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WAREHOUSES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 
GLASGOW. 
(From United States Consul Taylor, Glasgow, Scotland.) 
There are 56 customs and excise warehouses in Glasgow for the 
storage of dutiable merchandise. As the buildings are nearly all 
very old and vary considerably in size, it is not possible to get even 
approximate information regarding dimensions and original cost. 
All the warehouses are under the control of the Government. 
Before any building can be used as a warehouse it must be approved 
by the commissioners of customs, who are located in London. The 
consent of these commissioners must also be obtained before a ware 
house is erected or extended. 
Any party may apply for the approval of a building to be used as 
a warehouse, and an orcler of approval will be issued to such party, 
provided the said commissioners are satisfied that the building is 
properly constructed for use as a warehouse, that the size is sufficient 
for the trade of the place, and that it is desired and considered suita 
ble by persons requiring warehouse accommodation, and provided 
also that the applicant files a bond, with one or more sufficient sure 
ties, for $15,000 at least for a general warehouse or vault, or for 
$5,000 for a bottling or repacking warehouse when separate from a 
general warehouse. The object of this bond is to secure to the Gov 
ernment payment of duties. 
There is no maximum limit as to dimensions, but, except under spe 
cial circumstances, no warehouse is approved in which there are less 
than 5,000 superficial feet of available storage room. 
The warehouses in Glasgow are owned and conducted by mer 
chants and public storekeepers. Formerly the Government owned 
some of the warehouses here, but now it does not own a single one. 
The Government does not directly control the relations between the 
owners of the warehouses and their patrons by fixing charges for 
storage or the like. Their control, exercised through the customs 
and excise officials, is directed to the securing of the duties payable 
on the merchandise. 
The services rendered by the owners of the warehouses consist in 
receiving and caring for the goods, attending on the customs and 
excise officers during any examination, sampling, or other operation 
in connection with the goods and delivering the goods up when their 
removal from bond is desired. They are answerable to the owners 
of any goods that may be deposited in their warehouses for their safe 
custody and for their proper delivery. They are also responsible to 
the Government for the duties on the goods. 
The owners of warehouses are not restricted in the charges to 
patrons, but while each owner draws up his own scale, competition 
renders the charges fairly uniform. Scales of charges for storage 
at (1) a tobacco warehouse and (2) a general warehouse are inclosed " 
and may be taken as representative of the charges prevailing at 
all the warehouses. 
All goods subject to duty are stored, but chiefly wines, spirits, tea, 
tobacco, sugar, and dried fruits. The length of time the goods 
a On file in the Bureau of Statistics, Department of Commerce and Labor.