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removal permit, which permit, in the case of salt
destined for export to Kuang tung, shall be granted
only upon payment of duty; and the salt covered by a
permit for removal as above shall not be transported
to Kuangtung until a Transportation Pass in the
prescribed form, issued by the proper authority in
the Salt Department and countersigned by the
Commissioner of Customs, has been obtained by the
merchant.
(f) Every licensee of a licensed warehouse for
salt shall keep such books as may be prescribed, show-
ing imports, exports, and local sales. The books
shall at all times be open to inspection by the
Hongkong Government.
(g) Every manufacturer of salt in the New Territ-
ories leased under the Convention of the 19th June,
1898, shall deposit the salt manufactured by him in
a licensed warehouse, and the licensee of such ware-
house shall keep a register in prescribed form
showing the amount made and sold. Such register shall
be at all times open to inspection by the Hongkong
Government.
(h) No retail dealer in the New Territories
shall keep salt on his premises in excess of a
prescribed amount without a special licence.
(1) Salt in excess of a prescribed amount shall
not be removed from a licensed warehouse or shop,
or from place to place in the Colony, except under
permit from the proper British authority.
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