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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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(viii) No person shall use any methylated spirit (pyridinized) except on his own premises and in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, and stains, or such other articles or goods as may be approved by the Comptroller, or for such other special purposes as the Comptroller may approve.

METHYLATED “FINISH.”

15. Methylated spirit (hereinafter referred to as “methylated ‘finish’ without pyridine”) for sale without restriction save as provided by Regulation 16 hereof may be made by the admixture of the following ingredients in the following proportions:—

Rectified spirit .. .. 100 parts by volume.
Approved wood naphtha .. 5 parts by volume.
Shellac copal or other resins At least ten parts by weight to every one hundred parts by weight of the rectified spirits.

16. No person shall sell or otherwise dispose of any package containing methylated “finish” without pyridine unless before delivery—

(a) All resins therein have been dissolved to the satisfaction of the supervising officer:

(b) Such package is distinctly marked “Methylated finish W.P.” or “methylated finish without pyridine.”

METHYLATED SPIRIT WITHOUT PYRIDINE.

17. Methylated spirit (hereinafter referred to as “methylated spirit W.P.”) may be made by the admixture of the following ingredients in the following proportions:—

Rectified spirit .. .. .. 100 gallons.
Approved wood naphtha .. .. 5 gallons.

18. (i) No person shall manufacture, sell, or otherwise dispose of any methylated spirit W.P. except—

(1) For use by a person on his own premises in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, stains, and polishes; or

(2) For use in furniture-polishing; or

(3) For use by a person on his own premises in the manufacture of other articles or goods approved by the Comptroller; or

(4) For such other special purposes as the Comptroller may approve; or

(5) For use in any public or private hospital for bona fide hospital purposes other than the manufacture or compounding of medicines, medicaments, medicinal preparations, or spirituous iodine solutions.

(ii) No person shall dispose of any package containing methylated spirit W.P. unless, before delivery, such package is distinctly marked “Methylated spirit W.P. for furniture-polishing” (or otherwise as the case may require).

(iii) No person shall manufacture, sell, or otherwise dispose of any methylated spirit W.P. except in such quantity as the Collector may direct or permit.

(iv) No person shall sell or otherwise dispose of any methylated spirit W.P. except on the production by the purchaser or person acquiring the same of a written permit from the Collector authorizing such purchase or acquisition and to the quantity stated in such permit after allowing for every previous purchase or acquisition particulars of which are noted or endorsed on such permit.

(v) Every person selling or otherwise disposing of any methylated spirit W.P. shall at the time of sale endorse on the permit produced to him particulars setting out the date of supply and the quantity supplied and verified by the signature of the supplier.

(vi) No person shall (save on behalf of any public or private hospital) purchase or otherwise acquire any methylated spirit W.P. except in pursuance of a written permit so to do issued to him by the Collector and for the purpose set out in such permit.

(vii) Before a permit to purchase is issued to any person pursuant to the last preceding clause of this regulation he shall make a declaration under the Customs Acts that he will use such spirit only for a