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86. The licence shall be in Form I.

87. Vignerons' licences shall not be granted in respect of stills of a capacity of less than fifty gallons, or which are not capable of exhausting twenty gallons of wine per hour.

88. Before a vigneron's licence shall be granted or renewed there must be erected upon the premises a spirit store which must

(a) Be a building of stone, brick, concrete, or other approved material.

(b) Have its windows secured with iron bars, and covered with close wire netting.

(c) Have its door strongly constructed, sheeted on the inside with iron, and provided by the distiller with an approved lock, the key of which shall be kept by him, and with a lock supplied by the Collector at the expense of the distiller, the key of which shall be kept by the officer.

89. The building, the securing of the windows, and of the door must be to the satisfaction of the Collector.

90. A feints receiver of not less than thirty-five gallons capacity and a spirit receiver of not less than sixty gallons capacity must be kept in the spirit store.

91. The still, the feints receiver, and the spirit receiver must be connected in such manner and be provided with such cocks, pipes, and fittings as the Collector may direct.

92. Every vigneron shall keep his still and the receivers and fittings connected therewith in good repair and in a clean condition.

93. Every vigneron shall give to the Collector at least three days' notice of the day and hour when he intends to commence distilling.

94. No vigneron shall distil spirits or use his still except by authority and in the presence of an officer.

95. Every vigneron shall keep a notice-book, and shall enter therein the quantity of wine or lees of wine he intends to distil and the quantity of wine or lees of wine in each charge he puts into the still.

96. Any officer may take samples of the wine or lees of wine about to be distilled, and may by distillation ascertain the percentage of spirit contained in the wine or lees of wine.

97. If the quantity of spirits produced is less than the quantity of spirits which should have been produced, the vigneron shall pay duty on the deficiency, unless such deficiency is explained to the satisfaction of the Collector, and no distilling operations or mixing of spirits with wine shall be allowed until the duty demanded on any deficiency has been paid, or until such deficiency is accounted for to the satisfaction of the Collector.

98. All spirits distilled under a vigneron's licence shall be kept in the spirit store in vats or vessels approved by the Collector, and so placed as to be easily examined, and no spirits shall be kept elsewhere on the premises specified in the licence.

99. Every person to whom a vigneron's licence has been granted shall give to the Collector at least twenty-four hours' notice of his intention to mix spirits with wine, and such notice shall state the day and hour when the officer will be required, and the quantity of spirit required for fortifying purposes.

100. Before any spirits are taken out of the spirit store for the purpose of fortifying wine, the quantity required shall be gauged, weighed, or measured by an officer who shall issue a certificate in the Form J, and entry shall be made out in the Form H.

101. The officer shall forward the entries with the certificate to the Collector. 102. The spirit may then be mixed with wine in the presence of the officer.

103. The spirit shall be used in fortifying wine, and must be mixed with wine in the presence of an officer, who may take samples of the wine before and after mixing.

104. Any vigneron may, by permission, sell any surplus spirits, or remove the same to a Customs warehouse.

105. Two or more vignerons having each a vigneron's licence may, by permission, use a portable still, to be removed from time to time to the licensed premises where its use is required, or a still situated on the premises of one of them.

TEST STILLS.

106. Applications for test still licences may be in Form K.

107. Test still licences may be in Form L.

108. The holder of a test still licence who does not renew his licence shall secure his still to the satisfaction of the Collector.

INSTRUMENTS.

109. The specific gravity of wort or wash may be ascertained by Bate's saccharometer or in such manner as shall be directed by the Minister by notice in the Gazette.

110. In calculating the specific gravity a degree of gravity shall be taken as equal to one-thousandth part of the gravity of distilled water at 60 degrees Fahrenheit.

111. To ascertain the original gravity of the wort from which wash is made, a definite quantity by measure of the wash must be distilled, and the distillate and spent wash each made up with distilled water to the original measure of the wash before distillation.

112. The specific gravity of each must then be ascertained.

113. The number of degrees and parts of a degree by which the specific gravity of the distillate is less than the specific gravity of distilled water shall be deemed the spirit indication of the distillate.

114. The specific gravity of the spent wash added to the degree of original gravity, which in Table M hereto is set opposite the degree of spirit indication, shall be deemed the original gravity of the wort.

115. All weighings and measurings for any of the above purposes must be made when the liquid is at 60 degrees Fahrenheit.

116. The distiller or any person acting on his behalf may, if the distiller so desires, be present at any such process for ascertaining original gravity.

117. All spirits shall be deemed to be of the strength denoted by Sykes' hydrometer, with the percentage of obscuration (if any) added.

118. Provided it may be lawful for the Comptroller, by notice in the Gazette, to direct that any other improved instrument may be used.

119. For the purpose of ascertaining by weighing the quantity of spirits contained in any cask or vessel

(a) The table in the Table N hereto shall be used in connexion with Sykes' hydrometer.

(b) The number of pounds and decimal parts of a pound corresponding to the indication by Sykes' hydrometer of the spirits so weighed shall be the weight in pounds and decimal parts of a pound of one liquid gallon of such spirits.

(c) The net weight in pounds of such spirits divided by the weight of one gallon of such spirits shall be the number of liquid gallons and decimal parts of a liquid gallon contained in the cask.

FORM A.

The Commonwealth of Australia.-The Distillation Act 1901.

APPLICATION FOR A LICENCE TO DISTIL SPIRITS.

Place.
Date.

I hereby apply for a [set out general distiller's or wine distiller's or vigneron's as case may be] licence to distil spirits, and supply the following information :

Name in full and address of applicant ...
Name of street or road and locality,
town, or district where distilling
operations are to be carried on
Description of each still and the number
of gallons each still is capable of con-
taining, or the number of gallons of
wash per hour each still is capable of
distilling

Name and description of every building,
room, or place where operations of any
kind are to be carried on, and the pur-
pose for which each is to be used
Kind of fence or wall surrounding the
premises ...

The area enclosed

I attach to this application a plan (or plans) showing the whole of the premises where distillation is to be carried on; and the name, situation, and position of every building, room, place, vessel, and utensil to be used on the premises.

I also furnish a description showing the course, construction, and the use of all fixed pipes to be used, and of every branch thereof and cock thereon, and the room, place, vessel, or utensil with which such pipes communicate.

I also attach a statement showing the capacity in imperial gallons of each tun, back, charger, still, receiver, vat, or other vessel, as well as the number of imperial gallons that every inch of the height thereof respectively is capable of containing, and with respect to vessels intended to contain spirits the number of imperial gallons that every inch and tenth of an inch of the height thereof respectively are capable of containing.

I declare that the above is true in every particular.

Signature of applicant.

FORM B.

The Commonwealth of Australia.-The Distillation Act 1901.

CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION.

Place. Date.

I certify that I have inspected the buildings, rooms, and places referred to in the application of AB. for a spirit-maker's licence, and that the requirements of the Distillation Act 1901, and the regulations made thereunder, have been complied with, that the plans and descriptions are sufficient and complete, and that the statement of gauges is correct.

FORM C.

The Commonwealth of Australia.--The Distillation Act 1901.

This licence is issued to

SPIRIT-MAKER'S LICENCE.

, upon the condition that he complies with the Distillation Act 1901, and the regulations thereunder relating to spirit-makers' licences, and authorizes him to distil spirits upon his premises, situated at

(No.)

(Street)

(Locality) from this date till the thirty-first of December, 19 but is renewable annually on payment of the annual licence fee, unless suspended or cancelled in the meantime. And I do hereby acknowledge to have received from the said

the sum of this licence.

pounds

shillings day of

pence, the fee for

Collector of Customs for the State of

FORM D.

The Commonwealth of Australia.-The Distillation Act 1901.

WINE DISTILLER'S LICENCE.

This licence is issued under and subject to the provisions of the Distillation Act 1901 and the regulations thereunder to

and authorizes him to distil spirits from grape products only upon his premises situated at (locality). This licence expires on the thirty-first day of December, 19 , and is renewable annually on payment of the annual licence fee unless suspended or cancelled in the meantime. And I acknowledge to have received from the said