GLOSSARY II
member of the crew is suffering from contagious disease. A vesse
cannot be reported at Customs House without this certificate.

Preventive Officer. A Customs officer whose duty it is to board
a vessel and search for prohibited or dutiable goods.

Prime Charge. A term used to signify the composite rate for
landing goods on the quay, including landing rate, management
rate, quay rate, etc.

Prime Entry. The first entry for a parcel of goods on which duty
is paid ex ship. Any further entry necessary to cover the full
duty is a Post Entry.

Provisional Release. The release order used in the short sea
trades and granted in the absence of the Bill of Lading to receivers
of the cargo who wish to take delivery into lighters. It contains a
stipulation that the goods will not be removed from the dock until
bill of lading is lodged and release is granted by the brokers. The
sign P/R is used to signify this term.

Quarantine. A period in which a vessel is isolated until free
from infectious disease.

Re-exports. Foreign and Colonial goods which, after arrival at
a port, are again dispatched overseas without changing in any way.

Riggers. Men who are employed to move a vessel from one part
of a port to another.

Soliciting. An American term equivalent in English use to
canvassing. In the United States, a solicitor is a canvasser who
seeks business, or who endeavours, in American phraseology, 40
sell the port.”

Stemming. The procedure of arranging for a ship to occupy a
certain berth, or the arrangement for loading her within a certain
time.

Through Rates. Quotations by shipping companies which include
freightage and dock charges and conveyance to inland destinations.

Transire. A Customs certificate used in place of the ordinary
clearance for a coastal vessel.

Ullage. The residual vacant space in a cask or package ; some-
times, however, this is called the vacuity, and the actual content
is called the ullage.

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