THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 26, 1940.

REGULATIONS,—contd.

B. BREWERIES.-contd.

(3) All vessels or receptacles, other than bottles, used for the storage of beer shall have their normal full capacity clearly marked upon them.

(4) All machinery, apparatus, utensils, vessels or recep- tacles of every kind shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition to the satisfaction of the Superintendent.

Part VII,- contd.

measures,

51. The licensee shall provide and maintain upon the Weights and premises, and permit any and every revenue officer there to use, sufficient and just beams, scales or weighing machines and standard weights, gauges and measures (including glass measures graduated in ounces for the determination of the contents of reputed pint and quart bottles, and also a cask or vessel capable of containing the contents of the largest cask or container intended to be sent out from the brewery) and other necessary and reasonable appliances to the satis- faction of the Superintendent.

Brewing.

52. (1) The worts produced from any brewing shall be Worts. removed successively and in the customary order of brewing to the coppers, coolers and collecting and fermenting vessels, and shall not be removed from the last-mentioned vessels until an account has been taken by a revenue officer or until after the expiration of twelve hours from the time at which the worts are collected in such vessels.

(2) When worts have commenced running into a collect- ing or fermenting vessel the whole of the produce of the brewing shall be collected within twelve hours.

fermenting

53.-(1) All collecting and fermenting vessels shall be Collecting accurately gauged and the licensee shall furnish tables show- and ing the capacity of each in gallons at every inch and tenth vessels. of an inch measured from a fixed dipping place which must be clearly marked.

(2) Each collecting and fermenting vessel shall be fitted with a discharge cock of a type approved by the Super- intendent and so arranged that it can be secured with a revenue lock. It shall have no other outlet except one which will allow the vessel to be cleansed.

54. The licensee shall keep on the licensed premises, Brewing open at all times for inspection, a brewing book, in a form book. approved by the Superintendent, in which he shall make or cause to be made the following entries-

(1) at least twenty-four hours before commencing to mash or dissolve any material to be used in his next brewing, he shall record the date and hour when such brewing is intended to take place, and at least two hours before the hour stated for brewing he shall enter the quantity of each material to be used;

(2) when the worts from any brewing have been collected in the proper collecting and fermenting vessels, the serial number or numbers of the receptacles must be immediately

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