Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-07-19
CUSTOM HOUSE
REPORT SHOWS
GENERAL GAIN
Annual Statement Issued by
Collector Carson for Year
Ending June 80.
IMPORTANCE OF PORT
OF PERTH AMB0Y
Total Figures of Receipts
Reached $4,000 In
crease OF $4,000.

Reports of the business transacted
at the custom house during the fiscal
year ending June 80 last shows a
general increase in collections as we'll
as in the value of exports, both for
eign and domestic.
A total of $170,19S66 was re-
ceived the past fiscal year, as against
$151, 1,S96.64 in the year ending June
80, 1908. Fewer vessels entered
port and cleared than in the previous
year, but the valuation was greater
The value of exports, domestic,
was $365,990. and foreign, $2,067,-
539 the past year, as compared with
last year when domestic exports only
reached $229,569, and foreign, ST.
1884 The duties on imports the
past year were $163,19S.07, which
was $19,237.15 more than the previ-
GUS year. The latest report shows in
creases in entries of merchandise for
duty and entries of merchandise free
of duty; entries for warehouse; en-
| tries from warehouse for consump-
ton; entries from warehouse for ex-
portation; in total number of entries
of merchandise; and entries for con-
sumption liquidated. Slight decreases
are shown in the entries for reware-
house; entries for warehouse liqui-
dated; certificates of enrolment
granted, licenses for coasting trade
granted; licenses issued for vessels
under twenty tons granted; and on
the total number of documents to
vessels issued.
The Years Receipts.
The receipts from all sources for
the past fiscal year were as follows:
Duties on imports, $163, ,198.07;
head tax, 81; tonnage tax, $2,287.82;
drawback repayment, $59.40; fines,
penalties, forfeitures, S224.09; mis-
cellaneous customs receipts; night
service inspectors, s678; storage,
labor and carriage, storekeeper salary.
$2,920; official fees, custom, $3.50;
total, S170,19S.68; amount of re-
funds and drawbacks paid, $44,SS9.-
65.
Expenses of Collection.
Expenses of collection: commits
sions allowed and paid to collector,
maximum, $2,750; salaries of collec-
tors, deputies, clerks, inspectors,
weighers, etc., s6.080; rents, etc,
telephone, SEQ; contingent, s205.60;
total, $265.60; miscellaneous expen-
ses, collectors storage compensation,
$4,000. Total expenses for the year,
i$11,045.60.
The rest of Collector Carson's re-
port is as follows;
Total number of entries of mer-
chandise, 1924; number of entries
for consumption liquidated, 115;
number of entries for warehouse IL
quidated, 104; number of certificates
of registry granted, 8; number OF
certificates of enrolment granted
"a; number of licenses for coasting
trade granted, "a; numDer of licenses
| for fisheries granted, L; number OF
| licenses to vessels under 20 tons
granted, Z; number of licenses to
yachts granted, 4; total number OF
documents to vessels issued, SO: num-
ber of vessels entered from foreign
ports, AS; number of vessels cleared
for foreign ports, So; number of ves-
sells entered from domestic ports
1O7: number of vessels cleared for
domestic ports, S4 number of en-
tries of merchandise for duty, 46;
number of entries of merchandise
free of duty, II; number of entries
for warehouse, 80; number of entries
for rewarehouse, 80; number of en-
tries from warehouse for consump-
ton. SO: number of entries from
warehouse for expectation, 939