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WAREHOUSES  IN  FOREIGN  COUNTRIES.

HANDLING.
The  bulk  of  the  goods  mentioned  are  brought  to  the  board’s  warehouses ­
  by  carts  and  are  taken  away  in  the  same  manner.  Tobacco  is
almost  invariably  landed  at  the  open  docks  and  carted  to  the  warehouses, ­
  as  are  also  tea,  coffee,  and  cocoa.  Most  of  the  sugar  housed
is  discharged  from  the  importing  vessel  at  the  Albert,  Stanley,  or
Wapping  quays,  and  either  taken  direct  from  the  vessel  into  store
or  stored  after  having  been  stowed  on  the  quays.  The  board  does  not
undertake  either  the  cartage  of  goods  landed  at  the  open  docks  and
intended  for  storage  at  their  warehouses,  or  the  cartage  of  goods  from
the  said  warehouses  to  the  open  docks  for  shipment,  but  from  inquiries ­
  made  the  following  appear  to  be  the  rates  usually  charged  for
such  services:  Tobacco,  about  Is.  6d.  (3G  cents)  per  ton  into  store,  and
Is.  8d.  (40  cents)  out;  sugar,  about  Is.  3d.  (30  cents)  per  ton;  tea,
coffee,  and  cocoa,  about  Is.  6d.  (36  cents)  per  ton;  wines  and  spirits,
about  Is.  3d.  (30  cents)  per  puncheon,  9d.  (18  cents)  per  hogshead,
5d.  (10  cents)  per  barrel,  and  Id.  (2  cents)  per  case.
All  bonded  goods  are  under  the  Crown  locks,  as  well  as  the  board’s,
and  customs  officers  are  constantly  in  attendance  at  the  warehouses  to
overlook  the  operations  performed.  At  the  sugar  storehouses  the
customs  officer  is  not  always  present,  but  he  pays  periodical  visits  to
satisfy  himself  that  everything  is  going  on  all  right.  No  bonded
goods  can  be  delivered  by  the  board  without  the  authority  of  the  customs, ­
  which  is  given  on  a  form  provided  for  the  purpose.
The  dock  board  has  several  other  large  warehouses,  but  they  are
chiefly  used  for  the  storage  of  free  goods.  Transit  sheds  have  also
been  provided  by  the  board  at  most  of  the  open  docks  for  the  temporary ­
  storage  of  dutiable  goods  prior  to  their  being  passed  by  the
customs  authorities.  The  rate  books  inclosed  are  as  last  printed  bv
the  dock  board,  the  alterations  which  have  been  made  from  time  to
time  in  certain  of  the  rates  since  the  books  were  issued  not  being
shown  in  the  inclosed  copies.
James  Boyle,  Consul.
Liverpool,  England,  July  1°¿,  WOJ^.

MANCHESTER.
(From  United  States  Consul  Bradley,  Manchester,  England.)
The  principal  warehouses  located  at  the  Manchester  docks  are  13,
situated  on  the  north  side  of  No.  8  dock,  with  a  gross  inside  area  of
291,473  square  feet,  or  32,386  square  yards;  and  4  situated  on  land
adjoining  Trafford  Wharf  road,  with  an  inside  area  of  114,642  square
feet,  or  12,738  square  yards.  These  warehouses  are  owned  by  the
Manchester  Docks  and  Warehouse  Extension  Company,  from  whom
they  are  leased  by  the  Manchester  Ship  Canal  Company,  which
handles  and  controls  all  merchandise  stored  therein.
The  Manchester  Ship  Canal  Company  also  owns  and  controls  a
transit  shed  for  bonded  traffic,  situate  at  the  end  of  No.  7  dock,  Salford, ­
  having  an  inside  area  of  about  10,000  square  feet,  or  about  1,110
square  yards.  The  original  cost  of  the  buildings  can  not  be  ascertained. ­
  The  warehouses  are  used  principally  for  the  storage  of  free