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numbered, booked, marked with the trade mark and accom-? 

 panying indications of origin. , , 



The sulphuring and re-packing of the hops must be 

 performed under the supervision of the Board of Manage- 

 ment, and only in such places as are declared suitable by the 

 Board. If the hops are sulphured, the same must be 

 specially mentioned on the certificate (despatch ticket) issued 

 by the Institute. 



All the printed stationery required for reports, etc., on 

 hop cultivation, crops, sales, and for certificates ; all materials 

 for sealing and marking the packages ; and the trade-mark 

 stencils, are obtained by the different communities from the 

 Board at cost price. 



If the community marks and certificates of origin are 

 found correct by the officials at the Institute, v^ho may 

 inspect and examine the hops, the said certificates of origin 

 are retained in the custody of the Institute, and the hops 

 are hall-marked, i.e., they receive the stamp and seal of the 

 Institute, and, if necessary, are re-marked. They also 

 receive the Institute's certificate that they are pure, 

 unspoiled red hops from the community in, question, and, if 

 necessary, particulars of the corresponding sale district. 



The hops passing through the Institute, after being 

 bagged and weighed, are sealed with the seal of their 

 particular community at the mouth of the packet and also 

 at the side seams ; they are also marked with the trade mark, 

 a seal bearing the name of the union in the centre with hop 

 bine and blossoms as decorations all round. This seal is 

 •affixed to the head of the bale. 



Eed seahng-wax is used, and the, seals have to be care- 

 fully impressed so as to be fully legible. 



All hops must be sealed in presence of the superintendeat, 

 his deputy, one of the two appointed delegates, or an official 

 appointed by the Board, The delegation of the work of 



