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dispatched  from  the  custom-house  within  one  year;  after  that  the
Government  has  the  right  to  sell  them  to  cover  duties.  Perishable
f oods  must  be  dispatched  within  thirty  days  from  time  of  entry.
nflammable  goods  are  stored  in  an  iron  warehouse  belonging  to
the  Government,  outside  of  the  city.  General  merchandise  in  the
custom-house  pays  1  cent  gold  per  cubic  foot  per  month  or  fraction
of  a  month.  Lead,  iron,  and  other  metals  pay  2|  cents  gold  per  50
kilos  (110.2  pounds)  per  month  or  fraction  thereof.  Goods  from  all
countries  are  treated  exactly  alike  and  can  be  reshipped  out  of  the
country  in  bond.
Herman  R.  Dietrich,  Consul-General.
Guayaquil,  Ecuador,  July  7,1904.

PARAGUAY.
(From  United  States  Consul  Ruffin,  Asuncion,  Paraguay.)
There  are  as  yet  no  warehouses  for  storage  at  Asuncion,  but  some
are  about  to  be  built,  which  when  completed  will  be  the  property  of
the  Government.  All  goods  are  at  present  stored  at  the  customhouse ­
  deposit.
The  charge  for  disembarking  and  reembarking  goods  deposited
for  reshipment  is  2  cents  gold  each  10  kilos  (22  pounds)  and  onehalf
  per  cent  ad  valorem  is  charged  monthly  for  storage;  besides
this  there  is  an  extra  charge  of  50  cents  gold  per  $1,000  value,  which
goes  to  support  the  statistical  staff.  The  value  of  goods  stored  last
year  amounted  to  $493,761.  Thus  $2,468.80  was  collected  for  duty  on
goods  in  transit.
No  record  has  been  kept  of  the  class  of  goods  chiefly  stored.
Americans  make  little  use  of  this  store,  as  there  are  but  few  Americans ­
  here.
Goods  are  allowed  to  remain  four  days  in  bond  without  payment,
but  the  above-mentioned  one-half  per  cent  is  charged  for  each  month
or  fraction  of  a  month  beyond  four  days.
For  facilitating  the  removal  of  goods  from  boat  to  warehouse  and
vice  versa  there  are  winches  and  wharves,  but  when  goods  are  in
transit  they  are  usually  transshipped  out  in  the  river  from  one  boat
to  another.  All  such  operations  are  performed  under  the  supervision ­
  of  customs  officials.
John  N.  Ruffin,  Consul.
Asuncion,  Paraguay,  July  26,  190b.

PERU.
(From,  United  States  Consul  Gottschalk,  Callao,  Peru.)
There  are  no  bonded  warehouses  in  Peru  exclusively  devoted  to  the
storage  of  goods  in  transit  or  for  reshipment.  The  general  practice
of  the  custom-house  is  to  receive  and  store  all  goods  in  warehouses
provided  for  the  purpose.  The  consignee  has  five  days  in  which  to