Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-24
PINE-CANNERS
ALLOWED REBATE


Collector e. r. Stackable furnishes
the letter printed below for the infor-
I1ation of all interested.
Pineapple Gamers are allowed q re-.
bate on their products exported to for
eign countries equal to the duty. less
/ per cent. thereof. paid on the refined
sugar. made from imported raw sugar.
used in canning the pineapples. or. In
other words, SO per cent. Of the duty
on such raw sugar is refunded to
them.
AS the canneries use some sugar
made from domestic raw sugar. to SCI
lcure the rebate in question account mas
to be kept of the refined article used
which is made from imported raw sug-
ar. There being no rebate on the pine
apples consumed In any. part OF the
United States, purely domestic sugar
can be utilized without any sacrifice
for that portion Of the pack which the
home market takes Therefore. the
1 local canneries that have placed orders
| For 1900 tons Of the Honolulu Planta-
tion Co.'s refined sugar lose nothing
| By patronizing local industry to that
extent
! AS will be seen by the letter, the
Hawaiian Pineapple Co. has been
availing itself Of the rebate. apd with
the increasing foreign market for pre-
scrveds pineapples it will be worth
while for all the other packing com
panies to do likewise. The rebate will
be some protection against the high
duties on the article imposed bysvari-
Gus countries, as was mentioned by Mr..
(, Thomas in an interview few days
ago. Pineapples shipped to Germany,
as he stated, are put up without sugar
land recanned there, so that no Amer
lean refined sugar enters into the ac-
count with that country.
Following is the letter referred to:
Treasury Department.
Office of the Secretary.
Washington, July s 1912.
The Collector of Customs, Homo
lulu, Hawaii.
Sir: In reply to your letter of
the 9Th ultimo. ! have to advise
1 you that r. D. 1882 OF February 8,
1892, provided for the allowance
of drawback on canned fruits in
sirup. prepared by the San Jose
Fruit Packing Co. of San Jose,
L Cal This decision was extended
| in T. d. 1882 to cover fruits
canned by other firms. Thus
general rate was established which
was applicable to any Gamer.
When T. ID. 1885 was published.
these two decisions were omitted
from the schedule of drawbacks
fof In, no h
sequently following an opinion of
the attorney general dated July Is,
1898, the department in T. d. 1921
of July %, 1898, restored I. d.
1892 and T. d. 1882.
There is therefore at the present
time a general rate for the allow
ance of drawback on fruits canned
by any Individual or company. and
this drawback is allowable without
the establishment of an individual
4rate,s upon compliance with the
regulations, T. ID. 1885 of June
/ Is, 1911.
A separate rate of drawback was
provided in T. d. 297S5 on canned
pineapple manufactures BY the
Hawaiian Pineapple CO. by reason
u Sprcldl observation-disclosures WHICH
arose at that time.
In the present case you should
verify the certificate Of manufac-.
ture as to the quantity OF refined
sugar used, and IL this refined
sugar was manufactured from inn
ported raw sugar. the quantity of
raw sugar should be estimated in
accordance with T. ID. 20174 of Oc-
tober II, 1908 Respectfully.
(SignedJ F. NJ HALSTEAD.
Chief, Division of Customs