New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-17
TREASURY CIRCULAR.
J
o THE COLLECTORS AND OTHER Q


INSTRUCTIONS TO THE COLLECTORS AND OTHER OFF,
GERS OF CUSTOMS
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Wednesday, June3O 1882.
The Department has received Official Information tna'
the Spanish Conveniently royal decree OF Sd January
1852 has authorized the admission into the ports OF
Spain and Islands adjacent On footing oil eq9aiy VIVA
Spanish vessels as 20 Navigation ana port uuuSS, 'no
vessels of all nations which may concede Ike beneht
in their respective territories TO the vessels OF the span
isb mercantile marine-aDd that the American Minister
ut Madrid bad made Ia arrangement with me pansn
(oyt rnment by which the privileges conceded oy said
decree 10 foreign vessels should take effect regards
the American flag, ard alter the LIST day OF May last
The Collectors Of the Customs therefore request
ed and instructed to admit Spanish vessels arriving from
Spanish or any other rign ports those OF Cuba and
Porto Rico excepted, TO entry on the same footing az
American vessels regards tuDnage, light money and
ali other dues the United States, far respects
the vessels but the provisions Of the act of l3sh July
as regards Spanish vessels arriving from the ports OF
Cuba or Porto Rico, are TO remain in full force. Any
funDsge duty or light money which may have been ex-
acted contrary 10 The tenor Of the preceding insuc
tions from Spanish vessels that may have arrived Ia the
United States since the first utmO VIII be returned by
the Department under the usual certificates and formal
ties
Under the circular instructions from this Department
of 18Th June, 1919, Spanish yesses from the ports Of
Cuba have been admitted 10 entry free OF tunnage duty
when arriving with careU OF mOasscs or Ia ballast Ia
consequence of Amer lean vessels arriving In the port
of that island being exempted from the customary
foregn tunDsge duty provided they arrived In ballast
or loaded outward with full cSrgo OF m1asses. The
Department however, has recently ascertaned that
this mptiOn Of tunnege duty on American vessels
arriving In ba last is accorded to such vessels
less they likewise depart In ballast and that the full
tunnage duty of dollar and fifty cents per tun is
exacted If they take away any portion OF O. cargo OF
abe produce 81 the island, moasses only excepted.
Under these circumstances the Department does net
consider iself authorized, under the provisions of the
act of 18Th July 1892 admit entry Spanish vessels
from Cuba any other terms than American vessels
admitted Into Tie ports OF that Island and,
quenty, ell Jansh vessels arriving from said island IN
ballast, must pay the tunna2e duty of dollar
and fifty cents per tuD, rs Is eXacted American
GELS entering the ports of Cuba, unless they likewise
leave the United States in ballast but Spanish vessels
arriving from the ports Of Cuba with full cargo Of
molsssos, Will continue 70 be exempted from the psy
ment OF any tunago duty.
Spanish vessels arriving from port In Porto Rico
will in all csses whether in ballast or with cargo OF any
d. scrpton pay tunnaee duty Of S7l2c p tun, being
the amount which, agretaby TO the latest authentic ad
vice Ia possession oi the Department Ia exaced
American vessels in that island unless any vessels so
arriving from said leland shall produce certificate
from tfe principal officers Of The customs at the port
of her departure, duly certified by the American Con.
sui that less tunnage duty Is charged at said port
upon American vessels, that the latter under any
particular circumstances entirely exempted from the
payment Of tunnage duty In which said vessel
shall be admitted to entry on Ike terms may be thus
accorded to American vessels in the ports Of Porto
Rico.
In all cases where Spanish vessels may arrive from
the ports of either Cuba Porto Rico and shall pro-
duce certificates above duly verified By the American
Consul OF eny modification IN the of tunnage duty
on American vessels in the ports of said Islands tho
collectors of the will report the the
Department and II they may not have been already
authorized they will be instructed to make a slmsr
modification seressby TO the provisions Of the act of
18th July 1892 In the unnsse duty Of Spanish vessels
thus irving from ssid islands.
Complaints have been made 20 the Department that
under the instructions Of the 9Th ultimo the Collect
o some of the principal ports annulng much of
the circular of the 18th june Si9, exempted from
tunnage duty Spanish vessels arriving Ia ballast fron
Cuba various Spanish vessels have paid this duty when
they bad knowledge of the change at the time Of
their departure for the United States The Collectors
instructed to report all such for the consider
alton Of the Department. with the view OF aording such
just relief il may be In Its power grant The re
port in such case will state the time Of clearance and
departure from Cubs, the tune OF arrival in the United
States, ard the amount Of tunIage duty paid In each
case.
The Collectors will report promptly to the Depart.
ment any authentic information they may receive of
notifications In the tunnage other dues upon Ameri.
vessels In the ports of either of the above islam
In order that the Department may promptly meet any
such Modification In favor OF American vessels bv ok.
tending the same 10 Spanish vessels arriving In the
United States from the ports OF either of those cOonlss
Ww. l.. HODGE, Aetiug Secretary Treasury.
Importations of Dry Goods for the week
ending July Is, 1852:
Consumption.