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These regulations are, in future, to form paragraph 634 of the Warehousing Code. All copies of the Code at present in use are to be noted accordingly, and a reference made also to paragraph 634, under paragraphs 366, 379, 385, 407, and 510 (K), which are supplemented by the regulations in question.
The necessary further supply of these regulations can be obtained on application to the 4th Division of the Secretary's Office in the usual manner.
By order,
R. T. Prowse.
634. Still wine, in quantities of not less than 30 gallons, may be made sparkling in bond, by aëration, fermentation, or other process which may be approved by the Commissioners of Customs, and subsequently bottled for home consumption or for exportation. The operation is to be performed in a warehouse, or in a compartment of a warehouse, specially approved for the purpose, and under the supervision and in the presence of the proper officer, when considered necessary by the department. Prior to the operation of aërating, the wine may be blended in the place approved for that purpose under the provisions of paragraphs 335 and 339 of the Code, and fortified under the provisions of paragraph 379. The wine may be bottled in imperial or reputed quart or pint bottles, and must be packed for delivery in cases containing not less than one dozen quarts or two dozen pints. Wine so bottled may be deposited in bins to ferment and clear, and, when subsequently disgorged, and the requisite ingredients added, the strength of the wine will be ascertained from sample in the usual way. Each bottle must on delivery from the warehouse, bear an approved label upon which is to be stated the particular name or description of the wine, and the words "made Sparkling in the United Kingdom" in distinct characters, and each cork must be legibly and indelibly branded with the words "made Sparkling in U. K." The ingredients necessary for aerating wine in bond must, before they are used, be submitted to the proper officer and approved, and in any case of doubt, the opinion of the Board should be obtained. An account of the wine and of the ingredients to be used under the present regulations is to be kept in an Operation Register. The officer will carefully note the number, size, and description of the bottles deposited in the bins, and the date and other particulars of the disgorging and final process. He will also keep a distinct account of the ultimate packing into cases, and show the contents, the marks and numbers of each case, and the particulars of delivery. The blending operation, as far as deficiencies are concerned, will be subject to the regulations of the Code. The officers will pay special attention to the subject of deficiencies. occurring in the different stages of the process subsequent to the bottling, reporting to the Board any instance of loss exceeding the one per cent. allowed on disgorging (Code, paragraph 425) or any other special deficiencies. The accounts of the operation, &c., are to be balanced at the end of each quarter, and the results reported to the Board. Wines rendered sparkling or effervescent and bottled in bond, shall be deemed to be sparkling wine imported in bottle within the meaning of the Customs (Wine Duty) Act, 1888, and, upon delivery for home consumption, shall be charged with the duty imposed on sparkling wine; and the time when the wine is bottled shall be deemed to be the time of importation and warehousing. Claims for admission of the wine at the lower rate of additional duty under General Order, must be accompanied by the original invoice of the still wine, an account of the charges for