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Hairdressers' and Barbers' Shops (Sunday Closing)
Act, 1930.
This Act came into operation on the 1st day of January,
1931, and provides for the compulsory closing of hairdressers'
and barbers' shops on Sundays.
No infringement of this Act has been observed during the
year.
PETROLEUM ACTS, ETC.
Under the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act of 1928 provision
is made for the storage and safe keeping of Petroleum Spirit.
Petroleum Spirit is defined as Petroleum which, when tested
in a prescribed manner, gives off an inflammable vapour at a
temperature of less than 73° Fahrenheit.
The total number of licences for storing petroleum spirit is
81, the same as last year, but several conversions from can to
bulk storage in underground steel tanks have been made, which
brings the total quantity of petroleum which may be kept on
licensed premises to 89,796 gallons, 4,396 gallons being kept in
two-gallon cans and 85,400 gallons in underground tanks.
The premises licensed were inspected from time to time and
contraventions of the conditions attached to the licences, which
have been few, dealt with.
Plans relating to new petrol installations have been submitted
to the Committee for their approval. The construction
of new installations has been carefully supervised and tanks and
pipe lines for bulk storage installations tested.
Carbide of Calcium.
There is one premises licensed for the storage of Carbide
of Calcium and the quantity stored under licence is 10 cwts.
Hydro-carbon.
There is one licence issued for the storage of 100 gallons of
hydro-carbon.