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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 19, 1937.

(3) Where beer other than beer which has been exported or shipped as stores is returned, the person making the applica- tion shall deliver to the Superintendent or his representative:---

(i) a statement in writing by the purchaser in such form as the Superintendent may require specifying the following particulars, that is to say:

(a) the quantity and description of the beer in respect of which the application is made;

(b) the name and address of the brewer by whom the beer received by the purchaser was brewed;

(c) the date on which the beer was received by the pur- chaser;

(d) a description of the vessels in which the beer was contained when delivered to the purchaser, and, unless the beer has been bottled, the distinguishing marks of the vessels; and containing the following declarations, that is to say:--

(e) that the beer was not while in the possession of the purchaser removed from the vessels in which it was received, otherwise than for the purpose of bottling;

(f) that the beer accidentally became spoilt or otherwise unfit for use;

(g) that no substance, other than finings for the purpose of clarification, was added to the beer while in the possession of the purchaser;

(h) that no part of the beer returned by the purchaser consisted of waste beer or bottoms other than bottoms forming naturally in the beer in the casks or other vessels in which it has been returned;

(ii) a statement in writing by himself or by some respon- sible person in his employment specifying the date on which the beer was brewed; the date on which it was removed from the licensed premises where it was brewed; and the original gravity of the beer as brewed, or, in the case of blended beer, the proportions and original gravities of the beers enter- ing into the blend.

(4) Where the beer in respect of which an application is made has not been delivered to another person, the person making the application shall deliver to the Superintendent or his representative a statement in writing by himself or some responsible person in his employment, specifying the following particulars, that is to say:-

(a) the quantity and description of the beer in respect of which the application is made;

(b) the date on which the beer was brewed; the date on which it was removed from the licensed premises where it was brewed; and the original gravity of the beer as brewed, or in the case of blended beer, the proportions and original gravities of the beers entering into the blend;

(e) a description of the vessels in which the beer was contained and the place in which it was stored during the period between the date on which it was so removed as afore-