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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 12, 1910. 313

No. 245.

Conditions of Licence to store Benzene made by the Officer Administering the Government-in-Council under Section 10 of the Dangerous Goods Ordinance, 1873, (Ordinance No. 1 of 1878), this 10th day of August, 1910.

1. Benzene shall be kept only in a room approved by the Captain Superintendent of Police.

2. Benzene 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 extra- ordinary 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 Benzene must be suspendled by a metal or uninflammable fastening.

4. Every such vessel, not forming part of a light locomotive, when used for conveying, or keeping Benzene, shall bear the words "BENZENE DANGEROUS HIGHLY IN- FLAMMABLE" legibly and indelibly stamped or marked thereon, and such vessel shall also bear 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 possible, be cleaned by the removal of all Benzene and of 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.m., 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 Benzene shall, subject to the provisions of condition No. 6, keep such Benzene 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 Benzene shall be sold in separate metal vessels, which shall be securely stop- pered. Such vessel shail,-

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

than 1 pint;

(6.) if the licensee is licensed to 8 ore not more than 60 gallons, contain not more

than 10 gallons.

9. All vessels containing Benzene shall be kept securely c'osad, 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 be opened for the par- pose of such filling. When the smaller vessel has been filled the larger vessel minst 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 Benzene.

10. In case of all Benzene kept or conveyed for the purpose of, or in connection 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 Benzene 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 con- junction with, any light locomotive, shall abstain from every act whatever which tends to cause fire or explosion, and which is not reasonably necessary, and shall prevent any other person from committing such act.

11. The maximum quantity to be kept in the tank of the locomotive shall be 10 gallons.

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