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in a place declared suitable by the: Board and under the 

 supervision of the Board's officials, whence, after re-packing 

 and sealing, they are returned to the Institute. They are 

 then marked and provided with the usual despatch ticket ; 

 but when they have been sulphured the tickets must ex- 

 pressly state "sulphured under control". 



So far as available space allows, both hall-marked and 

 unmarked Saaz hops from communities belonging to the 

 Union will be stored in the warehouses at the Institute, 

 on payment of the dues fixed below :— 



The charges for hall-marking are as follows : — 



(a) "Weighing toll' for each weighing, 10 heller (1 heller 

 = Tffd.) per 50 kilos (=1 cwt.), the minimum charge being 

 20 heller. 



(&) Making out despatch card, marking and sealing, 1 

 krone (lOd.) per package. 



(c) Any stamp duty legally payable on the despatch cards 

 will be charged extra. 



(d) Attendance at weighing machine, 8 heller per package. 

 All charges must be paid to the Institute by the parties 



on whose account the said services are performed. In 

 addition to the charges for hall-marking are the following:— 



(a) Loading and unloading hops, 6 heller per package. 



(b) Eent and insurance, 6 heller per package per diem. If 

 stored longer than a fortnight the rent is then reduced to 

 4 heller per package for each day beyond the first fourteen. 



(c) Emptying the hops in the storage of the Institute, 

 1 krone per package (in addition to a and b). 



(d) Bagging (to be done by men authorised by the 

 Institute), 60 heller per 50 kilos.— As a rule, the hops must 

 not be left loose (unpacked) any longer than is necessary 

 to dry them fit for packing. 



(e) Supervision during the preparation and baggmg of 

 the hops, 1 krone per 50 kilos (gross). 



