56Identification of casks

56 Identification of casks

Every cask brought into the spirit store must be in sound condition and have legibly cut or branded or painted in oil colours the following particulars:

On the outside of one end of the cask the name of the distiller or of the distillery, the place where the distillery is situated, and the distillery letter placed directly above the State number, thus,

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On the other end of the cask its consecutive number and its weight, and when filled with spirits, the number of litres it contains, and when rates of duty differ according to the material from which the spirits are made a letter denoting the material from which the spirits are made.

The Collector may, on the application of a purchaser of the spirits, permit the erasure from the casks of the name of the distiller or of the distillery, and of the place where the distillery is situated, and the substitution of the trade name and mark of the purchaser, provided that the distillery letter, State number, and the bond marks are preserved undefaced, and that the words “Made in Australia” are legibly cut, or branded or painted in oil colours on the casks.