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DEPARTMENTOFS TATE--JuLY II, 1915.
Notice 10 Exporters Of American Sugdr.
By an act Of the British Parliament. rsssaa.
on the 25lh Of April last, fixing the duties ag
The Importation Of The sugnrs6pf various com
tries into the British islands, it was enacted ina
her majesty might from time to time declaTs
Nv order in council, that the sugars Of cartain
lcountries, not named in tho act, should Ia III
mitted for consumption in the British Islandas nj
payment Of duties TO the amount of one pond
three shillings and four pence on the huhdsaa
weight Of brorn Sugar, and one pound eiah
shilIingsson the hundred weight of 1rhie clossd
not refned) sugar; provided that such supaIa
should be accompanied in,eyery case, by d ceFs
ttifcate from the British Consul, or other aifbo
rized officer of the British government 1T H.
place ofshipment, that they were the growth 81
the country in which such place it situated.
Immediately after the passage b tlis III. II
order III council was issued, declaring ihe NJ
gars of;he United States admissible, under iie
reduced duties above specified; and seyefal 81.
goes of American sugar accordingly arffyedihs
the British ports, some ofswhich, not being 81.
companied by the required certificates Of ofifin
were at first refused admission. On fepresen.
tation by our minister to the government al
London, special orders were obtained for the
admission Of these cargoes; but; as such fayora
Icannotbe expected always, the attention 81 our
merchantsi ia particularly directed TO the Sd and
I4th sections ofthe act of Parliament, respecfi0n
the said certificates, Of which the following I'LL
copy
shall be admissible to entry for home c~onsnmpiioa.
at the said duties Of one pound eight shilling,
or one pound three shillings and four pence pss
hundred weight, respectively, unless the mautsf
. ofthe ship importing the same shall have deliE
4 edto he -collecter or comptroller, at the port
importation, such certificate or Certificates 5Aas
hereinafter are mentioned; nor Unless said naa
!, ter shall also make and subscribe a decla ration,
4 before such collector or comptroller. that slcks
!, certificate or certificates was or were received
j BY him at the place where such sugar was TAI
ken on board. and that the sugar 50 imported ii
the saine as is mentioned therein.
Sec. 4. And be II further eaacied; Tint
: in case such sugar shall he imported from
China, Java or Manila, or from either of lbs
countries named in such order il council, a.
= hcreinbelore IS mentioned, the certificate 40 To
" be. given tofhe collector or comptroller at the
I port Of imporlation shall be under the hand and
seal of the British consul, vice consul, ~consnlaK
agent, brother officer appointed in that behalf
I, BY her Majesty, ut the place where such sugar
! WAS taken on board, and shall certify that h d.
claration in writing had been made, and signed
! before such consul. vice consul, consular agent,
or other officer, by the shipper of sugar, andthat
the same was really and bona jftc the growth 1t
the country in which the same was so taken on
! board; and shall also certify that tach consul,
- vice consul, consular agent, or other officer, had
a examined the contents OF such declaration, and
q believed the same to be true. =