The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-08


Interesting From the Cape or Good Hope.
OF CERTAIN WHARFAGE DUEs-LIsT OF ARTICLES
ExENPTED-ExECUToRs OF THE UNITED STATES
CoNsUL-ACTI0N OF THE COLONIAL LEGISLATURE.
The bark springbok, Captain Hurd which arrived ct
the 4th instant with advices from the Cape OF
Good Hope to 18th Of August brought as passenger G. s.
Holmes Esq, United States Consul at Cape Town. It
will be seen from the suhoined correspondence which
that gentleman had with officers of the government
and the acts of the Colonial legislature passed conse
quence Of it, Holmes has succeeded in obtaining.
some important concessions Of wharfage dues to our
whaIers.
In the first place Mr. Holmes addressed the following
letter TO the Secretary of the Colony
u g. CONSULATE CAPE Town. March 10, 1855.
R-Havug observed through the government Gdsexe
that revision Of the laws regulating the management OF
and for imposing The duties OF customs Is about 10 take
place. and feeling atisdeo that the government would
confer privileges up any mercantile body wherea
responding bench, would be derived have taken the
liberty TO ask that the follow exemptions be made
for the American whaling marine that may touch at
ports IN This colony where bonded warehouses have been
]. To be allowed to land place in private bonded
stores an surplus stores or articles shipped
age due on landing or shipping.
2 To be allowed TO ship all stores they may require out
OF bond TO be used as ST. res.
s. To allowed land from aud trnuship into private
bonded store all III. oil they may have ON board at the
United states or Other ports, from all wharfage
It may be asked where will be the corresponding bene
| At to the colony
Ans The whaling community Of the United states feel
that large of money is expended in time consumed
the passage to and from their whaling ground 1t is
suggested that could they be allowed tho above exemp
United States to t6s nan Ocean with years. provi-
sions would proceed to the Cape and land oge
Their with the oil the passage, years prov
sions; then proceed to her cruizing ground until the
years. provisions expended the vessel full Of oil
then return to the cape land aud transp tho oil as
fore stated, redt ship and take in stores for another
remembered that large portion Of whalers OUTFIT
Is Of articles the growth OF hs colony such % vegea-
Ss Of al kinds and oT could be Re Kept but
that the benefit to the colony would BIO much greater
than to tue vessel besides the frequent shipment Of Cape
youths board these vessels who, in short time,
! would become expert whalemen This plan has been
adopted in the Pacific, that many Of whaers
wich Islands repairs and reft the merchants fire.
quenty shipping copper for ecopperng 10 as to retain
secondly: All American vessels to be allowed to ship
out OF bond stores SUCH whore such vessels trading
beyond the bounds Of The colony, and thus stop the
temptation TO the law it stands, by declar
ing the articles for foreign port when they are actually
Thirdly: what facilities would be allowed the American
navy provided this port, sinon's Bay, we're made
Trusting that these exemptions asked for the American
| whalemen will be considered by His Exceency mutu
ally beneficial to oil concerned and have his recommen
dalton to the Parliament that the honorable body COM
posing it may tlere,y approve, and the result prove
great benefit to this colony and the whaling interests
OF ne united sates ID the WISH Oh your most 0oeuiche
United States Consul Cape of Good Hope:
| The Honorable RAwsoN w. RAwsoN Secretary to the
Colonial Government
In consequence OF this very timely letter. the following
| acts we're passed by the Colonial Parliament
To amend Ordinance No Of 1889 entitled an Ordinance
In he Colony Ct ne Cape q GOOD mUosn
the bonded warehouses for The use Of vessels visiting the ports
Re enacted by lis Fxelency the Governor with the ad-
semby, that shall Lawful for the proper officers Of Gus
rsese
ORIGINAL packages impaired % shipped free from csos
ohsE port s hI Colony o.
h ss ana he Collector customs
shall direct and any such articles shipped stores contrary
dealt Win q ,Fe provided in the Ordinance
r. for Srea customs Ws or %
This shall and take effect from and after tho
Given Al Governlnen House, this 9Th day Of june 1855.
BY command Of ~ EsGesSey ae eySr Colonial Secretary
For Exempng from Wharfage and Grange Dues certain ar
WSereas 's By Ordinance f 10 g. Of ISL entitled ord
nance regulating the rates of WHARFAGE dues in Cape
y he ns % 81 s and
expedIcn exempt certain articles from the payment
advice the Legislative Council and House Of
Assembly that the articles shall be from ae
shipped in Table Bay smons Bay respectively that 70
vessels; all whalebone whale and whale s
oil landed shipped from or on osd Of whaling yssss or
bone whale head matter Or oil from Or p any Whaling he
hot hot entered for Colonial consumption.
This shall and take effect from and after the
Given at Government House, this sh day Of June, 1885,
~ '' RAWsoN W. RAWsoN Colonial Secretary.
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