The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-12-11
WILL
BE ASSISTED

Collector OF Customs Stackable is
carrying out the procedure of baggage
inspection and requirements as to dec
laration and entry of property now in
vogue at the Port of New York. Mr..
Stackable went thoroughly into the
matter while at New York and was
given every opportunity to observe the
manner In which baggage was handled
there. When the steamer Cedric ar
rived, Mr.. Stackable saw the baggage
handled of 500 cabin passengers and
more than double that number of steer
age passengers and was struck by the
rapid manner in which 1t was accom-
plished.
This was largely due to the system in
vogue of the inspectors going aboard
the vessel and assisting the passengers
in filling out the declarations for them,
giving each passenger n blank which
contained minute instructions as to just
what was meant by declaring their
baggage.
The system was observed to work
well while the Doric was in port. The
Collector sends an inspector aboard and
the whole matter was thoroughly en-
planned to each passenger landing here
The declaration is filed out as far as
possible, the values being given, and IL
the passenger, cannot remember all he
or she has, note to that effect Is made
on the declaration by the inspector and
when the baggage is examined the re-
mainder of the articles are placed
thereon. Each declaration is number
ed and card bearing the same num-
1N,, ts,, a.
ing the name of the inspector who has
made up the declaration. Thus the
passenger has complete information as
to who is examining his or her bag
gage. In the case of women travelling
alone they are looked after first.
The blank is as follows:
BAGGAGE DECLARATION AND
ENTRY.
Form for Non-residents of the United
States.
DlStrlct OF ....................
Port OF ....................
7, ..............., solemnly swear that |
am resident of. .............; that I |
sailed from the United States on. ...
$50, $780,, on steamship. that
went abroad for purposes of study, or
restoration to health, Observation-Disclosures.
that I have actually and in good faith
resided at No., .............. street,
from .........., $780,,
until. ..............., $780,. lin case of
aliens the part in italics may be eras-
ed; that l sailed on steamship. ......,
............. Master, from.
that l am accompanied by..............
members of my family. That I have
the following pieces Of baggage: ......
trunks, -. bags or valises, ........
boxes, and. ..... other packages, a total
Of ......pieces; that said baggage is
my personal property and that of the
aforesaid members of my family; that
all of the articles contained in said
baggage, or in the possession of myself
DR. any of the said members of my
family, consist of wearing apparel, ar
icles of personal adornment, toilet arti-
,les, and similar personal effects that
are in the use of and necessary and
appropriate for the wear and use of
myself and said members of my family
for the purposes of the journey and
present comfort and convenience; that
no item, excepting such as is listed in
The annexed entry, is intended, direct
y or indirectly, for sale or for the use
Of any other person or persons than
myself and the aforesaid persons ac-
me, which item is describ-
ed in said entry, together with the cost
price paid for each item purchased and
the actual market value of each item
by gift or I'm any other manner
than by purchase.
Passenger.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this ...... day of. 190..
Collector or Surveyors Staff
Officer.
r. In the official form the words be-
tween these stars are in italics.l