The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-08-23
INSTRUCTIONS ARE HERE
L. 5. CONSUL HAYWOOD HEARS
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Revised Tariff of Consular Fees
Every Ship Owner Intcrested-Pres
ident McKinley's letter

by the last mail there came to Unit
ed States Consul General Haywood the
following circular letter:
Besides charging fees for miscela-
neous services, for notarial aud unof-
fetal business, the department has
authorized the Consul General to
charge the following fees for services
to vessels and seamen:
Executive Mansion.
Washington. July 20. 1897.
To the Consular Officers of the United
States.
Gentlemen: / send you enclosed
copies of the tariff of United States
Consular fees prescribed by the Pres
ident in the following order:
Executive Mansion.
Washington. July -. 1897.
The following revised tariff of Con-
sular fees is hereby prescribed under
the authority conferred upon me by
Section mas of the Revised Statutes
to be charged by Consular officers of
the United States for official and un
official or notarial services as indicat-
ed. All Consular charges must be in
strict accordance with this tariff and
be collected in gold or its equivalent.
The tariff is to take effect on and af-
ter October 1. 1897.
All fees prescribed in the Tariff of
official fees are to be accounted for to
the Secretary of the Treasury as pre-
scribed by law.
Notarial or unofficial fees. including
Consular Court fees. may be retained
by the officials collecting them, but
must be reported in full as required
by the Consular Regulations.
All parts of the Consular Regula
tions in conflict with this order are
hereby amended.
WILLIAM MKINLEY.
You will examine this tariff care
fully and see that its provisions are
strictly observed in every respect.
The receipt of this circular and the
accompanying tariff is to be promptly
acknowledged.
Respectfully yours,
THOMAS w. CRIDLER,
Third Assistant Secretary.
FEES FOR VESSELS AND SEAMEN.
Bill of health, in duplicate. .. SIS 90
Supplemental bill of health, in
duplicate .......... .......... =. 0O
For receiving and delivering
ships register and papers, in
GLIDING consular certificates,
as prescribed in Forms Nos. 10
and IA, 1 cent on every ton,
registered measurement (neD,
of the vessel for which the SER
vice is performed if under 1000
tons: but for American YES
sells running regularly by
weekly or monthly trips, to or
between foreign ports, this
tonnage fee will not be charg-
ed for more than four trips in
year; and tonnage fees shall
not be eXacted for any vessel
touching at or near ports in
Canada on her regular voyage
from one port to another
within the United States, I'M
less some official service re-
quired by law shall be per-
formed.
And for every additional ton
over 1000, one-half of cent.
Shipping or discharging seamen,
including certificates thereof
attached to crew list and ship
ping articles and given to sea-
men-Forms Nos. 16, II, Is,
and 80 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 100
Authorization of copies of pro-
tests or other necessary docu-
ments for vessels or seamen
not otherwise provided for. 100
Preparation and acknowledge
ment for vessels of any oath or
declaration for which a form
is given in the Consular Reg
ulations, or Il similar necessary
service not otherwise provided
for .............. ............ 2.OO
Preparation and execution for
vessels or seamen of any certi-
ficate for which form is given
in the Consular Regulations, or
similar necessary service not
otherwise provided for ....... 100
, Orders or letters for vessels or
seamen for which forms are
given in the Consular Regula-
tions, or other similar necessa-
ry service not otherwise pro-
, yided for 200
Recording, when necessary, for
vessels or seamen any docu-
ment covered by the provisions
of the Consular Regulations,
for every hundred words or
fraction thereof .............. 80
Noting marine protest-Form
No. 81 .................... Z. 10
: Extending marine protest-Form
| NO. 80 .................. 3.UO
If it exceed 200 words, for every
additional 100 words .......... so
Protest of master against char
: terers or freighters-Form
No. 80 ...................... 200
Clearance when issued by the
Consul, as at free ports ...... 200
Attending an appraisement of
vessels goods or effects, for
each days attendance ........ 800
Attending sale of vessels goods,
for each days attendance dur
: ing which the sale continues. 500
Attendance at shipwreck, or
for the purpose of assisting
ship in distress, or of saving
wrecked goods or property,
over and above travelling eX-
penses, whenever the ConsuIs
interposition is required by
the parties interested, for each