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-
ration of all interested
Pineapple Gamers are allowed a 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
mode from domestic raw sugar, to Sc
cure 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
hone market takes. Therefore, tha
la,sil canneries that have placed orders
fof. 1900 tons Of the Honolulu Planta-
tIon Co.'S refined sugar lose nothing
by patronizing local industry to that
extent
AS win be seen by the letter. the,
Hawaiian Pineapple Co. has been
availiEg itself of the rebate. and with
the increasing foregnl market for pre-
served pineapples it will be worth
while for all the other packing com
panies to do likewise. The rebate viii
be some protection against the high
duties on the article imposed by Vari-
Gus countries, as was mentioned by NJ.
Thomas in an interview a few days
ago Pineapples shipped to Germany,
as he stated, are put up without sugar
and recanned there, so that no Amer
lean refned 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 ultfmo. / have to advise
you that T. d. 1892 OF February 8,
1892, provided for the allowance
of drawback on canned fruits in
strip, prepared by the San Jose
Fruit Packing Co of San Jose,
Cal This decision was extended Z
in T. d. 1889 to cover fruits Z
canned by other firms. Thus a
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
contained in that decision. Sub
sequently, following an opinion Of
the attorney general dated July Is,
1898. the department in T. ID. 1921
of July %, 1898, restored 7. D.
1892 and T. d. 1852.
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
rate, upon compliance with the
regulations. T. d. $685. Of June
Is, 1911.
A separate rate of drawback was
provided in T. D. 297S5 on canned
pineapple manufactured by the
Hawaiian Pineapple Co. by reason
of special circumstances which
arose at that time.
In the present case you should
verify the certificate OF manufac-
ture as to the quantity or 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. d. 20174 of Oc-
tober II. 1908. Respectfully,
(Signed) F. NJ HALSTEAD,
Chief Division of C,tsfonas