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42.
VIII. PETROLEUM ACTS.
Number of Licences issued 85
(a) For Petroleum Spirit 81
(b) For Carbide of Calcium 4
Total quantity of Petroleum Spirit
in Gallons 166,308
(a) Bulk Storage in Gallons 146,825
(b) Two-Gallon Can Storage in
Gallons 19,483
Carbide of Calcium in lbs 704
Of the 85 licences issued, 81 were renewals, and four
new licences. Included in tbe total of 85 licences are 24
licences for combined bulk and can storage.
One hundred and forty-six visits to storage places were
made during the year.
The following figures show the increase in licensed
storage which has taken place during the past five years:—
1926. 1927. 1928. 1929. 1930.
Petroleum Spirit in Gallons 66,915 103,025 150,335 159,746 166,308
Licences issued (petrol only) 77 69 82 92 81
There is a further increase of 6,562 gallons in the gross
total of licensed storage for 1930 over that of 1929. The
number of licences issued during 1930 shows a small decrease,
and this is accounted for where licensees hold two
or more licences during the previous year consequent on
their extending their bulk storage, and at the close of the
licencing year the licences are renewed under one licence.
Tbe Petroleum Spirit (Motor Vehicles, etc.) Regulations,
which came into force in December, 1929, made it
obligatory under certain conditions for keepers of petroleum
spirit to notify the Local Authority. It is quite evident
that this responsibility has not yet been realised as only
one notification has been received by this Department.