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sold  at  retail  from  the  warehouse,  and  no  goods  can  there  be  manufactored,
  except  as  above  indicated.
The  warehouse  is  divided  into  rooms  of  different  sizes.  Some  of
the  larger  importing  firms  rent  a  whole  room,  to  which  they  are
allowed  one  key,  while  the  custom-house  officers  hold  the  other.
With  the  merchandise  stored  in  this  manner  the  warehouse  company
has  no  concern  or  responsibility,  except  as  a  guard  against  burglary.
Merchandise  stored  in  the  common  storeroom,  where  several  lots  of
goods  belonging  to  different  owners  are  stored,  remains  under  the
control  of  the  custom-house  officers  and  the  warehouse  company,  each
°f  them  holding  a  key  and  both  parties  having  free  access.  The
custom-house  people  have  free  access  to  all  parts  of  the  premises  at
all  times.  The  warehouse  is  open  to  the  public  during  regular  office
hours.
The  facilities  for  transportation  of  goods  by  the  warehouse  company ­
  are  good.  The  charges  for  transportation  of  uncleared  merchandise ­
  from  ship  to  warehouse  are  16  cents  per  ton  for  heavy  goods
and  7  cents  per  cubic  meter  (35.314  cubic  feet)  for  light  goods.  The
charges  for  storage  are  :
Charges  for  every  square  meter  (10.16^  square  feet)  space  occupied  in  Christiania ­
  warehouses.

Space  occupied  (in  square  meters).

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twelve
months.

$2.68
2.  «5
3.22
3.48
3.75
4.00

For  six
months.

$1.61
1.88
2.01
2.14
2.27
2.41

For  less
time  per
month.

$0.33
.37
.89
.42

.46

For  cleaning  and  lighting  there  is  an  additional  charge  of  $1  for
twelve  months,  50  cents  for  six  months,  or  for  less  time  10  cents  a
month.
Hie  transportation  of  uncleared  merchandise  from  ship  or  depot
1°  the  warehouse  is  done  by  the  warehouse  company’s  laborers,  under
( ‘Ustom-house  control,  at  the  stipulated  fir  ice.  As  the  warehouse  has
a  river  front,  barges  are  often  used.  All  work  in  connection  with  the
moving  of  merchandise  on  the  premises  is  also  done  by  the  company
I  °r  a  stipulation.  The  transportation  of  merchandise  from  customhouse, ­
  or  from  private  warehouses,  to  the  company’s  warehouse,  as
w dl  as  the  removal  of  withdrawn  merchandise  from  the  company’s
Warehouse,  may  be  done  by  the  owner  at  his  own  expense.
Phe  receipts  and  expenditures  on  account  of  service  can  not  at  present ­
  be  ascertained,  but  the  management  informs  me  that  the  institution ­
  is  well  patronized  and  gains  in  favor  with  the  public  as  time
Passes.
The  principal  classes  of  goods  stored  are  wines,  liquors,  tobaccos,
hour,  oleomargarine,  canned  goods,  dried  fruits,  notions,  and  furs.
Ino  length  of  time  goods  remain  in  bond,  either  at  custom-house  or  at
firehouse,  depends  entirely  on  their  capacity  for  withstanding  the
fleets  of  long  storage  without  being  damaged  or  suffering  decrease
m  Value.  Goods  generally  remain  three  to  six  months.
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