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lernain in bond varies considerably, but the average time is estimated
to be from two or three years.
Americans make little or no use of the warehouses. A lot of
dutiable goods are, of course, received from America, but these are
imported by local brokers and merchants who attend to the storage.
All nationalities are treated exactly alike by the administrators of the
Warehouses.
The warehouses in Glasgow are in close proximity to the harbor
a iid convenient to the various railway stations. Goods are carted to
a nd from the warehouses commonly by the carting contractors in the
city. The cost depends on the class, bulk, and weight of the goods
carried.
Every warehouse must be provided with suitable accommodation
for customs and excise officers. Every warehouse of any importance
has a small office set apart specially for the use of one of these officers,
whose duty is confined to the supervision of the warehouse. The outer
doors of a warehouse are secured by two locks or sets of locks, one of
which is controlled by the owners of the warehouse and the other by
fhe Government officers. The doors are locked by each of the parties
a t the same time, and the warehouse can not be entered unless both
Parties are present. It is illegal for the owner of the goods or the
Warehouse to open or gain access to a warehouse except in the presence
of an officer or to abstract goods from any warehouse. The
Sa me principle applies to warehouses too small to warrant the constant
attendance of an officer, and when the owner desires to have
goods admitted or withdrawn he gives notice to the custom house, so
tliat an officer may be in attendance. It is the duty of the officers to
Record the condition of the goods on receipt and delivery. They are
a Eo required to examine the goods from time to time by testing,
sampling, and otherwise, in order to ascertain their condition. Any
operation such as vatting, racking, and the like, must be done in
their presence and under their supervision. These officers are salaried
by the Government, no charge being made to the owners of the
Warehouses or others for their attendance.
Samuel M. Taylor, Consul.
Glasgow, Scotland, July 8, 1904.
LEITH.
(From United States Consul Fleming, Edinburgh, Scotland.)
. There are no warehouses in this district where goods in transit or
ln bond are stored without charge or at a nominal rental for a longer
Period than two weeks. Dutiable or nondurable goods in transit
Olay lie in the substantially built warehouses or sheds of the commissioners
for the harbor and docks of Leith, on the docks, for a week or
two weeks, according to circumstances, free of cost to the consignee.
"here are 15 acres or these sheds, or 640,000 square feet, erected at a
total cost of about £125,000 ($608,312.50). A comparatively small
Portion of the sheds is used for goods in bond.
The charges of stevedores for removing merchandise from vessels
