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WAREHOUSES  IN  FOREIGN  COUNTRIES.

the  London  and  India  Docks  Company,  however,  I  have  received  a
copy  of  its  table  of  rates,  charges,  and  regulations,  and  I  transmit
same  for  such  use  as  it  may  serve.
H.  Clay  Evans,  Consul-General.
London,,  England,  October  13,1901±.

The  above-mentioned  table  of  rates,  charges,  and  regulations  of
the  London  and  India  Docks  Company  is  on  file  in  the  Bureau  of
Statistics,  Department  of  Commerce  and  Labor,  where  it  may  be  consulted ­
  by  persons  interested.  The  following  is  a  summary  of  the
principal  regulations  respecting  imported  merchandise,  as  shown  in
that  pamphlet:
The  docks  of  this  company  are  known  as  the  London  Docks,  St.  Katherine
Docks,  West  India  Docks,  Southwest  India  Dock,  East  India  Docks,  Royal
Victoria  Dock,  Royal  Albert  Dock.  Tilbury  Docks,  and  Town  Warehouses.
Certain  goods  which  are  considered  dangerous  or  hazardous  are  only  allowed
to  pass  over  the  quays  direct  from  ship  to  conveyance.
In  order  to  prevent  loss  of  time  in  landing,  sampling,  etc.,  consignees  should
give  directions  for  the  entry  at  the  custom-house,  as  soon  as  the  ship  is  reported,
of  goods  intended  for  warehousing  with  the  Docks  Company.  When  goods  are
ordered  to  be  entered  for  or  removed  to  another  of  the  company’s  docks  for
housing  or  where  the  Docks  Company  is  unable  to  warehouse  the  goods  where
the  vessel  discharges,  a  charge  for  “  quay  accommodations  at  the  dock  of  discharge” ­
  will  be  made  of  from  2  shillings  (48  cents)  to  3  shillings  (72  cents)
per  ton,  according  to  the  nature  of  the  goods  (in  addition  to  the  rates  payable
at  the  dock  where  the  goods  are  stored),  unless  the  orders  to  land  are  lodged
at  the  dock  where  the  vessel  discharges  before  the  goods  are  discharged,  so  that
the  company  can  obtain  them  direct  overside  from  the  vessel  into  craft.
Lighterage  or  removal  expenses  (will  be.  chargeable  in  addition  when  the
rates  on  the  goods  are  not  sufficient  to  cover  the  expense.
Bills  of  lading  should  be  specially  indorsed,  so  as  to  designate  clearly  the
party  to  whose  order  the  contents  are  to  be  delivered,  and  will  be  required  to
be  produced  in  the  following  cases:  Goods  entered  by  the  Docks  Company,
goods  from  places  to  the  east  of  the  Cape  of  Good  Hope,  goods  from  the  West
Indies  or  United  States  of  America,  unless  the  master  of  the  import  ship  or  the
owner’s  representative  sanctions  the  delivery  to  the  consignees  named  in  the
manifest.  They  will  also  be  required  for  other  goods  and  in  other  cases,  unless
the  Docks  Company  is  satisfied  that  the  bills  of  lading  have  been  produced  or
are  not  required  as  evidence  of  ownership.
Particular  attention  is  necessary  to  the  regularity  of  the  indorsement  of
bills  of  lading,  as  the  officers  of  the  Docks  Company  will  not  pass  any  bill  on
which  the  authority  from  the  shipper  to  the  holder  is  not  deduced  by  a  complete ­
  and  accurate  chain  of  indorsement.
In  cases  of  informality  in  or  loss  of  bills  of  lading  provision  is  made  for
indemnifying  the  Docks  Company.
Orders  lodged  for  the  delivery  or  transfer  of  goods  before  the  goods  to  which
they  relate  have  been  landed  will  be  received  and  held  for  the  convenience  of
the  persons  lodging  them  only,  but  without  liability.
Previous  to  the  transfer  or  issue  of  any  warrants  (except  prime  warrants),
and  before  the  delivery  of  any  goods  can  take  place,  the  rates  and  charges  on
the  whole  mark  or  parcel  must  be  paid.
When  goods  placed  in  the  custody  of  the  Docks  Company  have  been  stopped
for  freight  or  charges,  or  for  both,  the  owner  may  liberate  them  by  making  a
deposit  with  the  Docks  Company  of  the  amount  claimed,  in  accordance  with
the  provisions  of  the  merchant  shipping  act.  1894.
A  warrant  is  the  only  document  issued  by  the  Docks  Company  entitled  to  be
considered  a  legal  symbol  of  the  goods  therein  described,  and  the  goods  may  be
transferred  by  indorsement  thereon  without  the  warrant  being  produced  at  the
dock  office.
Warrants  for  goods  are  issued  on  written  application  in  favor  of  such  person
as  the  owner  may  direct  (subject  to  the  conditions  specified  on  the  documents),
and  when  lodged,  duly  indorsed,  entitle  the  holder  to  transfer  or  obtain  delivery