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cases they have been informed that unless they are
registered keepers for the purposes of the Bye-laws there
is a contravention. In every case, rather than become
registered, they have refrained from accepting such
advertisements.
There were six Registry Offices on the register for the
Borough at the end of the year, 1936.
PETROLEUM ACTS.
Number of Licences issued 110
(i) For Petroleum Spirit 108
(ii) For Carbide of Calcium 2
Total quantity of Petroleum Spirit in
gallons 191,755
(i) Bulk storage, in gallons 179,090
(ii) Two-gallon can storage, in gallons 12,665
Carbide of Calcium, in lbs. 444
Of the 110 licences issued, 105 were renewals and five
were new or additional licences. Included in the total of
110 licences are 15 combined licences for bulk and can
storage.
Two hundred and fifty-two inspections of storage
places were made during 1936.