The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-21

CUSTOMS DECISIONS.

CATGrT-Thc Board q, Gcuersl A0u-a'
holds in a decision handel town y,stc- "
,hst cstgnt imnor'sd hv y 4. sGH.rt ~
toms collector free Of duty under PARA
~, tariff act Of 1919, as unuIana'1c'Hr.
al valorem under paragraph $40 - H.an.
facture. OF catgut."
COTTON BRtiDS : Eovam1 S.''fr :
Honolulu lost before the Board = G"''rH
Appraisers Yesterday IN a customs "'H
rcrsv involvlu. tie correct c'ass'trN'
under ihc tar,H act Of i2'1 Of m'''a
se-sei At the rat" Of 81 per cont a. v1."'rI
under tho proNls tnus OF PARAGRAPH az
act OF i,S. and the importer q t~'l %.
op,uion rendered ny JuI-o Hovr' tie t0'
rules that duty Was correctly i'Nl'i a.
81 per cont. al valorcm rate
STAMP VENDING MN,HINr ir 0'"
rulins a protest Of W = K."r'y ~ e.
free entry Of a ,~rtau stan" "
This is a protest a-jsU-' 80 a'-'
of duty on certain slaUp vending rF.E '
claimed by the protestant - he ,"'' -
under paragraph - Of the tIrif st
a. American goods returned ~ '.''..
counsel for the Government, ~ .ad tia :
,hai the rssn,,',a"s hat ,@' ng,n
Tvs 20 hc the tact. Further ~ WHs
the hearing by tho wItuas- 10y g.. ."f
that tho machiurs In question 0. "
Of iorel-n manufa ture n" protest
ruled
RusCrs LEAVES AND IMMoRrr''r-
The duty on rN-ruS leaves df4l lHHN".I' pc
imported by Reed 4 Keller Il. ioVrrc m
DECISION lust rendered hv the hohil
eral Appr,,ser- The ,mmortrll'. a'.
natural flowers. a~rtlhcil'v cu'0e't q"
taxed for duty at the rate Of 81 y'r 1'
Nalurcm under paragraph 30 uf ~ o.
of 1919 A. TO these articles ~" '.f.
that duty should have been levied '' -.
tudc al the rate OF - per cent al 81,
der parasraph 20 The natlrn. rN-
sun hlrached, were also taxed for dry
rate OF 80 per cent. ad yalorrm Urlr-
sraph 2T The General Aprrr-er- -
at the rate OF but L. per cont ''
under paragraph 2>i The Impu.i''
are sustained accordingly
GRASS FrRSiTrRE soostc ' st''
Frank y Do~ CompauS. lr'.
wash. Was the subject of a de-.
down Yesterday Ivy the Rpard Of '.' ~''.''
General Appraisers This mc',..' SO
taxed for duty at the rate Of
valurrm under paragraph @N Of
- 1919 ~ hetng, N 'll,t yni1" %
The importers claimed that u4'H
been assessed at the rate Of
Nalorcm under para-raph 49, Zee
chlef value 81 wood In su-t,r.
Judge NcClrllaud writes ~" .
uncontradictcd testimouy Of '
tina, wood is the component na'" .
yalu- IN each OF tho article ~
volvcd and We therefore -Vs't.
for duty at the ra'c of !. I'r
loren
SCREENS THE ARTICLES a ...r
cislOr banded AoWu Yesterday g.
- General Arrrn -'"~ lu 'lr r''
vsntlne \ 60 oone'S'rd o. ,n
posed Of a wOoivu triw' Hut '"
They were returned Nv 'If ..'r
embroidered cotton articles .tr' ..''
iu,icd ~ tito rat" OF go i.r '""' -
under the pro, .lou> Of Itrt-f U'
act Of 1913, The lmpurtrr- 'n.'
thc articles wrro NOT rwiru' '.
hrIns the case they ~lluU.| .INI ''
fled as mlnnfarf u,rs 90 '..,t 49,, ".'
with duty al tho It" of 'f'
a. Valnrrm unior paIu.Il"i " '
tcuiiou ~ SUSTAINED llH-' NH".
I'VE hui 'rom the '".ort 'i.' 'l ,
IN question arc composed nl '.'.
cotton. AMI that they arc MOI cY'H ~,
We hold that they sr" proutf'r 'N'.' "
manufacturer In chi't value - '"'
rate ~ ~ per cent ~ Naior. ~ e .'
Srduh .d6."
Customs Receipts YESTERDAY
The total receipts 20. a.'.- -