THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 5, 1930.
III. Spirits in casks under 80 gallons.
Time in warehouse
not exceeding
2 months
6 months
1 year
Ordinary
Allowance.
Special Allowance.
.3 per cent.
3 per cent.
.5
per cent.
4 per cent.
.6 per cent.
5 per cent.
459
and 3 per cent. for each
succeeding year.
and 2 per cent. for each succeeding year up to the 5th.
Such special allowance shall only be granted where some definite defect in the cask is certified by a revenue officer after inspection.
14.----(a) Every licensed warehouse shall be lighted and ventilated in an efficient way to the satisfaction of the Superintendent.
(b) Every licensed warehouse shall be maintained in a good state of repair, and all doors, windows, bars, bolts, hinges, fastenings, and locks, shall be periodically examined and kept in good order, to the satisfaction of the Superintendent.
(c) Every licensed warehouse shall have the words "Licensed........... Warehouse No..... painted up legibly on the outside in letters and Chinese characters at least 4 inches high, together with words denoting the class of goods for which the licence is issued.
(d) In every licensed warehouse a sufficient space shall be maintained free of any encumbrance in the best lighted part of the premises for the purpose of examination of packages by the inspecting officer.
(e) Office accommodation with the necessary furniture and writing materials shall be provided for the use of the inspecting officer. Such office shall be efficiently lighted at all times.
15. No smoking, naked lights or matches shall be allowed within the premises of any licensed warehouse.
16. All lamps used on the premises of any licensed warehouse must be made of substantial metal, the glass being protected by metal guards.
17. No person shall be allowed to sleep on the premises of any licensed warehouse.
18. Except as herein provided, every licensee shall cause every bottle or vessel containing intoxicating liquors, other than Chinese wines and spirits, kept in stock by him, and on which duty has been paid, to be labelled over the cork thereof with a duty- paid label which shall be obtained by such licensee from the Superintendent. Further- more every licensee shall keep a book and cause correct entries to be made therein showing the number of bottles or vessels in stock for which labels are required, the serial numbers of labels used, and the relative duty-paid permit: Provided that label- ling as herein before mentioned shall not be required for miniature bottles or vessels, or for bottles or vessels containing beer, stout or cider.
SCHEDULE.
FORM.
LICENSED WAREHOUSE.
Permission is hereby given to
[Reg. 2.]
of........
to keep as a licensed warehouse the premises described below. This licence is issued subject to the provisions of any enactments relating to licensed warehouses in this Colony and to the conditions hereon indorsed.