The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-12-13


LEGISLATION along, that line, continued
Mr. NeedhaJn, We must seek rather for
great restrictions than to attempt to
let the bars down anywheJa. Mr.. Need
hams sentiments are e<icurred in by
all the arriving members OF the Pacific
Coast delegatlons Senator Mitchell OF
Oregon favors q stringent exclusion act
for the United States and possessions
as does Representative eCushman OF
Washington State, f::~-
THE KIMURA CASE.
The United states Board OF General
Appraisers, assembled In New York,
have rendered decision In the case OF
s. Kimura and others in a controversy
with the collector OF customs at Hon
olulu. The decision is in favor of the
collector and holds that vegetables cut
open and washed and dried in the sun,
are dutiab,e 'f'he opinion. announced
by the Treasl{ry department here, Is by
x.ReprestntatiEe Fischer ms follows:
"The mcrchandise In question consists
OF various vegetables which were assess
cd under the provision. OF paragraph 2il
of the act Of July "a, 1897. Mt the rate OF
40 per cent ad, valorem, as prepared veg
etnhles. The Importer Claims that said
merchandise, Is properly dutiable AZ tbs
rate OF % per cent ad vliorem under the
provisions Of paragraphs a57, as veg etables
IN Ihe'r ma,s.at sun ,,..
| ne eonu'uNi anu 'u" 'e' ,.,.
i'esetapl,s are s"o"" III w. nv nh
contained IA onc VI 'be P'o''S'''
aescrines mem us - ~ .,,.a r,,,.
cut open and dried In the sun, and tho
rcnkon or. lotus the bnlh of the water
lily, cut washed and dried in the sun.
| "An inspection of the Samples shows
that all OF the merchandise covered by
the nrotcsts ia of similar character and
similarly prepared In G. a. 1870 this
BOARD, 1, passing upon the question
whether bcets which had been sliced and
dried were Vegetables prepared said:
".While the goods In question are GER
talnly very rudely prepared we are Of
tho onlpion that the process of slicing
has advanced the beets beyond the con.
ditIon of vegetables in their natural
state. and we find they are prepared
VEGETABLES"
..,rbis decision was affirmed In the case
nf petry va United States 90 Fed Rep
os1 There are two provisions covering
Vegetables One rproyides the vegetables
in their natural state and the ether pro
yides for vegetables prepared or in other
than their natural state When vcgeta-
HES pre cut I'm and subjected to n d oc-
.
certainly no longer In their natural state
hut have been taken out OF II by n proc.
css of preparation. When prepared they
, no longer belong In parnRraph 2j7 and al
5 once fall within paragraph 2l.
1 1--WE find tina, the goods are vegetable.
I prepared, and accordingly overrule tn,
nrotestssan affirm the decisions OF tn,
collector.'
HAWAIIAN IrrPN,s AEEECTr,D
80,
: an 'ii'po' 'nh' ,aiiIi '"se, ""''ti"s iou
|, suSn. h,ins -, 'i""nl', nus Jus. LII LII, ue
= e'uvu auVe'Scy 10 lheiri III MeW lo'h v.
',p', 49,, 90 ,in,,or
i, Mo'u, tne uRoi' Va 'he Susur p'att.i !,
:, t"'S IVY ~ p''pn.tus ~ .n"l y" !
~ senu ,ne gay , Priole 's,e ."' uo" w., y
- arr' .i ~ ms ",.e'',d a.. 10
. r,'u -, ~. - 90 ~. ~.
r @ n'u =, ''' e.ii ~ w. s
!. 80 - 10 'h " "
!. 49, . 1a' Itl, ~.
l'.,o W. ,,N, -, ~ q GO 'oi ~
q 80 s"i,,'' r. ~, ~,
Us, tU'''""s wy az" wa. nas "'".s
in,. ,,, IN, "a ri, ,a I'll, ,.I Wv
= 80 80 ~ ,n W 80, ",o -, -
of the United states specincalIy declar
that the valuation must be the marke
:, price at the time the articles are enter
. ed. The difference in the amount OF dut,
;, the Hawaiian firms, u heavy penalty
= inflicted for violating the law. Further
more, Congress provided that the boar
y Of appra1sers should not take any cog
= nizance of the equities in such cases.
Accordingly, II looks rather unfavor
:, able for the firms involved In the con
u troyersy. although the penalties, Will
n they might seem large will by no mean
: prove a setback to the firms II they hav
= To pay them.
e Mr.. and Mrs ]. b. Atherton, who hav
: been stopping with friends in Baltimore
were In Washington Nov. rs and enjoy
. ed a fine drive about the city. The
y Were planning to leave Baltimore No,
II 81 for the Pacific coast
= MIR. William Haywood has been laid II
= with the grip for some days. since h
u returned from New York. where Their
}: was n hearing on the sugar bags cas-,
labove referred to. lie has given up hi
u. office in the Corcoran building. near tn
' Treasury Department, which he main
- tanned last winter and will hereaft kee
g his office at his residence. l7l2 | Street
". w, as he finds on the whole tina
THAT Is more convenient.