APPENDIX XI.

SUGGESTIONS FOR THE CARE AND USE OF PETROLEUM LAMPS.

(1) THE wick should quite fill the wick-tube, without having to be squeezed into it.

(2) Before using, the wick should be dried at the fire, and then immediately soaked with oil.

(3) Wicks should be in lengths of not more than 10 inches, and should always reach to the bottom of the oil container.

(4) It is well to change the wick after two months' use.

(5) See that the chimney of the lamp fits properly and is held sufficiently tightly so as not to fall off when the lamp is used.

(6) When a new wick or chimney is required, it is always advisable to take the burner to the shop that it may be properly fitted.

(7) The burner should be taken to pieces and thoroughly cleansed at least once a month, and all burnt pieces of wick, dead flies, dirt, &c., should be carefully removed.

(8) Never refill the lamp when it is alight, or near a fire or other light.

(9) After filling see that the burner is properly fixed on, and if there is a side filling-hole, be careful to screw in the plug.

(10) Before lighting remove the burnt crust of the wick.

(11) Be careful not to spill oil in filling, and if any is spilt on the lamp, to wipe it off.

(12) Before lighting see that the slit in the cone of the burner is exactly in line with the wick-tube, so that the flame will not touch the metal.

(13) When first lit, the wick should be partially turned down, and then gradually raised but not so as to smoke. When the edge of the flame is orange-coloured the lamp is not burning properly, and the burner should be examined.

(14) Do not continue to burn the oil until it is completely exhausted. It is best to keep the lamp well filled.

(15) Lamps which have no extinguisher should be put out as follows: The wick should be turned down until there is only a small flickering flame, care being taken not to turn down so far that the wick falls into the oil container. The small flame may be extinguished by placing a piece of flat tin or card on the top of the chimney, or by blowing across the top of the chimney. Never blow down the chimney.

(16) Never use a lamp which is broken or in any way out of order, or a chimney which is cracked. If any part comes loose, or is out of shape or defective, it should be taken to a lamp shop to be repaired.

(17) Always place the lamp in a secure place and on a level surface, and never on a rickety table or in any position where it could be easily upset. Hanging lamps should not be put on insecure nails in the wall.

(18) Table lamps should not be carried about more than is necessary, and nothing else should be carried at the same time. Heavy lamps should be carried in both hands. The greater number of accidents have been caused by dropping a lamp while it was being carried.

(19) Lamps should not be turned down except for the purpose of putting them out. If turned low the oil is apt to be unduly heated.

(20) Should a person's clothes become ignited, the flames should be smothered with a hearthrug, blanket, woollen table cloth, or wet towel.

(21) NEVER POUR OIL ON A FIRE.

APPENDIX XII.

Petroleum Act, 1871.

CARBIDE OF CALCIUM.

ORDER IN COUNCIL OF FEBRUARY 26, 1897; PUBLISHED IN THE "LONDON GAZETTE" OF MARCH 2, 1897.

At the Court at Windsor, the 26th day of February, 1897.

PRESENT:

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

WHEREAS it is provided by the Petroleum Act, 1871, that Her Majesty may, from time to time, make, revoke, and vary Orders in Council directing that the said Act or any part thereof shall apply to any substance, and that the said Act or the part thereof specified in any such Order shall, during the continuance of the Order, apply to such substance, and shall be construed and have effect as if such substance had been included in the definition of petroleum to which that Act applies, subject to the following qualifications:

(1) The quantity of any substance to which this Act is directed by Order in Council to apply which may be kept without a licence, shall be such quantity only as is specified in that behalf in such order, or if no such quantity is specified no quantity may be kept without a licence.

(2) The label on the vessel containing such substance shall be such as may be specified in that behalf in the Order.

And whereas the Petroleum Act, 1879, and the Petroleum (Hawkers) Act, 1881, are to be construed as one with the Petroleum Act of 1871, and may, together with such Act, be cited as the Petroleum Acts, 1871 to 1881:

And whereas carbide of calcium presents dangers similar to those presented by petroleum :

Now, therefore, in pursuance of the above-mentioned provisions of the Petroleum Act, 1871, Her Majesty is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order and prescribe that the under-mentioned parts of the Petroleum Acts, 1871 to 1881, shall

apply to the said substance, carbide of calcium, in the same manner as if the said substance were petroleum to which the Acts apply, viz.:

The whole of the Petroleum Acts, 1871 to 1881, except:

(a) So much of Section 6 of the Petroleum Act, 1871, as
specifies the nature of the label to be on the vessel, in
lieu of which the label shall be as hereinafter provided.
(b) So much of Section 7 of the Petroleum Act, 1871, as relates
to the exemption from such section of small quantities
under certain specified conditions, and no quantity of
carbide of calcium may be kept except in pursuance of
such licence as in the said Section 7 is provided.

(c) So much of Section 11 of the Petroleum Act, 1871, as
relates to the testing of samples taken by an officer of

the local authority under the powers conferred by such section.

(d) So much of the Petroleum Act, 1879, as relates to the testing of petroleum.

(e) So much of the Petroleum Act, 1881, as relates to the hawking of petroleum.

The label on the vessel containing the said carbide of calcium shall bear in conspicuous characters the words "Carbide of calcium," "Dangerous if not kept dry," and with the following caution: "The contents of this package are liable if brought into contact with moisture to give off a highly inflammable gas," and with the addition:

(a) In the case of a vessel kept, of the name and address of the consignee or owner.

(b) In the case of a vessel sent or conveyed, of the name and address of the sender.

(c) In the case of a vessel sold or exposed for sale, of the name and address of the vendor.

This Order shall come into effect on the 1st of April, 1897.

C. L. PEEL.

STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS, 1897.

No. 544.

PETROLEUM.

Carbide of Calcium.

ORDER IN COUNCIL AMENDING THE ORDER IN COUNCIL OF FEBRUARY 26, 1897,* DIRECTING THAT CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE PETROLEUM ACTS, 1871 TO 1881, SHALL APPLY TO CARBIDE OF CALCIUM.†

At the Court at Windsor, the 7th day of July, 1897.

PRESENT:

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

WHEREAS it is expedient to exempt small quantities of carbide of calcium, when kept under certain conditions, from the operation of the Order in Council of the 26th February, 1897, in virtue of which certain parts of the Petroleum Acts, 1871 to 1881, are applied to carbide of calcium in the same manner as if the said substance were petroleum, to which the Act applies:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order and prescribe that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the said Order in Council, the quantity of carbide of calcium which may be kept without a licence shall be as follows:

(a) Where it is kept in separate substantial hermeti

cally closed metal vessels containing not more

and the said Order in Council shall be deemed to be amended accordingly.

* Statutory Rule and Order, 1897, No. 171.

C. L. PEEL.

This Order was published in the London Gazette of July 9, 1897.