The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-23

The duties refunded without interest," the government
With oldps two and half per cent For this priv-
eighteen per cent, snd two and bali per cent the
duties-in all twenty and one half per cent now, II
bonded warehouses; without the payment of any por-
tion OF this sum, or any advance for duties, and
export tn. goods within thee years frem such ware
noues Why should he want the dsbenture privilege
Tho tiuih Is. II the time were thus prolonged when
the goods remained unchanged there could be no mo-
tive (but In rome extraordinary cases, to resort
to the debentuTe privilege. exoeps to defrsud the
revenue by pretended xpotstion fthe goo Is, when
In fact having been IN the importers exclusive pos
sumption Of the csuntry and the duties refu ndsd
II they were exported have, hsretofors, recommend
sttution of risht for at least the same period of
time Of exporting abroad the goc de from the public or
private warehouses, without having paid any duties
This II much greater privilege than the enture
and ps MED With its fsRds This dep
has heeof represented the fraudulent character Of
the debs system. which has led its abandon
ment In othrr countries The system furnishes great
facier and mFtstiops to frauds upon the revenue
LOt Us take an example to illustrate how easily these
tuTe privilege, importer Introduces quantity Of To-
Isgn cotton soedr he pays the duty, aud takes the
s.rns nes ns Az sne sna
port there Gotten goods after these goods are
examined by the appraisers, and supposed 20 be the
taDe he executor his export bond his goods and
receives bis de certificate upon which he draws
the money At once; but perhaps tho appraiser who
sxsmp ed the cotton goods three years before Is 40
rent, dead removed or resigned or In the lspse Of
time, from the multiplicity OF his duties hs may have
hIgotttn the precise character IF the goods or al
article Of cotton goods Of precise simtuds may
itr that very purpose have been ere
defy detsotien aud the domestic goods exported
int+.d Of the foreign ssd this but one out Of many
modes In which frauds may be perpstrsted under the
dtb~nture fysttm In truth, the whole system Is an
open Invitation to frauds dpon the revenus and in
some cases this has been 30 palpable that the dras
back exceeds the duty Herewith is communicated
. letter on this subject, "a copy Of which Is
hereto annexed, marked By from two exosrisn esd
custom hOpsa tfhcera NJ MAJ nd Naw
York being the result Of inquiries directed BY me- ex
hibitipg the frsudt under this system. cannot too
gress, nor 100 earnestly repeat undou0ted
ton that the revenue IL deffanded many huudred
is the Ieyenu. thus dsaui.a Of la1ps sums hat thy
honest me Tct ant who has fairly paid hS duties Is
deeply Injured by being brought into competition with
goods the duties ON which have been refunded, whss
the domestic manufacturer and producer also
PEELED to compete with foreign goods sub.ot to duty
but on which the duty has been refunded under the
pl scticsl operation of this Law.
Connected with tho subject Of wsrehousipg, 10 tho
construction Of docks and basins for the scsommoda
ton OF vessels, the erection Of warehouses and the
omical storage Of goods In ancient Is we'll as in
moder timer, these improvements greater or lees
the Continent Of Europe they exist to . con
siderable extent;. but In Great Britain they have
been constructed in greater numbers and to a
In Boston, In conpexien with their whsrvss, they
have long existed, and are oonstaatly extending.
having greatly contributed to the Increase Of the
ejgn and domestic Of that great city fur
nbing another proof of the ssgscty aud foresight OF
that people. In the h:,bor Of New York they are Just
for the extension Of the 0f that city They
are admirably calculated for the extt Of the
articles introduced for re- expectation On that i'm
pertant subject | attach to this report documents
ae the as: hing Of sa
the second, pamphlet Of the proceedings Of
citizens and companies in regard to the great At.
laptic Dock bssin To . considerable extent such
docks and warehouses have been used in Boston
and New York for the more economical storage Of
complete success 10 obvious that heavy goods can
be landed and stored more economically wnen the
vetel can lie alongside of the warehouse such docks
basins, and load unload from IL without dray age
When tho warshousing law was passed, in 1916, the
system entirely in this country and the de.
psrtment required put at into operation
This done after conference with the collectors in
the principal ports and the action Of the department.
communicated to Congress Whst It IL believed that
ell then done in putting so promptly into operation
new and great systen will rebound to the ultimate
advancement Of the beet nterss Of the country yet
in the period OF years which has
that dste tie department amidst its other pressing
engagements, has devoted much attention TO this
ana lmpor subject. collecting from the continent
Of Europe and Great Britain ali the informa tion thai
could be obtained In regard to the practical operation Of
the plan adopted Is that OF public Cover stores
In Great Britain en- appeal Is made to private enter
pise capital and comp. tition aud their bonded
touses are chile fly private stores with few large
erpmeDt for certain purposes The Briti4h
plan has been far The kuecss.fu and me nds
ius in my judgment, well from the Of tue
rystem iset, a. lem thorough investgation Of the
princ'p e. on which 1t s founded havv therefore By
the new rsgulaons 40 far as was consste mt with the
law II into this country under the
vested in this department by the 9Th section of the
warelor spg act The important information derived
herewith appended to this report. in doaumsnts
MARRIED +, q, II, l. X, l., M, N, O.P, q. w
The regulations now istued introduce the system Of
private competition 70 far as by the public
inttlett, and by the Law It stands By the
istirg law. unclaimed goods must b. wsrenoused in
public stores. The value Of there Is very great In
New York alone, by the returns Of the collector the
value Of kthe foreign unclaimed goods watehoused in
that port from the 9th August 1885, to 80h
le4e was $l4,ol7 656; aud the regularly wsrshcusea,
in the tame period, $40 $50; making total in
port Of 500 1853 $685. These unclaimed goods, under
act OF the 3D. March 164l must be- kept in the public
stores there being porter who claim, and makes
wsrehouse Entry OF them ..r r.....
By the returns of the colec (ses doc. E) tho
foreign goods regularly war-boused from the 9th
In addition to this. there was vast amount OF
foreign imports eposited in warehouses as un.
claimed goods, amounting as We have seen, in New
York alone to the tum Of 658. lin the other
ports the unclaimed goods bore the proportion ~
ihofe regularly warehouted in New York, 1t would
bring the total foreig goods In our
warehouses from the 9th August ls48, to Both Sep.
TENDER. ls48, up to SIC 627 O38 Notwithstanding.
then that The system entirely In this
IL 10 hoI ed that these facts, and the
warehouse in the Infancy Of the sy stem und the
ipttrsctions and acts u this dsp artment will satisfy
fully into effect and that these efforts attended
wilh .uccess, Dot~ibstsr ding that the department
w&s compelled TO enter field OF experiment entire
)y urtxpiored In this country 1t would be strange,
undsr sueh circumstances II the department has
nothing to improve or amend. as tho result Of
than two years Of experience Of the practical
operation OF tho system in this coup try, aud as
aio Of the information collected With 90 much
care from the continent Of Europe aud Great
Brteip. This experience and information have
enabled the department TO introduce. 1t Ia believed,
great and in portapt Improvement. under ths new In
fructions Low issued and especially in authorizing,
M fsr ae permitted by the Law and the seodrty Of the
pubcIevsnue the tystem Of private enter prise and
competition In the bust Of storage to reduce
TO the utmcst practicable extent, ell the charges and
expenses to the system These resulaoas 1t
IL believed will lead to considerable augue alton in
the wsyehouspg business but in order to give to
all the adva nsges In Great Britain
and to enable enter into successful petition
wi other countries for the commerce Of tho World,
TIE in the law ITSELF especially regards
the extension Of the time for warehousing which
only be made by Congress. are Indispensable. With
these dments, advancing In libsral commercial
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