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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 30, 1909.

No. 262.

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

Conditions of Licence to store Naphtha and Benzine in quan- tities not exceeding ten or sixty gallons, made by the Governor-in- Council on the 26th day of April, 1909, under the provisions of Section 10 of the Dangerous Goods Ordinance, 1873, (Ordinance No. 1 of 1873).

1. Naphtha and Benzine shall be kept only in a room approved by the Captain Superin- tendent of Police.

2. Naphtha and Benzine shall not be kept, used or conveyed except in metal vessels so substantially constructed as not to be liable, except under circumstances of gross negligence or extraordinary accident, to be broken or become defective or insecure. No such vessel shall be of a capacity exceeding 10 gallons. It shall be so constructed and maintained that no leakage, whether of liquid or vapour, can take place therefrom.

3. Hanging lamps containing Naphtha and Benzine must be suspended by uniuflammable fastening.

a metal or

4. Every such vessel, not forming part of a light locomotive, when used for conveying or keeping Naphtha and Benzine, shall bear the words "NAPHTHA DANGEROUS HIGHLY INFLAMMABLE" legibly and indelibly stamped or marked thereon or on a me allic or enamelled label attached thereto, and such vessel shall also hear a label on which shall be written in English and Chinese “In case of accident smother fire with sand, earth or cloth".

5. Before repairs are done to any such vessel, that vessel shall as far as practicable, be cleane by the removal of all Naphtha and Benzine and of all dangerous vapours derived from the same.

6. Subject to the provisions of condition No. 7 not more than ten or sixty gallons, as the case may be, may be kept on the licensed premises between the hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.in., and not more than 10 gallons may in any case be kept on the licensed premises between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.

7. Any licensee who is licensed to keep more than 10 gallons of Naphtha and Benzine shall, subject to the provisions of condition No. 6, keep such Naphtha and Benzine in a room at least 10 feet distant from any other building, whether such building is or is not in the licensee's occupation. No other articles of any description shall be kept in such room,

8. The Naphtha and Benzine shall be sold in separate metal vessels, which shall be securely stoppered. Such vessels shall,—

(a.) if the licensee is licensed to store not more than 10 gallons. contain not more

than 1 pint.

(b.) if the licensee is licensed to store not more than 60 gallons, contain not more-

than 10 gallons.

be

9. All vessels containing Naphtha and Benzine shall be kept securely closed, except: that, when it is desired to fill vessels containing not more than one pint or ten gallons as the case may be, not more than one vessel containing not more than 10 gallons may opened for the purpose of such filling. When the smaller vessel has been filled the larger vessel must be again securely closed.

Such filling must be done in daylight and no artificial light is to be taken into or used in any room in which there is any open vessel containing Naphtha or Benzine.

10. In case of all Naphtha and Benzine kept or conveyed for the purpose of, or in con- nection with, any light locomotive, (a) all due precautions shall be taken for the prevention of accidents by fire or explosion, and for the prevention of unauthorised persons having access to any Naphtha and Benzine kept or conveyed, and to the vessels containing or intended to contain, or having actually contained, the same; and (b) every person managing, or employed on, or in connection with, any light locomotive, shall abstain from every act whatever which tends to cause fire or explosion, and which is not reasonably necessary, shall prevent any other person from committing such act.

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