The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-05
INFORMATION FOR
-a LOCAL SHIPPERS

A circular notice To shippers Of mer-
chandise from Hawaiian ports to any
other American ports has been issued
by the Treasury Department. dated
May 25th, 1900. and numbered Circular
No. IS. which provides that
Merchandise not the growth, produc-
ton or manufacture OF the Hawaiian
Islands. when shipped TO the United
States, must be accompanied by Ger
tificate from the chief officer Of the cus-
toms at the port OF shipment, stating
the date ~ Importation of the merchan-
disc into Hawaii.
Section % Of the Act approved April
30. 1900. entitled AN Act 20 provide "A
government for the Territory of Ha-
wall" reads as follows:
THAT imports from any OF the Ha-
waiian Islands into any state or any
other Territory Of the United states, of
any dutiable articles not the growth.
production or manufacture of said ISL
ands. and imported into them from ;tuy
foreign country after July seventh,
eighteen hundred and ninety-eight. and
before this Act takes effect. shall pay
the same duties that are imposed on the
same articles when imported into the
/ United states from any foreign coun-
| try"
/ In nTUNf lnal the GOnslEuttS III the
states be enabled To receive their goo Is
upon arrival at port of destination. with
the least possible Inconvenience, and
as I'm some instances the customs Of
icers at ports i'm the States will be I'M
able To- determine which Is and which
- not the product. growth or manufac-
ture of the Hawaiian Islands. IL has
been requested by the custom house at
torney for the Oceanic Steamship Co,
Mr.. II. u. Thomas. that Hawaiian ship
pers Of all merchandise to the States.
whether the articles shipped be the
product. growth or manufacture of the
Islands or not, procure from the chief
officer OF the customs at the port OF
shipment certificate. In triplicate.
stating the date. II OF foreign growth.
product or manufacture. of importation
of the merchandise into Hawaii, and IN
case OF Hawaiian growth. product or
production. so stating in his certificate
One copy of this certificate should be
taken by the shipper to the agents OF
the vessel upon which the merchandise
Is TO be shipped. and attached by said
agents to the coastwise manifest of the
vessel. and accompany the vessel &c
port OF destination I'm the States. The
; second copy Of the certificate should b.
mailed TO the consignee at port OF des
3 tination. The third copy should be lef
, with the chief officer OF the customs a
the port Of shipment
, The form of certificate is not prescrib
ed by the Treasury Department. but tn
following form as a guidance is submit
ted by Mr.. Thomas:
! Declaration Of shipper or his duly au
. thorized agent, covering goods ship
ped from the Territory Of Hawai-
. To any other state or Territory il
! the United States.
I, ....... do solemnly and truly declar
; that am the shipper Cor agent OF ship
! peri of the merchandise described in tn
ANNEXED statement. that the statemen
contains a Just and true account of al
A the goods. wares ana merchandise ship
: ped by ...... in the ...... whereof
o IL master. for ......, and consigne
: to-. at ...... (cOnsignee's residence