The agricultural output of England and Wales 1925

Foreign trade zones (or free ports)

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Identifikator:: 1757028552

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-135495

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: The agricultural output of England and Wales 1925

Place of publication:: London

Publisher:: Stat. Off.

Year of publication:: 1927

Scope:: XV, 152 Seiten; graph. Darst., Kt.

Digitisation:: 2021

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter III. The production of crops

Collection:: Economics Books

FREE PORT OF STOCKHOLM 139 22,000 square meters (237,000 square feet). The warehouse is steam heated, and goods can be delivered to each floor direct from a ship by cranes. At the east end there are special arrangements for the storage of grain, including three silos. There are numerous railway tracks within the free port zone and these are connected to the general Swedish railroad system. A highway and a street-car line connect the free port with the city of Stockholm. In addition, goods are often transported to and from the free port by water in small steamers or lighters, the numerous Waterways in the vicinity of Stockholm and extending a considerable distance into the interior facilitating this method of transportation. Administration.—~—The free port, although owned by the city of Stockholm, is operated by a municipal corporation, the Stockholms Frihamns A/B, of which the city of Stockholm owns the entire Capital stock. The administration of the free port was given the form of a corporation solely to allow a more adaptable and business- like operation, unencumbered by the rules and regulations of a department of the municipal administration. It is, however, gov- trmed by the ‘Regulations for the free port of Stockholm’ that have been issued by the Swedish Government, and all the dues and charges in the port have been determined by the governor’s office of Stockholm, after having been examined by the Chamber of Com- Merce of Stockholm. The guarding of the port is carried out by the Swedish customs department, and as there is only one gate to the zone, only about 20 customs officials are required for the entire port. The free port is entirely self-supporting, and in addition it pays the city a certain sum annually (stated to have been 500,000 crowns during the last two years) for the privilege of operating the harbor &nd an annual rent for the ground of 118,000 crowns ($134,000 and $21,624, respectively). Operations in the free-port zone.—Goods in the free-port zone may be inspected by the consignee or persons authorized by him to do so. They may also be unpacked and repacked in larger or smaller parcels. All retail trade within the free zone is prohibited. Manufacturing Activities are permitted only when sanctioned by the King. Dispatch secured in unloading vessels.—On account of the up- fo-date equipment of the free port, vessels may be loaded and un- loaded there as fast and faster than at the other harbors of the city, "0d both operations can be performed at the same time, giving a ick turn-around for ships using the port. ; The time required for loading 1,000 tons of freight in an ocean Tighter is stated to be eight hours. of Trade of the free port—From the outset coffee has constituted one the principal commodities imported through the free port, and

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