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The total quantity of petroleum spirit whioh may be kept
in the various stores is 31,610 gallons, as against 28,750 gallons
last year.
43 inspections were made, hut there was no serious breach of
Regulations to report.
Tanks placed underground and supplying by means of pumps
have praotically taken the place of cans, and are much safer. These
tanks and pumps now number 56. The stores which keep 3 gallon
cans are licenced for only 810 gallons out of the above total.
In connection with one application to store 100 gallons of
petrol at a factory, it was found that it was proposed also to
keep cellulose solutions in the same store. As these solutions
are subject to Factory Department Regulations, I communicated
with H. M. Inspector of Factories for the district, who informed
me that the Regulations which governed the storage of petrol
would be equally satisfactory to the Factory Department for the
storage of cellulose solutions. A Licence was accordingly granted.
I reported to the Council that a quantity of petrol,
namely 48 two gallon tins (96 gallons) had been found in an-empty
garage in "The Old Bull" yard, High Street, for which storage
no licence had been obtained fr©m this Authority.
The Firm occupying the garage was using it for storing
petrol in connection with a Government contract,,
An explanation was asked for, regarding the infringement
of the Regulations, and they replied, regretting the occurrence,
stating that it was an oversight on the part of the Engineer in
charge of the Contract.
In the meantime the petrol was removed.
A letter was received from the Secretary of State stating
that his attention had been drawn to certain serious accidents
resulting from explosions in disused tanks, which had been
used previously, for the storage of petroleum spirit, and suggested