ITALY:  GENOA.

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GENOA.

(From  United  States  Consul  Bishop,  Genoa,  Italy.)
There  are  in  Genoa  three  large  warehouse  enterprises,  called  the
"  Magäzzini  Generali  Genovesi  ”  (Genoese  general  warehouses),  the
“Deposito  Franco  di  Genova  ”  (customs-free  warehouse  of  Genoa),
and  the  “Emporio  Commerciale  della  Dársena”  (dock  commercial
warehouse).  At  the  first-mentioned  warehouse  goods  are  subjected  to
custom-house  registration  and  oversight  from  their  arrival;  at  the  second, ­
  the  customs  takes  no  cognizance  of  goods  till  they  are  actually
delivered  into  the  country,  the  warehouse  being  meanwhile  a  free  zone
where  they  can  be  manipulated;  at  the  third,  there  is  in  the  different ­
  departments  a  mixture  of  both  these  plans.  1  will  answer  the
questions  in  order  with  respect  to  each  establishment,  and  also  transmit ­
  a  number  of  printed  pamphlets.®
MAGAZZINI  GENERALI  GENOVESI.
BUILDINGS  AND  MANAGEMENT.
The  various  buildings  and  their  dimensions  are:  One  warehouse,
length  1,020  feet,  width  00  feet,  having  four  floors  with  36  compartments ­
  connected  by  fireproof  iron  doors  ;  total  floor  area  nearly  350,000
square  feet  net;  one  warehouse,  ground  floor  only,  of  2,000  square
feet;  one  warehouse,  ground  floor  only,  1,800  square  feet.  The  original ­
  cost,  including  cranes  and  machinery,  was  $1,500,000.  These
structures  are  owned  and  conducted  by  the  Customs  and  Bonded
Warehouses  Company  (Limited),  of  London,  under  a  concession  from
the  Italian  Government  dated  June  28,  1898.
SERVICES  RENDERED.
The  services  performed  include  the  berthing  of  ships  for  discharging ­
  or  loading,  reception  of  goods  for  temporary  deposit  in  transit,
collection  and  distribution  of  merchandise  throughout  the  country,
depositing  of  goods  in  warehouses  for  subsequent  sale  or  disposal  in
gross  or  detail,  and  obtaining  loans  or  advances  against  collateral
security  issued  by  the  company  in  the  form  of  warrants  or  deposit
certificates;  also  the  discharging  and  loading  of  vessels,  landing  and
shipping  of  goods,  loading  and  unloading  of  railway  wagons  and
carts,  transit  of  goods,  and  storage  in  bond  or  free  warehouses  of  all
kinds  of  merchandise,  comprising  such  commercial  operations  as  may
be  required,  as  weighing,  preparing  for  sale,  guaging,  bulking,  or
repacking.  The  company  deals  only  with  foreign  merchandise.
CHARGES.
The  printed  copy®  of  the  tariff  of  charges  shows  the  maximum
amount  that  may  be  charged.  In  practice,  however,  lower  tariffs  are
applied,  according  to  the  exigencies  of  business.  Some  idea  of  the
actual  charges  in  vogue  may  be  gathered  from  the  following
examples:

0  On  file  in  the  Bureau  of  Statistics,  Department  of  Commerce  and  Labor.