Scotland: dunfermline. 
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DUNFERMLINE. 
(From United States Consul McCunn, Dunfermline, Scotland.) 
There is but one warehouse in Dunfermline for the storage of mer 
chandise in transit or in bond, from which goods may be withdrawn 
for shipment elsewhere without paying the customs dues. It is 
termed a general duty-free warehouse and is owned by private traders 
who conduct it jointly with the excise officers appointed by the Gov 
ernment. It is a substantially built stone structure of 120 by 40 feet, 
and cost £2,100 ($10,220). 
Patrons have access at any time for inspection of goods and have 
privileges of blending, racking, exporting, and importing. The ware 
house owners do all the manual work under supervision of the excise. 
The excise officers see that all goods are according to transfer and 
dispatch notes. 
The warehouseman represents the trader and provides guarantees 
to cover all transactions in bond. The charges are as follows: 
The charge for racking is 12 cents for each cask marked “Racked;” 
for blending, 1 cent per imperial bulk gallon (labor by trader) ; for 
storing in vat, per day, 36 cents ; sampling and dipping are free on 
Arrival ; at other times 6 cents, besides other charges. Clerk’s fees 
il re charged according to time and (rouble. A discount from rent of 
per cent is allowed on goods over twelve months in bond. Special 
terms are made for traders’ accounts amounting to £10 ($48.67) per 
ar Rnim. 
The classes of goods stored are wines and spirits only. Up to date 
there have been no transactions with Americans. Brandies remain 
111 bond from one to twenty-one years, whiskies from one to five years. 
!l 'id wines from one to three years. All nationalities are treated 
exactly alike without exception by the administrators of the ware 
house.' 
Dunfermline is not a seaport ; therefore I can give no information 
°R facilities for and cost of the removal of the goods from boat to 
Warehouse. Dunfermline is connected by rail with the ports which 
Charges at duty-free icarehouse, Dunfermline. 
Service. 
luar- Hogs- 
ers. heads. 
Punch- Cases per 
eons and dozen 
butts, bottles. 
Rent. TK*T’ nroat ni» nnv nnrt nf n V 
Cents. 
Cents. Cents. Cents. 
Rearing attendance, porterage, delivering 
fe 1 mg -»lujuuwice, porterage, ue 
Constructive warehousing per cask. 
2 
8 
8 
24 
3 4 
12 16 
12 16 
27 24 
I 
2 
1 
hrst receive the goods. 
J. N. McCunn, Consul. 
Dunfermline, Scotland, September 7,1901^,