New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-21
INPORTASY TO IMPORTERS.
General Order to steam Vessels.


Deputy Collector Cbam.'i!n TRANSMITS an
| official letter from the Secretary OF me
Treasury for publication. pietaced a. tn.-
lows:
transmit herewith = cOpr ~ i"t''r
| from the Secretary OF the Treasury IeIatl'e
to the proper time OF granting ID geEeral
order TO steam vessels arriving from q IOr-
eign port, and respectfully request that you
publish The came, as il Is matter %! con-
sidera bic importance to importers Ihl.
office will, in future, be governed by the
instructions above referred 10, and im'
portsrs and all others interested vii! govern
themselves accordingly.
TKs..uRI DRFaRrxENr,
Wasi ington, D. e.. February "a. H..
SIR-f am in receipt of your letter OF the
thirteenth instant reporting in regard to
the practice at your port in relation TO the
time steam vessels are required 10 wait
after entry before Il general order is issued
allowing them TO unload imported merehan-
disc, appearing by bill of IadlDg TO be de-
liverable Immediately after entry.
You state that it is the custom at Tho
port IT, cause all steamers laden with cargo
from a foreign port to lie from twenty-tOur
30 fort y-eIgl. hours without unloading, for
the purpose "f giving the importers and
consigntes OF the cargo time to pass their
enable them to get possession of their goods
directly from the vessel. thereby prevent.
ing the sending Of the merchandise to gen.
eral order warehouse, and saving charges
Of at least 3 per package.
You state further that it should be taken
into consideration that the whole levCe front
is open and exposed 30 the weather, and
that there is very little eafeguard from the
river thieves, from the fact Of the wharves
being made ot plank, tampering with dis.
charged cargo being of nightly oc .urrence.
You also represent that for the whole
length of the levee OF the city there is not
a warehouse. shed. or inclosure Of any
kind to protect even from passing storm
merchandise unladen from vessel arIi-
wing foreign. for which reason. as soon as
d package of merchandise is unladen it has
to be carted off TO the general order ware
house. causing great dissatisfaction on the
part of merchants on account OF the gen
eral srdey warehouse charges incurred.
1t is believed that at mOst Of the ports
tho practice has been 10 grant q general
order TO discharge merchandise appearing
by bill OF iading 30 be deliverable imme
distely after entry. and imported in steam
vessels. as soon as the entry is completed:
such entry being completed when the mas
ter has presented hi. manifest OF cargo, and
the same has been sworn TO by him and re-
ceiVed by the collector. But the iDcon
venience resulting from such course has
been i'll measure Obviated in some in
stances by special arrangements made Uy
the merchants with the agents Of the steam
ship lines, tina. the latter shall pay al
charges on goods for which permits are pre-
sented within two days. or any other speci-
fed time. after the entry Of the vessel. The
arrangement IS. % course. voluntary. AID
lot to be enforced by collectors
The dcpar meDt is inclined to the opinion
that a similar coarse Of procedure at your
port would be best for all concerned.
You ara therefore directed 70 notify la.r-
chants. a. far a. possible, Of ;he fact :ha'
the question. Involved should be settled ty
piivat" agreement. and, except where in
PariI""'ni -,a:.c'- special hnrdslips Ern!I
rcsHi, ~ i"!,@,utS, NOu VII Iraut :'!a
general ";.'er !" "nadr, when .t,p!i"J t.r
after ,ar c"l..i..etion &! ,he .n.. : "t :he
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