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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 12, 1910.

II.—Conditions for quantities over 60 gallons.

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1. Benzene shall be stored only in a fire-proof room or store. For the purpose of these conditions the term roour

or store shall mean any room or rooms attached to the licensed store whether Benzene be stored therein or not.

2. Such room or store shall be sufficiently well lighted, and ventilated both at top and bottom, and provided with doors and shutters of such material as shall be approved by the Director of Public Works so constructed as to be at all times easily and quickly closed.

3. No part of any such room or store shall be situated within a distance of 50 yards from any dwelling-house (whether such dwelling-house is or is not in the licensee's occupation) or from any anchorage.

store.

4. Benzene shall be stored in :-

(1.) drums or barrels made of soft iron or mild steel having all joints either riveted or soldered or electrically welded, and strengthened or protected at each end by a strong iron or steel hoop welded or riveted on to the body of the drum, with two runners or rolling hoops welded or securely shrunk on to the body of the drum, such drums or barrels not being of a capacity of more than 65 gallons, each drum or barrel being provided with a well-fitting screw bung the boss of which is electrically welded or riveted and soldered, to the body of the drum or

(2.) in strong hermetically scaled metal drums commonly known as Insurance

drums each containing not more than 10 gallons or

(3.) in hermetically sealed well-soldered tins furnished with high screw-top outlets each containing not more than four gallons, such barrels, drums or tins being so filled as to leave an air-space equal to at least 1/20th the capacity of each barrel, drum or tin, and the tins being protected by being enclosed in wooden cases, not more than two tins in one case, each wooden case having sides, top and bottom of not less than this inch board, fastened together by nails of a length of not less than 13 inches. Each barrel, drum or tins shall bear the words "BENZENE DANGEROUS HIGHLY INFLAMMABLE" legibly and indelibly stamped or marked thereon, or on a metallic or enamelled label attached thereto, and such barrel, drum or tin shall bear also a label on which shall be written in English and Chinese "In case of accident smother fire with sand, earth or cloth ".

5. No damaged barrel, drum or tin shall be received into such room or store.

6. No fire, matches, or artificial lights, shall be used or allowed within such room or

7. Such room or store shall be kept locked except when it is necessary to open the same for the purpose of storing or withdrawing Benzene.

8. Two receptacles each containing not less than 100 pounds of sand shall be kept ready for use in such room or store in case of accident.

9. No other goods shall be kept in the same room or with Benzene.

Note-Application for the renewal of a licence must be sent in one month before the expiration of the licence, to enable the Inspector of Dangerous Goods to make his report on the state of the premises.

No. 246.

Order made by the Officer Administering the Government-in- Conneil under Section 2 of the Copyright Ordinance, 1910, (Ordin- ance No. 14 of 1910), this 10th day of August, 1910,

His Excellency the Officer Administ ring the Government-in-Council has been pleased to direct that a book or books, to be entitled the Copyright Register, shall be kept by the Registrar General in his office for the purposes of the aforesaid Ordinance.