VI. QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. [1 ApRII, 1900. 
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10. The Licensing Court shall sit for the hearing and determination ae 
applications for licenses on the first Tuesday in the months of January, April, Juy: 
and October in every year. : ‘ice 
The Licensing Court shall sit for the hearing and determination of all app ra 
tions for the renewal of licenses on the first Tuesday in the month of January 
every year. ; i # 
After considering the report of the inspector and the representations, if any, 
the local authority of the district, the Court may, subject to these Regulations— 
(1) Grant the application; or icant 
(2) Adjourn the application for the purpose of the execution by the appit™, 
of such works as in the opinion of the Licensing Court are necessaty 
render the premises suitable and proper for the slaughter of stock; oF 
(3) Refuse the application. 
Duration of license. sath 
11. Save as hereinafter provided, a license for a slaughter-house shall rena 
force for the period of one year, but may from time to time be renewed for mn fi 
period. Provided that a new license granted for a slaughter-house shall only 7¢ ach 
in force until the sitting of the Licensing Court held in the month of ops all 
following the date on which such license was granted. Provided further tha 
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existing licenses shall remain in force until the sitting of the Licensing Court held} 
the month of January next. 
Fees for licenses. 
12. The annual fee payable in respect of the license or the renewal ° 
license of a slaughter-house shall be twenty shillings. 
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f Frees for defraying expenses. 
13. The fees payable by the licensee of a slaughter-house for the purPp? 
defraying the expenses of inspection shall be as follows, that is to say :— 
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For every bullock, steer, cow, or heifer slaughtered ... 0 
For every 12 sheep or calves slaughtered an ei, AD) 
For every head of swine slaughtered . nat an @ uch 
Such fees shall be paid by the licensee to the inspector monthly, or at § 
shorter intervals as the inspector may require. 
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Receipt. anes 
14. The inspector shall, upon the payment of such fees, give to the liceD® 
a receipt under his hand in the form of the Second Schedule hereto. 
Delivery note. of 
15. When stock are delivered at a slaughter-house to be slaughtered, the oe 
of the stock shall deliver to the owner of the slaughter-house a way bill or dele 
note of the stock, setting forth the number, the description, and the brands or ™@ 
of the stock, and signed by the owner thereof. pill 
The owner of the slaughter-house shall retain and preserve every such way 
or delivery note, and shall, on demand, produce the same to the inspector. 
Slaughtering book. ter 
‘16. The licensee of every slaughter-house shall keep a book called a “ Slave 
ing Book,” in which shall be correctlyrecorded all the particulars set out in the t tio8 
Schedule hereto; and such book shall be open at all reasonable times to the inspe? opy 
of any inspector, or any inspector of brands or police officer, who may make any © 
of or extract therefrom. 
Floors. j 
17. The floor of every place in a slaughter-house where stock are pithe 
slaughtered, or where meat is dressed, prepared, treated, or stored, shall, if red” 
by the inspector, be constructed of concrete or otherwise rendered impervious; 
satisfaction. 
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Drainage ; ventilation. roe 
18. Every slaughiter-house shall be drained and ventilated to the satisfac 
Blood. 
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19. In every slaughter-house all blood shall be boiled, desiccated, or other 
treated to the satisfaction of the Inspector. 
the Inspector. 
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