The New York herald., 1872-12-22
Q706;138 GA Saved to the Gov
eminent in One Year by
Raised Valuations.
WHAT MAKES MARKET VALUE.
hvoiess Made Out in Every Civilised Tongue
zhs Classification Of Impors-what tho
Several Divisions Have To Do-Where
Our Ladies' Obtain Their Tresses-The
Enormous Business Transacted
View Additions To Be Made
to the Buildings.

We have from time to time published series of
articles on the various departments connected
WIN the collection Of customs at this port giving
minute details Of the several branches.
BACKED UP BY FIGURES
which never lie, the items became solid facts which
Invested the intelligence thus impaired with the
-utmost interest and gave our importers and the
pubuc store Of information which heretofore they
id not possess. Considering that foursixths OF the
entire revenue from imports in the United States
come through the Collector OF this Port, it is not
% be wondered at that 1t takes small army Of
o1lcers to collect the same Yet with all the cir
cumlocution and vexatious restrictions consequent
upen
MIXED TARIFF OF UNCERTAIN TENOR,
the hercuean labor OF accomplishing such great re-
suits with comparatively only e-half OF the re-
CURED force, the work Of collection is admirably
performed and reflects the greatest credit upon
The chief otficers OF the Customs Department.
ne practical and scientific branch (the head Of
which may properly be termed the Assessor OF the
sovernment) connected with collecting the rev.
enue is
THE APPRAISERS DEPARTMENT,
preaided over by Mr. William A. Darling, late mem
ber Of Congress from the Ninth district Of this city,
and gentleman well and fav0rably known as Pres
t1ent OF our Third Avenue Railroad, before the
present incumbent, and q business man of great
sapability. While the Appraiser virtually acts by
order Of the Collector on invoices sent to him for
appraisement, yet he is in great measure inde-
pendent Of the latter as far as
APPOINTMENTS OF EMPLOYEES
m his once are concerned, and which are made on
the Appraisers recomme ndation by the Secretary
OF the Treasury. The Appraisers Department has
charge Of
THE ExPoUNDING OF REVENUE LAW
n IA annlies tn asgesampnt of dutieS
posts, and all appeal cases decided by the Sec
retary OF the Treasury on reports made by this
department Colonel John B. rockingham. law
ofacer and private secretary to Mr. Darling, who
conducts the correspondence, made within seven
teen months past over nine hundred reports, aver
aging three pages Of foolscap paper on appeal
cases and other subjects. These are only the oacal
reports going to the department, while corre-
Spondence with merchants and others is even
greater than the former. The beginning OF the
work in the Appraisers ONCE is at
THE INVOICE BUREAU.
which s in charge OF Mr.. Adolph G. Rau, a gentle
man well versed in the business and for long
time in the government employ. The invoices Of
goods are sent from the Custom House for exami-
nation, either warehouse entries' or "duty paid"
AZ usual thing the Collector orders the required
number Of (the established rule is one out Of
ten) for appraisement, under penal bond, which
ugnines that II the said case does not correspond
with the invoice the importer can be- called upon
ut any time to produce the entire Importation or
In the event OF failure, forfeit the security. The
invoice is examined according TO the quality of the
goods, and alter being transcribed on blotter is
sent to the division to which it belongs and re-
cetpted for by the Assistant Appraiser IN charge.
The invoices are lndexed regularly. On the first Of
esch month they
COMMENCE WITH NUMBER ONE,
ana usually embrace from fifteen to twenty
thousand at the close thereof The following list,
composing one years transactions, will convey an
idea OF the magnitude of the business transacted
here, showing how many invoices Tor appraisement
were passed, the number OF packages received in
store and duties received on advanced rates:-
Passed Packages Duties Ad-
inQo 1Ild oi1aod