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43
PETROLEUM ACTS, 1928
All premises under licence have been systematically inspected
to see that the special conditions embodied in the respective
licences were being complied with.
Total number of visits made during the year 209
Number of applications for licences during the year 60
Number of new licences granted and issued during the
year 5
Number of persons on the register licensed to keep
Petroleum 57
The licences cover two different methods of storage, namely: —
Bulk storage in underground tanks with pumps (52).
Storage capacity 82,300 gallons.
Stores for 2-gallonmetal cans either in brick or metal
bins (12). Storage capacity 1,730 gallons.
Stores for Butyl Acetate in 10-gallon drums (l)
Storage capacity 100 gallons.
Amount of fees collected in respect of the licences issued
during the year:—£44 13s. 6d.
The quantity of carbide of calcium which may be kept in
licensed stores is 2,676 pounds.
In December 1936, the Health Committee refused to renew
the licence for the storage of 60 gallons of Petroleum spitit at the
rear of No. 58, Kew Road. The applicant appealed to the Home
Office against the refusal of the Council to renew the licence and
an enquiry was held by an inspector from the Home Office at the
Town Hall on the 19th of February, 1937.
The Home Office upheld the Council and the licence was
cancelled.