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he is liable to a penalty not exceeding two hundred pounds, and on a second conviction his license may also be cancelled. (/.) Every person who delivers any ore or metal to a licensee for treatment by his machine shall at the same time furnish 5 to such licensee a true account of the respective names and addresses of himself and of the owner of such ore or metal, and also of the mine or locality from which the same was obtained. (g.) Every person who sells to any bank or other buyer the gold IQ extracted or treated by any machine shall at the same time furnish to such buyer a true account of his own name and address as seller, and of such machine. (h.) If any such person refuses to or neglects to furnish any such account, or furnishes any account which is wilfully false in 15 any particular, he is liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred pounds. (i.) In any case where any ore or metal is delivered as aforesaid without such account, or with an account which the licensee or buyer believes to be false, he shall impound and detain 2Q such ore or metal until a true account is furnished, and forthwith inform the police of such impounding and detention. (j.) If any licensee or buyer fails or neglects to faithfully perform any of the provisions of the last preceding paragraph he is liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds. 25 (k.) Every licensee shall, before the expiration of the fifth day of each month, furnish to the Inspector a true and correct return in the prescribed form, made up to tfie end of the then last preceding month, and showing particulars of all ore or metal received and treated during such month, the 30 result of such treatment, and the quantity remaining untreated at the end of the month. (I.) If any- licensee fails or neglects to duly furnish such return he is liable to a penalty not exceeding five pounds for every day during which such failure or neglect continues. 35 (m.) If to the knowledge of the licensee such return is untrue or incomplete in any particular he is liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred pounds, and on a second conviction his license may also be cancelled. (n.) The Inspector may, in his discretion, require any such return 40 to be verified by the statutory declaration of the person by whom the return was made ; and if such person fails or neglects to duly make such declaration when requested so to do he is liable to a penalty not exceeding five pounds. (o.) The Inspector shall at all times have full and free access to 45 every machine premises, and every machine thereon, and also to every license and Machine Register-book, for the purpose of inspecting the same. (p.) He may also make extracts from such Register-book, and with the Warden's authority in writing may seize and remove 50 such|Register-book. (q.) Every person who delays or refuses to produce any such license or Register-book to the Inspector when requested so to do

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