THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 10, 1931. 491
Hong Kong.
No. 428.
Regulation made by the Governor in Council under section 95 of the Liquors Con- solidation Ordinance 1911, Ordinance No. 9 of 1911, on the 9th day of July, 1931.
Form No. 8 in the First Schedule to the Liquors Consolidation Ordinance, 1911, amended as appears in Government Notifications Nos. 172 and 724 of 1924, is hereby further amended by the rescission of conditions 7, 8, 9 and 10 and the substitution there- for of the following conditions:-
7. (a) The licensee shall keep on his licensed premises a Stock Book and make correct entries therein showing the number of jars, bottles or other vessels containing spirit as soon as received on the premises and the amount contained therein in gallons. Such book shall be balanced at the close of business on the last day of each week.
(b) The amount of sales shall be recorded daily, but only the total amount of retail sales of under 2 gallons to one customer shall be entered daily; sales of 2 gallons and over to a separate customer shall be recorded separately giving in each case the serial number of the foil issued under condition 9 below.
(c) Furthermore the licensee shall keep a Blend Book and make correct entries therein showing the date on which blends, mixtures or treatments are set on or made, the amount of spirit going into the blend, mixture or treatment and the amount of blended, mixed or treated spirit produced. The product of such blend, mixture or treatment when preparation is completed shall be transferred to the stock book under its appropriate
name.
(d) The licensee shall mark all jars or containers of spirit undergoing treat- ment with the Chinese name of the spirit being produced and the serial number of the blend, mixture or treatment which shall correspond with that entered in the blend book.
8. Unless the licensee is the holder of an Importer's licence or is registered in the office of the Superintendent as the proprietor of a wholesale depot of a duly licensed distillery he shall not sell more than 8 gallons of spirit. to the same person or firm on any one day.
9. Every licensee shall keep a book of foils and counterfoils numbered conse- cutively in a form approved by the Superintendent, and upon the issue of 2 or more gallons of spirit from his premises shall fill in upon a foil and counterfoil a description of the liquor issued, giving its nature, quantity and price, and the name and address of the person to whom such spirit is delivered, and shall chop the foil and deliver it to the person receiving the liquor. No spirit in quantities of 2 gallons or over shall be issued from any licensed premises between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.
10. The licensee on receipt of any foil or pass, whether issued under condition 9 above or under the Distillery Regulations, shall immediately on receipt of the spirit covered thereunder, cancel such pass by drawing with ink two parallel straight lines diagonally across the face. All the aforesaid foils and passes received by the licensee shall be kept by him for six months, filed in order of receipt and ready for inspection on demand by any Revenue Officer.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
9th July, 1931.
N. L. SMITH,
Clerk of Councils.