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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 25, 1931. 643

Eng Kong.

No. 600.

Regulations made by the Governor in Council under section 3 of the Tobacco Ordi- nance, 1916, Ordinance No. 10 of 1916, on the 22nd day of September, 1931.

The regulations appearing under the heading "Retailers licence in the First Schedule to the Tobacco Ordinance, 1916, amended as appears in Government Notifica- tion No. 452 of 1926, are hereby further amended by the addition of the following condi- tions,-

3. The licensee shall keep on his licensed premises a Stock Book and make correct entries therein showing, under separate headings, the amounts of each kind or brand of tobacco, whether in the form of cigarettes or cigars or in any other form, as soon as received. Such book shall be balanced at the close of business on the last day of each week.

The amount of sales shall be recorded daily under each heading, but only the total amount of retail sales shall be recorded daily where the value of the individual purchase does not amount to more than $50 in the case of cigars, and $20 in any other case. In the case of sales of higher values to an individual customer the record shall contain the serial number of the pass issued under condition 4 below.

4. Every licensee shall keep a book of passes numbered consecutively, in a form containing foils and counterfoils and approved by the Superintendent, and upon the issue to an individual customer of tobacco of value above $50 in the case of cigars and $20 in any other case from his premises shall fill in upon a foil and counterfoil a description of the tobacco issued giving its nature, brand and price and the name and address of the person to whom such tobacco is delivered, and shall chop the foil and deliver it, as a pass, to the person receiving the tobacco. No tobacco valued above $50 in the case of cigars and $20 in any other case shall be issued to an individual customer from any licensed premises between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.

5. The licensec on receipt of any foil or pass issued under condition 4 above shall immediately on receipt of the tobacco covered thereunder cancel such pass by drawing with ink two parallel straight lines diagonally across the face. All the aforesaid foils or passes received by the licensee shall be kept by him for six months, filed in order of receipt and ready for inspection on demand by any Revenue Officer.

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

22nd September, 1931.

N. L. SMITH,

Clerk of Councils.