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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 5, 1930. 457

(b) exceeding 12,000 sq. ft. but not exceeding

30,000 sq. ft.

(c) exceeding 30,000 sq. ft.

$ 50,000

$100,000

19. Except with the special permission of the Superintendent the portions of the approved premises appropriated for the storage of dutiable goods shall only be opened for 8 hours per day, that is to say, between the hours of 8.30 a.m. and 4 30 p.m.

20. The entrances to the portions of the premises in use for the storage of dutiable goods shall have strong doors so constructed that when shut they cannot be lifted off their hinges. The doors shall have proper fastenings for securing them with revenue- locks. All fastenings for locks and hinges shall be so constructed that they cannot easily be removed. The windows shall be of sufficient number and size to ensure reasonably good lighting and ventilation, and shall be suitably secured with stout wire mesh, shutters, and bars.

21. The person in charge shall not permit any samples of dutiable goods to be drawn, or any packages to be opened for any purpose, except in the presence of a revenue officer.

22. No person not in the employ of the person in charge shall be allowed entrance to any bonded floor, unless accompanied by a revenue officer.

Licensed Warehouses.

1. In these regulations, "package" shall include any box, basket, barrel, cask, case, jar, container, receptacle, sack, bag, wrapper or other thing in which dutiable goods are placed for the purpose of carriage, consignment, exportation or storage.

2. Applications for licences shall be made to the Superintendent. Licences shall be in the Form in the Schedule to these regulations.

3. Fees for licences in respect of a portion of a year only may be received at the rate of one-twelfth of the full fee for each month in respect of any part of which the licence may be issued.

4. No structural alteration to any licensed premises shall be made without the per- mission in writing of the Superintendent.

5. No article may be stored in a licensed warehouse other than dutiable goods.

6 All dutiable goods stored in a licensed warehouse shall be stowed in such a way that easy access may be had to any portion thereof.

7. No licensed warehouse shall be open for the receipt or delivery of dutiable goods between 4.30 p.m. and 8.30 a.m. or on Sundays or public or general holidays except with the permission in writing of the Superintendent, who shall be entitled to charge a fee not exceeding three dollars for every hour or portion of an hour in which such licensed warehouse shall be open before 8.30 a.m. or after 4.30 p.m., or on Sundays or public or general holidays.

S. Every licensee shall, immediately after any dutiable goods are received into or removed from his licensed premises, make due entry of such receipt or removal in a stock book in a form to be approved by the Superintendent. All entries shall be made in English unless the Superintendent, in any special case, shall give permission for the use of Chinese.

9. Every licensee shall, not later than noon on every Monday morning (or on the following day if Monday is a public or general holiday) furnish to the Superintendent a return in a form to be supplied by him, concerning all dutiable goods stored, received and removed during the then previous week.