60 FOREIGN TRADE ZONES
(¢) Harbor master for the ports of the city of Bremen and Vegesack: Harbor-
master Fahlbusch, president of the Bremen River Pilot Association; office.
Hafenhaus, Hafen 1.
(d) Register and clearance office for vessels and harbor bureau: Hafenbureat,
Hafen I.
(¢) Chief inspector of harbors for all harbors and loading and discharging places
of the city of Bremen: W. Segnitz; office, 40-41 Verwaltungsgebiude, Hafen I.
(f) Surveyors of hatches and cargoes: H. Hoeljes and B. Wieting; offices, 42
Verwaltungsgebiude, Hafen I.
(g) Surveyors for vessels and provisions: As under oH.
(rh) Harbor police: Office, police quarters, harbor II.
(3) Administration of quays, warehouses, and sheds: Bremer Lagerhausgesell:
schaft (A. G.) Hafenhaus, Hafen I and II (Bremen Warehouse Co.).
Number-of guards.—The free port is guarded by an iron fence of
about 3 meters (about 10 feet) in height and is only accessible by four
main entrances and three smaller ones. The gates are controlled by
customs officers, and everybody who wants to leave the free port must
be examined. There are always 100 men of the Sicherheitspolizel
(safety police) on duty in the free port. These do patrol service on
the docks day and night, and there are 15 night watchmen on duty
for the sheds, who are paid by the Lagerhausgesellschaft.
Annual cost of administration.—Figures for the annual cost oi
administration for the free port could not be obtained, but there is
transmitted herewith a copy of the annual report ® of the Bremen
Lagerhausgesellschaft, which manages the free ports and the ware-
houses, for the years 1926 and 1927. This organization is partly
State and partly private in character. A new arrangement was made
between it and the State of Bremen, effective October 1, 1926.
According to the report attached hereto, a payment of over 1,500,000
marks (about $40,000) was made this year to the State of Breme?d
covering payments for improvements made by the State, interest;
and share of profit since October 1, 1926. A translation of the profit
and loss account for the fiscal year 1927 and of the balance December
31, 1927, has been made and is attached hereto.
Operations permitted in free zone.—All usual operations in connec
tion with port traffic are permitted in the free zone. The arrang®
ment of goods and samples for inspection by possible buyers is per
mitted in space rented by the exhibitor.
Operations prohibited in free zome—The following prohibition?
regarding retail trade have been made by the Bremen authorities and
apply to the free port in Bremerhaven as well as to those in Breme?
(Translation)
1. It is prohibited to offer goods of all kinds for sale on land or on board ves
gels without orders in advance.
The retail sale of foodstuffs may be permitted by the police authorities, in th
parts of the harbor lying outside the free port, on special application. In the
free port the regulations for enforcement of the customs are applicable.
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