain the same in a proper state of repair and adjustment.
He shall also provide a suitable cask or vessel capable of holding the whole contents of the largest package of intoxicating liquor which may be stored.
15. No alterations or repairs to the approved portion of the premises shall be begun without the sanction of the Superintendent. If the nature of such repairs or alterations necessitate the presence of additional revenue officers for the due protection of the revenue, the person in charge shall pay the usual fees for the extra attendance of sufficient revenue officers.
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16. The portion of the premises set apart for the storage of dutiable goods shall be legibly marked on the outside, in English and Chinese, in letters and characters at least 3 inches high with the words Bonded Warehouse ", and with the addition of the words "For Liquor", "For Tobacco", or as the case may be, if these classes of goods are stored in separate parts of the premises.
17. Empty packages of all kinds which it is intended to refill shall be kept apart from those already filled, and all empty packages which are not intended to be refilled shall be removed at once from the warehouse. Casks left empty after an operation and intended to be refilled must be refilled at once or secured under revenue-lock in a place set apart for the purpose.
18. A bond to secure the duty with one or more sufficient suretics shall be given by the person in charge in accordance with the following scales :--
When the portion of the premises used for storing dutiable goods has an area-
(a) not exceeding 12,000 sq. ft.
.$ 30,000
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