The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-03
Treasury Department Ruling Gives
Them an Advantage In
= Quick Delivery.
Psrishable Cargoes and Articles Get the Benefit
of Special RuIing--.What the
New Order Will Do.
Treasury Department, August 10. 1909.


1To Collectors and other Officers of the Customs:
Department circular of April 26 1876 T 2777) relating
handing OF tropical fruits advance of regular entry and subsequent
unpublished touching the same matter and
tending the privilege of advance permits landing
shabe and certain articles requiring immediate landing and
727 August 31 1856 T. D. s41s September 1887 T. D. os2
january 1880 unpublished decisions Treasury Department
s May 1891 soo2 June IsoD hereby superseded
and the following amendments thereof promulgated
ton and guidance of customs officers and others concerned
In order prevent loss to importers of tropical fruits and other
habe cargo and merchandise requiring immediate delivery
to the by of damage caused by delay the dis
g of the landing delivery such
permits for the immediate landing and delivery of the classes
mehane hereinafter specified be issued under the following
named conditions, which must be strictly observed
special permit authorizing the immediate landing and de-
livery of tropical fruits of persabe fresh fish, fresh obsers
newspapers plates intended immediate repnng
papers may be issued in advance of the arrival the importing
port upon application importer
accompanying such application Catalogue Form No 625 be filed
with the collector the port of Such special permit shall be
bv the collector and b the naval officer if there be
amy
g. The affidavit accompanying the application aorenamed must
be taken before the collector of the his deputy and
FORTH substantially following facts (a The arrival probable
arrival within the collection district of the vessel (gvng the
Nreo having board tropical fruits of psable fresh
fresh obsters plates intended for immediate
printing of which the aant the consgnee (b) the
inability the importer make immediate thereof by
and consequent loss to the importer and to the revenue would result
from delay dischaging the (d) the estimated quantities and
values of merchandise the description thereof
The importer SHALL before the the special permit de-
with tie collector equal double the of the
dutiable, be held
guaranty production of duly certified consular invoice
ndorsed bills of adng the due and timely the me
nde the estimated duties found due thereon
deposit will be required with merchandise the tree st
Whenever special permit granted for immediate landing
end delivery provided for the collector shall timely
appraiser of the vessel who will hereupon
ompy officer and appraise the merchandise
and assigned the dschagng shall
allow the delivery any such merchandise until the shall have
been examined appraised Such inspector shall keep
made under the special permit, which
s shall accompany the final of cargo discharged
Every deposit made cash guaranty equal to double the
duties shall be treated trust 1r and
shall deposited the collector his official credit special de-
proper designated deostary WIFE
bursing such collector kept and snail be
subject The received and deposited
shall without delay by check drawn by the
collector duly certified consular or pro lorna
bills of ladng shall have been produced
merchandise made and the estimated duties thereon
paid
Collectors duplicate for all money received
by special deposit account (tropcal fruits
carsoes delivering each case TO the per-
the payment forwarding the other receipt with t
8 monthly accounts as hereinafter provided
They receipts vouchers duplicate Tor all pay
said account and at the close OF each %
make duplicate showing the disposition OF the money
such special deposits transmit account current with
receipts and vouchers pertaining thereto to the
Auditor the Treasury Department. Washington D. C as provided
Yin Department Circular No o. of August 10, 1903,
ROBERT B. ARMSTRONG;
Secretary