Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-12-30
An Interesting. IRE Sury Circular.

The Secretary of the Treasury is despatching the
following circular to all the United States collectors
of customs in order to systematic the returns OF
those officers we presume:
SIZE have reason to believe that there
terial defects in the forms and times of rendering
the returns require of collectors by the act OF the
goth Of February, 1920, we'll as in the mode OF
entering, keeping, and exhibiting the matter con-
tanned in the in the registers Office and desl
rous to introduce such improvements may be
practicable and may secure greater exactness and
promptitude in the exhibits required by the act,
my object in addressing you is to obtain such IN
formation and aid may be conducive to that
end
There is now much diversity the part of coIlec
in reporting the articles imported and consequent
~, delay and difficulty in the registers office IN as
Stimulating and distributing such articles to recognis-
ed species classes. To remedy this evil 1t seems
to to be necessary for the department to frame Il
nomenclature of articles to notify the list to all
collectors for their observance and for II to be va
ried only by authority from time to time, the i'm
portaton of articles to be reported by collec-
tors, or other circumstances shall render expedent
10 enable the department 10 construct a proper
nomenclature will thank you, may be,
70 transmit to this department table, In all habet-
tai order, showing
lst The names of each variety Of ali articles i'm
ported, whether enumerated or enumerated.
subject TO duty, or free.
I'd. The commercial or scientific denomination of
the general class to which such variety belongs.
3D.. The place of growth, produce, manufac
! ture.
4th. The rate Of duty, if any, on such articles.
5th. Such information of the character of articles
not in common familiar and of the purposes
to which they most usually applied. it may
be in your power to furnish. Appended to this list
you will add list Of such articles as in your Opin-
ion may be aggregated or classified, for the reasons
contained in the proviso the Sd section of the act
referred to and similar list, and appendix, of the
articles exported. At the same time it may be
proper to revise an rearrange the list Of countries
to and from which commerce passes; and | Will
thank you to look into this branch of the subjec
also, and favor with table, in alphabe teal
der, of the places proper in your opinion to be
cognized and established the places of trade con-
| templated by the act in these returns.
1t is understood that difference Of practice prevails
likewise, in respect to the times when the mporta-
ton is assumed, in the returns, to take place. With
view to the most proper rule upon this subject, and
especially to uniformity between the different custom
houses, will thank you to state what the practice
upon inquiry, shall be in favor Of continuing such
! practice, the grounds OF such opinion.
The in respect 10 the time when ii is assumed
the exports take place
| | not that any change except in the time
of rendition is required in The present mode Of re-
turning registering, exhibiting the TONNAGE hut if
any defect in it ycI and you can suggest
i'm provemen, it will he acc rlabe to the department
for you 10 do so
1t is proposed that the returns for commerce and
navigation shall be made, as at """~~''