4. All malt made in it shall be deposited in a store-room, and shall be conveyed to and from the room upon such notice as the officer of Excise shall appoint.
5. The maltster shall provide secure rooms in his malt-house, to be approved in writing by the supervisor, for grinding the malt made by him in such malt-house, and mixing and storing the same when mixed; and all such rooms shall be properly secured and kept locked by the proper officer of Excise.
6. All malt before removal from the malt-house shall be ground and thoroughly mixed with one-tenth part at least of its weight of ground linseed-cake or linseed-meal, and ground to such a degree of fineness and in such manner as the commissioners shall approve, and mixed together in a quantity not less than forty bushels at a time in the presence of an officer of Excise.
7. The maltster shall keep account of the quantity of all malt mixed as aforesaid which he shall from time to time send out or deliver from his malt-house, with the dates and addresses of the person for whom such mixed malt shall be so sent or delivered.
8. If any person shall attempt to separate any malt from any material with which the same shall have been mixed as aforesaid, or shall use this malt for the brewing of beer or distilling of spirits, he shall forfeit the sum of £200.
9 and 10. The penalties of existing Acts are recited.
11. This Act shall continue and be in force for five years.
Some samples of malt and barley examined in May, 1865, by Dr. Voelcker for the Central Anti-Malt Tax Association, afforded the following results:—
| Barley marked No. 1 | Malt marked | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 5. | No. 7. | No. 9. | No. 14. | No. 16. | ||
| Moisture | 11·76 | 8·72 | 7·43 | 7·76 | 8·35 | 7·06 |
| Sugar | 3·75 | 4·29 | 5·48 | 7·85 | 9·46 | 9·86 |
| Starch and dextrine | 70·40 | 71·03 | 69·70 | 67·57 | 67·53 | 67·67 |
| * Albuminous compounds (flesh-forming matters) | 7·75 | 8·44 | 8·81 | 9·37 | 8·60 | 8·31 |
| Woody fibre (cellular) | 4·46 | 5·22 | 6·38 | 5·38 | 4·14 | 5·11 |
| Mineral matter (ash) | 1·88 | 2·30 | 2·20 | 2·07 | 1·92 | 1·99 |
| 100·00 | 100·00 | 100·00 | 100·00 | 100·00 | 100·00 | |
| * Containing nitrogen | 1·24 | 1·35 | 1·41 | 1·50 | 1·38 | 1·33 |