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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 5, 1930.
10.-(a) No package of dutiable goods shall be opened except in the presence of a revenue officer.
(b) No samples shall be drawu except in the presence of a revenue officer, and duty shall be paid on all samples removed from the warehouse.
(c) Any deficiencies discovered on examination shall be reported within 24 hours to the Superintendent.
(d) No empty package shall be stored in the same place as dutiable goods.
(e) Where the contents of a number of packages of one kind of dutiable goods in the same consignment are found on examination to be deficient, full packages shall so far as possible, be made up from the partially empty packages, and the completely empty packages shall be removed at once from the premises.
(f) All empty or broken packages, and all packing paper, and other debris shall be removed daily.
(g) Should the nature of the business render it necessary to keep a stock of empty packages and packing material ready for immediate use, the same shall be stored in a separate locked compartment of the premises apart from the space used for the storage of dutiable goods.
(h) The minimum amount of dutiable goods which shall be removed in one con- sigument from the warehouse for export shall be as hereunder—
Liquor of the same kind
Tobacco
Cigarettes Cigars
gallons 2.
pieces 1,000
.pieces 100
Other manufactured Tobacco
..lbs. 7, or in the case of coasting steamers,
for ships stores, 3 lbs.
11. No licence shall be hereafter issued or renewed until the licensee has given security, in such sum as the Superintendent shall direct and to his satisfaction, for the observance of all the conditions of the licence and the requirements of the Liquors Consolidation Ordinance, 1911, and any Ordinance amending the same or substituted therefor.
12. No licence shall be hereafter issued or renewed unless the premises to be licensed are fitted with such locks or other fastenings as the Superintendent may require, and such locks and fastenings shall be so arranged that no entry into the premises can be effected without the attendance of the Superintendent or a revenue officer.
13. (a) Any loss or contraction of dutiable goods due to natural causes or unavoid- able accident, or to leakage, breakage, deterioration, or loss of moisture or dust, not due to any negligence or default on the part of the licensee 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.
(b) All goods received into a licensed warehouse shall be deemed to be of the weight and measure reported unless the shortage, if any, on entry into such warehouse has been certified by a revenue officer.
(c) In the case of liquor stored in casks, the maximum amounts which shall be allowed for loss by evaporation shall be as under-
I.-Beer. 4 gallons per hogshead.
II.--Wine.
In casks of--
less than 20 gallons content
20 gallons and less than 65 gallons 65 gallons content and upwards
For each year or part of a year.
gallon. 1 gallon. 2 gallons.
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