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petroleum inspector's report.
The following is a Report of the Petroleum Inspector for
the year 1935:—
PETROLEUM ACTS, &c.
Since the coming into force of the Petroleum (Consolidation]
Act, 1928, which defined Petroleum Spirit as "Petroleum, which
when tested in a prescribed manner gives off an inflammable
vapour at a temperature of less than 73 deg. Fahrenheit," there
have been a number of fresh Regulations and Orders, namely:—
Petroleum Spirit (Motor Vehicles, Ac.) Regulations
of 1929.
Petroleum (Carbide of Calcium) Order of 1929.
Petroleum Spirit (Conveyance) Regulations of 1932.
Cellulose Solutions Regulations of 1932.
The quantity of petroleum stored under licence, apart from
quantities stored under proper conditions which do not necessitate
a licence, has now reached the enormous total of 101,27.5
gallons. 97,700 gallons is stored in underground steel tanks find
3,575 gallons kept in properly sealed two-gallon cans. The total
number of licences issued is 85.
The premises licensed were inspected from time to time find
contraventions of the conditions attached to the licences 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.
Hydro-Carbon.
There is one licence issued for the storage of 100 gallons of
hydro-carbon.
Naphtha.
There is one licence issued for the storage of 2,000 gallons
of naphtha.
Cellulose Spirit.
Two premises are licensed solely for the storage of cellulose
spirit and the total quantity kept on these premises is 50 gallons.