New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-04

A. 1t has been done know some cases where ~ has
been stopped that during the first portion or my
cation very largely on goods imported I'm the manner of
which yOu speak Houses doing business III uas nainet
from tbemselyes to themselves. After they discovered
they had pay duty the market value OF me gooS
their snseouent invoices they would raise TO the values
and rates fixed in my Department Ihe LAW Gacs tn nm
the right 10 DO this and they incur no penalty lhe
records " the Custom. House show numerous auNaces
OF this character by merchants VINO I99hu iu' 'nT2
could not get their goods through ~ tne u ,r- "
almost all such cases the merchants were loieisheIs.
@ Have you reason 10 believe tla, nuuSes ~ ] ~
OF which American importers have been hccusomeu ~
purchase. have been the habit, aiter selnhg luan
iity Of goods 10 American merchant OF s9hulns .
immediately large quantity OF the same goods on ter
account 10 IN 'he marketf A. No tir | would not De
able TO know whether IL was 20 OF n"t. nav hva
large 0unntiii.s ~ Millinery goods, laces nd nc ton'
and goods OF that character from Paris nave Been i M,
voiced ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Naturalization % to lVO
per cent, and the Consul w0uld celkul 20 VI, W
Of the invoice. else the articles Noua nor pc H.
upon an invoice , all the owners scnfiag them 20 lh
Apurs cla dcpIrfnieut under "appraiscment Ofdtf
tiiti, mo. No. ,onid he able 10 get them through AZ
below their real value gave dire lions m Jl such ca eS
tt On Der cent ,Iond be- added 20 what woud be re-
garicd as fair puco Tor the goods That would always
O. In case the importer il not satisfied with your ep-
prasa what is donei A. II t j. ~ reference 10 SSt
zion ho takes what Is called reappraiscnenl iAtfe
is General appraiser, who when he Is here aeis VII
merchant appraiser appointed ~ we Co.lo, " ,
der the law 90 act on the appeal from my detlsl a. ..
@ Could the merchant in any ease select the party 10
reaturose his goods ms to valuation IN case Of an APP
peei A No sir: thc Collector has the power 20 np-
MONT them The Witnesses Tor the Government and the
merchant appraiser are always des naeu ny the Col-
lectOr. uOmally though he comes 10 Us LOT Hles VI
o. In case Of a reduction II duties account OF dam
arc the the voyage or imU'ratuni Is me
appraisal then left TO the merchant appraisers ~ No,
SIR i'm ma, crarneut There is " D damage Bureau" Of
which, on the st OF August, 1862 took charge as AS
o. mas any change occurred since Won entered on the
duiies OF your Office, 10 the character OF the men
mn ,sSc IN ,.,y hecause Immediately on coming into
Office changed the practice. II had been the Iacll,e
OF the Examiners or Assistant Appraisers 10 dtsl-2te
the men. and the Appraiser did not usually know VINO
they get oil the information can in reference
to the persons who are designated, ana eL1f AFpIoNe
or al .approve 81 thc-0T rather send IN the uainoa
Whether tacy a different class Of men have no per
O. II Ecy were designated by the Examiners Assist
ant Appraisers would it not give them an opportunity
o. make money Ouj ~ the mercaAts 10y d signaling euc n
men would DE agreeable to tloni A les slr III case
they were dishonest
FRAUDULENT ALLOWANCE FOR DAMAGED GOODS
O Have you reason to Government has been ely
due b allowing arc- diige than the goods bad actually
su aneif A. les % teee So When iooA
charge OF department the practice to slow largely in Excess
Of what scrc m judgment the proper rates The bes'
reason have for saving this a. fom an tciual
examination myself found change ile iare' which occurred
have seen Of deception aul fraud ie part u brokers
oher- Interested cr.viscA from css-e' Before efwe INTO
Sound frm Damaged goods, lest It u,t carried og In Che
70 .Hs -, ,i NJ. n ato- caro- of loois ref I'D
Instance We IN, T 5.- s5i u.re .ore vsr-
faad m & ai .ny NOR Fo q ALL ini.e on '- me s'I g
the eo's iu reference 70 ttr ,on I.s r.
5ea ,ss eu down S ,o11 Of goods I'll a 70 G dsrgei on
moot Boz o-sto1 Ea.l boxes l,i fec ,ful .'
.r b. zen dD, TO- t eor, .a bo. e. Co eve 30 d. sp
p,sr4n-e damage AL sash things tilk We have
20 II il st, ts,t fri, s-y re7es-,te in your department
thral-l excessive damage ti ,srces JIG '.e-.f o. ''. a
frao4. wi. ,ou loos Of il an .IlL.ni
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