The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-29


Collectors or other chief officers Of GUS
toms should report quarterly TO the super
yislng inspector general an catalogue NO.
80 the names dates of inspection. tonnage
and name OF place where inspected. and
OF the officers making the inspection, OF
such vessels. which names shall follow
after the names of steam vessels reported
order.
Supervising inspectors viii also report
in like manner in their quarterly state
ments. Form Iii.
-Coliectcrs and other chief officers of
customs are further directed 10 require
all masters of sail vessels OF over 100 tons.
before granting clearance 10 such vessels,
to submit 20 their inspection the original
certificate OF inspection OF such sail YES
sells as well as the original license of the
master and mate of the vessel.
Collectors and other chief officers or
customs are further directed not TO Issue
any license. register or enrolment To sail
vessels such as described herein unless
they have satisfactory evidence that all
the provisions of Title LII. Revised stat
sies. as amended by the act approved De-
eeraber n. iSe. have been fuzzy complied
with"
Some important amendments to the
quarantine regulations have also been pro-
nnaisatsd- during the past week by the
treasury. DEPARTMENT. In brief these are;
s'Tngboats. or any other vessels having
had communication with vessels sublest
TO inspection. shall be themselves subject
10 inspection. and having been exposed To
infection shall also be- ouarantined.
when a yessei arrives having had small
pox on board all persons must submit 70
vaccination, or show SATISFACTORY evidence nee
Of recent vaccination. or 81 having had
smallpox. or be detained in quarantine Tor
not less than fourteen days
Those who have Been directly exposed
10 the 1nfecticn. and who are not protected
BY having the disease, or by previous sue
ee<sfui vaccination. shall De detained I'M
der observation for fourteen days suisse,
must be disinfecsed.
"On ali vessels arriving, all passengers
occupying apartments other than nrst or
Second cabin shall be vaccinated prior 10
entry unless they can show that they
have had smallpox, or have been recently
successfully saecinated, or be detained n
quarantine fourteen days.
t'Ali solid ballast, on vessels Injected
with or suspected OF being Infected with.
cholera TO be discharged or disinfected pre-
vious to dis.nfecrion OF hold; all such bal
-last DISCHARGED. in fresh water 10 be dis
Infected by saturaton with or immersion
In an acid solution or bichloride Of mer-
curry. 10 500
. .'s,iear hard. ciose-grained rock may be
permitted to remain on board, but only
after disinfecton by immersion IN an acid
solution l TO 500 of bichinride of mercury.
Ballast removed from vessels infected WITH
or suspected, OF being infected with cholera
station.
Vessels constructed 81 iron are 10 be
disinfeeted by sulphur aoxide gas. 10 per
cent. strength per volume. for twelve
hours exposure. or by washing with a So
luton OF b.chloride OF mercury. ! TO 500.
appli under pressure 10 all surfaces oy
means OF hose.
Vessels OF wood. by both OF the pre-
ceding methods save that the exposure tn
sulphur dicxide gas shall be Tor twenty
four hours. air sireaks 10 be open; the use
a.. - of he ,.AN-
curic solution.
A number Of points having been raised
BY Collector of Customs heustis regard
ing licensed officers on steam vessels.
the following definite instructions regard
ing the matter have been mailed 10 him
by the treasury department;
'First-A full complement of licensed
officers on a steam vessel is determined
BY the local inspectors. and inserted by
them Ia the certificates issued to the
steamer.
..second--A person holding joint license
as master and pilot or mate and pilot
does not necessarily require the tndorse-
mcnt of the inspectors on the certificafe
of inspection
.sThird-A person holding pilots license
cannot act under such license on steam
vessel required by the Inspection certifi-
cate 10 carry a licensed mate.
Further. Ii is the opinion Of the de-
isartn,ent that the inland rules of for
nsr department decision governs on the
rivers. harbors and Inland waters OF Pu-
get sound points.
In the case OF the steamer Beaver.
which made application 20 Collector
Heus,ls for "a register. in order TO en-
gage in the passenger business between
Puget sound points aud Fraser river.
having been certiScated by ths local In
speeiors OF steam vessels fer Puget sound
waters only. Inspector Heustis Is In
Strszr ell nat At
registered without first having her new
route Endorsed on the certificate by the
local inspectors, the Endorsement. also
stating the number and character of of.a-
GERS and crew required for the Fraser
rtves route. attention being called To the
fact that all registered steam vessels
must carry "a licensed master. mate and
engineer. but are ret required TO carry a
licensed pilot,
Collector Heustss also recently Wrote fa
the secretary II the ertaSury In regard 20
the liquidation Of entries Of rejected teas
under the tea act of March . 1877 and in
curing whether any objection existed %
the iiau iaAon % such entries immediate
ly upon rccsspt Of notice from TIRE hoard
Of general appraisers OF anai Election
Acting Secretary Spaulding replies that
as there H. no appeal frars the board *
general appraisers in this matter. faufta-
tfon ~ The entry in all eases should be
made at once upon receipt of notice from
rae board. Withholding the refund 81 est
mated duties until expectation ar a.stFEr-
tsoa q the tea Under the law the import
er has six months from tae date az :he
decision OF the board within which ~ @x-
port or destroy the Tea. ia accordance With
his bond
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('nasui SpragGie ~ & bya3tar. writes taat
tf8ers IS sisreTenJssi duty 81 pesesss for
every fasa Kilograms - pounds between
United States ana BRITISH four entering
Spain. ~ she pgsfsd.ce 81 she former TIE
matter. be ad4s Is az e9s1e importance IS
at present American sogr can nr1erSsii
aihar foreign isaysartafsoxs IN this Hnf.
TEE nominal value ~ che TsrsEtA Is r.
eeafs. bus rs market value IS considerably
less TIC state Sepsyf rnSns has called the
attention - t&s American rasySs<fss 20
Spain Hsn. Selismy SsorsTs Ia tbs dis
cEI1inAtieE.
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In r&giy 90 sTss4 &trfss zsv the osagnB hoard
~ hssTtaeuGsures 90 Cous1s. ss@H#rai Hars-
aver WRITES sS shs state department Frau