The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-21

1913 Aste o<en landed n the United
s'aies within six months from he dale Of
-" w tFaEsitA entry The duty deposited
~ S3ca "a - Is 20 be ia5orEed on TIE entry
t az .'Fs.lSo y me customs officer IN
c~ttife1 and marked with the customs
stamp, Is 10 D. delivered 70 the 7,essou
max ng tf@ deposit 81 duty
= EfpoEt o. sacn entry n trans,tu shall
Ds forwarded by mail y .ths,tt delay. bv
ths customs officer at she sending hort "a
ne col"etof Of customs al Fort Caaahy
A9F u. collection CT duties on the goods
e1<trSo - iF@Hs.'u and TO; duly exported
= Inc articles usually c.Assei as travel
81. baggage are 10 be passed free. without
Ottawa. December H. 1897
John VI DoUGAID,
- Commissioner e Customs
y 1.-THE foregoing regfI!atio a-so an
gilfs 10 goods N transit as above va
silckeen T-ver and Dalton trail.
January >. 1875.
JOHN M'Dog-cArD.
Commissioner OF Customs.
The Canadian regulation III regard 10
travellers bAgge ge Is as follows:
wearing apparel. articles of personal
anoFam.Et. toilet articles ard similar per-
soma effects OF Persons arriving IN Canada
may ile passed free sfthor; entry a. cue
toms. IS ,r2V6icrs' haggage under the pro-
visions q tea customs tariff. but th.s pro-
vision siai only II Ide such articles az
"a .4a..S Acc1Tc3 '@ay and arc f. ire u.s.. ut
atH - arc &c eSsaEy Ind appropriate for
the %e1r and use Of .u-h psrs3r for the
immediate purpose Of tas Journey ard
present comfort and convenience. aud snail
not be he'd u apaly 10 mereF7a ii, 50 ar ar
sale.
The Practice at skagway.
The taking % canadan-b bought goods
over the coas' strip 0! Alaska during The
past year, has been Taught win many
trials. and. when too late. she Canadians
and tae misguided Anne rlcans Sa3 pUr-
chased their goods In Canada have seen
their Mistake When Canadian goods
nave arrived ii the port %. Dyca (which is
al SkaE~Ayp. they are informed taat be
fore they can take their goods away frora
the wharf they mus; either pay the duty
or give bond TO Insure It's payment n case
their goods are not taken our of the coun-
try. The deputy collector 8 very part ~
lar about The bond and one broker n
skagway has had practically Il monopoly
u the business of furnishing bonds IIia
charge for making out the necessary pr
pers. certified copies Of invoices. etc. has
been about SIS In addition he charges )
par cent. ou the face q the bond wh,ca
- for twice the value Of ae goods, with
duty added. And then. III order 10 see
hat The goods ant over tie passes SAFE
~ AID were checked ont a. the other sUd.
he deputy collector appointed conveys AZ
s. per Gay. wuose duty < has been 10 stay
with the goods unit. they mere In Cana
dian territory, and MS eXpeusts were
charged - ;he owners Of The goods he was
conveying. Last WINTER n one ti1e Dep
uty Collector Floyd had lG0 OF th,se cor
Voys out At one time. The papers cannot
he made out by any one except i CUst 0mS
hroker. aud. owing 10 the heavy charges.
many men pay the American duty out
right, h XII rs il Ia. rather than pay tho
brokers' charges The American officers
are very critical about the exact contents
OF vera r. ss.e ri 4 vi y
thorough examination Il every pack
aEe. Whil.s the mounted police officers ara
easy going and ordinarily take the oWn-
ers word for the contents OF packages.
aroviasG Their spspic ons are not aroused
10y an evident desire 20 conceal something
on the part OF the prospecior. a good
plan is for the Yukoner to produce an
lteWnzed Est ar b.I or MA goods for the
Inspection of The police
How IL ~ Donc at Wrnnsei
H. shipping goods from Seattle 10 Gen
ora. an the S.scks5n river. a III :cr mus.
clear A. ;ac custom house a; Wraugel and
pay the Canadian duty on arrival at
Nranee|. !: he SHIPS from Victoria or
NangcuVer. hc mus. upon arrival q;
Nraugel. make a warehouse and imme-
q ate expectation entry on tran ssi. pment
trum the ocean - the river steamer. lie
must also give boud that he goods via be
taken 0ut of the United States lnto Cana
dian territory. this bond beng caucelei
when tho certificate u landing - returned
from Glvuora There shpu.i be 20 ex-
9,usr attaching - ,ha pas * - Nrtcr.-
can goods tnrvurE the tHStoW hoU~e It
W2uEet. ON ta33o4au goods tae brokers'
fees range flp-n 3 un. sad tao bond costs
So Ter q sn purnt wor.e $40 - S@p and
more IN proportion tsr tArc"r 33(s Their.
= 100 practical difference ia tbc conditions
pceyalJp9 on :Ae S:,-ten from hose in