The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-18
PHILIPPINE TARIFF LAWS.
List Of Duties and Port Charges to
He Collected. Under Direction Of
the Military. II All Ports In the

WASHINGTON, Aug. i7.-The war de-
partment has issued regulations fer ths
guidance OF officers concerned IN the col
lection Of duties on imports AID exports.
taxes and other charges and exactions TO
be collected as a. military contribution at
ports and places IN the possession or under
the control OF the forces OF the United
States in the Philippine islands. The reg
uiasions are substantially the same As were
recently put into operation in Cuba The
rates OF duty, however. differ in many I'M
portant particulars. The light duties are
as follows, per net ton:
On each entry OF a vessel from port or
place except from another port or place in
the Philippine islands in possession OF the
United States. $40
On each entry OF vessel from another
port or place in the Philippines in posses
sion Of the United States, g.
On each departure OF vessel for another
port or place in the Philippines in posses
sion OF the United States. 81
The following are exempt from light du-
ties:
"A vessel belonging TO or employed in the
service Of the government OF the United
States or vessel OF a neutral government
not engaged in transit; or vessel In dis
tress: or a yacht belonging TO an organ
d neutral foreign nation.
Goods of all kinds exported through
ports of the Philippines declared open by
the United States. shall pay charge OF
peso per l.0o0 kilogrammes gross. as
charge for wharfage. whatever be the port
OF destination or nationality Of the export
ing vessels.
Goods OF all kinds imported into ports
OF the Philippines declared open by the
United States and destined for trans-ship-
ment to other ports of the Philippines de-
clared open by the United States shall pay
a charge for wharfage of ~ OF peso per
1000 kilogrammes gross at the port of
trans-shipment. as a due for wharfage.
Merchandise imported, exported or
shipped in transit for the use of the gov
eminent OF the United States and coal,
shall be exempt from wharf charges"
The following customs tariff will be COLI
lected on elementary substances:
Live and dead poultry and small game,
pair, cents.
Meat. sailed and jerked beef. kilo, Is
cents.
Other kinds OF meats, kilo. . cents.
Butter. kilo, % cents.
Salt cod and stock fish. kilo. cents.
Fresh fish, or with the salt Indispensable
for its preservation. kiio, l cent.
Fish. sailed. smoked and picked, kilo,
cents.
Shelish, kiio, cents.
Rice. husked or not, Zoe kiios Is cents.
Wheat, 100 kilos. 60 cents.
Wheat flour. 100 kios. $40.
Other cereals, 100 kilos. S1N.
Flour of same. 100 kiloss, 81.
sugar, raw. kilo. 2 cents.
b sugar, refined, kiio, 10 cents.
Cocoa, of all kinds and origin, kilo. Il
cents.
Coffee. Of all kinds and origin, kilo. 10
cents.
Cinnamon of all kinds and origin, kilo. u
cents.
Gloves. kilo. IA cents.
Pepper. klo { cents.
Tea. OF all kinds and origin, kilo, cents.
Olive oil. kilo, Il cents
Common brandy, OF vinic alcohol, litre,
cents.
A brandy. favored with anise seed. COM
posed brandies and liquors of yinIc alcO-
hol litre, 20 cents.
3 common brandy, favored with anise
seed composed brandies and liquors not ex-
clusively made of vinic alcohol. /. e., those
known as industrial. l!tre, IS cents.
Beer and cider in wood, $50 per hecto-
litre; in bottles, $7.15 per hectoitre.
Wines. sparkling. litre, . cents.
Wines. other, litre. "a cents.
Duty will be levied on the following pro-
auctions Of the Philippine islands, when
exported therefrom:
Abaca, raw or wrought hemp. indigo.
rice sugar. cocoanutss and tobacco.
Excise and other inland charges are pro-
yided for on distilled spirits and cigars
and cigarettes.
Provision is made for the free importa-
ton into the Philippines Of mineral wa
tiers. trees and plants lime. copper and
gold and silver ores. and samples OF many
lines OF merchandise
Free admission is also extended to wear
ing apparel and reasonable personal equip
ment of travellers, to the furniture of per-
sons going to settle in the Philippines, 10
the equipment of portable theaters. piano.
ramas and similar public entertainments:
10 submarine telegraph cables and to ma
chinery and supplies necessary for the
salvage or repair Of foreign vessels which
have entered ports OF the Philippines
through stress Of weather
The metric system Of weights and meas
ures II use by the Spanish government will
be continued. The kilogram is equivalent
20 2,en4s pounds.
The monetary unit OF the Philippines Is
the gold peso. the mint. The estate OF
value sl034.
The current money heretofore !n cirCu-
lation in the Philippines shall be received
for duties. taxes and other exactiOns In the
manner ana upon the same basis of vania-
ton as heretofore prevailing as that in use
prior 10 the military and naval occupatfon
A litre Is equivalent to 1857 quarts
A hectolitre Is equivalent TO 2S4I70 gal
Ions.
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