Nov. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3333

Regulations under the Tobacco Act, 1908.—(C. No. 136.)

GALWAY, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 11th day of November, 1935.

Present:

THE RIGHT HON. G. W. FORBES PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred on him by the Tobacco Act, 1908 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in this behalf, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby make the regulations hereinafter set forth, and doth hereby revoke, as from the coming into force of the regulations hereby made, the regulations next hereinafter referred to.

REGULATIONS REVOKED.

REGULATIONS.

CITATION.

1. These regulations may be cited as the Tobacco Regulations, 1935, and shall come into force on the 1st day of January, 1936.

2. All licenses, warrants, and other acts of authority, and all applications, record books, and other matters which originated under the regulations hereby revoked shall enure for the purposes of these regulations as if they had originated under these regulations and shall where necessary be deemed to have so originated.

FORMS.

3. (1) The forms prescribed in these regulations are those in the Schedule hereto.

(2) Where a prescribed form contains by way of note or otherwise a direction or indication of any requirements as to the nature or form of the information to be furnished, the requirement so directed or indicated shall be deemed to be prescribed.

(3) In lieu of any prescribed form other than a prescribed form of license or warrant, any document may be used which is substantially in accordance with the prescribed form.

TOBACCO LICENSES.

4. Applications for licenses to manufacture tobacco shall be in Form 1 and shall be made in duplicate, and shall be forwarded through the Collector whose office is nearest to the premises specified in the application.

5. Tobacco licenses shall be in Form 2. Any such license may, subject to the provisions of section 8 of the said Act, be renewed from year to year by payment of the prescribed fee to the Collector on or before the 5th day of January in each year.

6. (1) The scale of fees to be paid for licenses to manufacture tobacco shall be as follows:—

By each licensee—

For an estimated production for the year of not more than 25,000 lb, manufactured tobacco (including therein cigars, cigarettes, and snuff) £ 25

For more than 25,000 lb., but not more than 50,000 lb. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50

For more than 50,000 lb., but not more than 100,000 lb. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100

For more than 100,000 lb. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 150

Provided that when a license is issued later in the year than the month of January the sum to be paid for it, and the quantity permitted to be manufactured under these regulations, shall be proportionate to the unexpired portion of the year.

(2) The fee shall in each case be payable to the Collector issuing the license, and before the issue thereof.

TOBACCO-MANUFACTURER’S BOOK.

7. The book (hereinafter referred to as “the tobacco-manufacturer’s book”) required to be kept by the holder of a tobacco license shall be in Form 3.

8. The tobacco-manufacturer’s book shall be balanced to the satisfaction of the Collector on the last days of March, June, September, and December in each year, or on such other days as the Comptroller may determine.

9. Every holder of a tobacco license shall, within ten days after the tobacco-manufacturer’s book is balanced in accordance with clause 8 hereof, deliver to the Collector a correct transcript from the tobacco-manufacturer’s book of all entries made therein since the date of the last preceding return, verified by declaration in the following form made before an Officer of Customs, a Postmaster, or a Customs Agent:—

“I, [manager, or agent duly authorized under the Customs Acts, of ], the holder of a tobacco license for [Designation as in license] Bonded Tobacco-factory, do hereby declare that the foregoing particulars are true and correctly stated in every respect.”

BONDED TOBACCO-FACTORIES.

10. (1) Every building approved and appointed as a bonded tobacco-factory under the said Act shall comply with the following requirements to the satisfaction of the Collector. The building must be sound and strong, properly lighted and ventilated, and windows must be secured by stout bars of iron or other material approved by the Comptroller. All windows on the ground floor must be further secured by shutters, made to open internally, with strong hinges thereon, and a cross-bar to each window. The principal entrance must be secured with two locks, one to be kept by the holder of the tobacco license and the other by the Collector, and any other entrance or entrances must be secured internally to the satisfaction of the Collector.

(2) No structural alteration shall be made to any building approved or appointed as a bonded tobacco-factory without the written permission of the Collector.