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WAREHOUSES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 
Art. XXVII. When in either of the above cases private bonded warehouses 
come to an end the authorities will give public notice to the owners of the goods 
in bond, the latter shall then he required to take delivery of the goods within 
certain period determined by the authorities, unless and provided that there be 
a successor who desires to take over the business of the said private bonded 
warehouse within a month. If the goods should not be cleared within such 
a time as notified by the authorities, they will be removed by the authorities at 
the expense of owners either to the Government bonded warehouse or to another 
private bonded warehouses. 
Art. XXVIII. The proprietor of private bonded warehouse for which the 
license has expired shall still be liable to any consequences until the goods 
shall be cleared. 
Art. XXIX. In the case stated in Article XXVII, owners of goods which 
have been removed by the authorities to any other bonded warehouse shall 
be required to observe all the rules and regulations relating thereto. 
Art. XXX. The authorization to keep private bonded warehouses (shall 
be withdrawn by the authorities in one of the following cases : 
1. When a private bonded warehouse infringes laws, regulations, and special 
instructions relating thereto. 
2. When there exists doubt as to the solidity of proprietors security of paying 
customs duties. 
3. When he is convicted of a crime. 
Chapter IV.—Penalties. 
Art. XXXI. No bonded goods can be removed from the warehouse without 
the permission of the authorities; in case of infringement of this article, the 
goods will be confiscated to the Government. In the event of the goods being 
already transferred or consumed, the offender shall be liable to a fine equal to 
the value of the goods. 
Art. XXXII. In case of infringement of Article IV of the present law, the 
offender shall be liable to the same penalty. No goods can be deposited into 
a bonded warehouse without permission of the authorities; the offender shall 
be liable to a fine of not less than 3 [$1.49] and not exceeding 30 yen [$14.94]. 
Art. XXXIII. In case of enforcing the scale of warehousing charges and 
the regulations relating to safe custody of goods without the previous approval 
of the authorities, the offender shall be liable to a fine of not less than 5 [$2.49] 
and not exceeding 50 yen [$24.90]. 
Art. XXXIV. In case of infringement of Article XXII, the offender shall 
be liable to the same penalty. Any one who refuses, obstructs, or attempts 
to avoid the examination of the goods, books, or documents relating to the 
goods bonded in a private warehouse, by the officers authorized to do so, 
according to Article XXV, shall be liable to a fine of not less than 2 yen [99.6 
cents] and not exceeding 20 yen [$9.96]. If such offense be punishable by the 
criminal code, the case shall be dealt with accordingly. 
NAGASAKI. 
(From United States Consul Harris, Nagasaki, Japan.) 
There are at the port of Nagasaki bonded and temporary ware 
houses from which goods may be withdrawn for shipment without 
the payment of customs duty. The area of the bonded warehouses 
is 9,030 square feet and the cost of construction $6,053. The area 
of the temporary warehouses is 20,010 square feet, and their cost 
820,941. The warehouses were built and are owned and conducted 
by the Japanese Government. There are no private bonded ware 
houses at present in this port. 
From a patron’s view, the service has been good ; in fact, all that 
can reasonably be desired. As to the services rendered by the 
administration, I refer to the " Guide Book of Customs Temporary