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dispatched from the custom-house within one year; after that the 
Government has the right to sell them to cover duties. Perishable 
f oods must be dispatched within thirty days from time of entry. 
nflammable goods are stored in an iron warehouse belonging to 
the Government, outside of the city. General merchandise in the 
custom-house pays 1 cent gold per cubic foot per month or fraction 
of a month. Lead, iron, and other metals pay 2| cents gold per 50 
kilos (110.2 pounds) per month or fraction thereof. Goods from all 
countries are treated exactly alike and can be reshipped out of the 
country in bond. 
Herman R. Dietrich, Consul-General. 
Guayaquil, Ecuador, July 7,1904. 
PARAGUAY. 
(From United States Consul Ruffin, Asuncion, Paraguay.) 
There are as yet no warehouses for storage at Asuncion, but some 
are about to be built, which when completed will be the property of 
the Government. All goods are at present stored at the custom 
house deposit. 
The charge for disembarking and reembarking goods deposited 
for reshipment is 2 cents gold each 10 kilos (22 pounds) and one- 
half per cent ad valorem is charged monthly for storage; besides 
this there is an extra charge of 50 cents gold per $1,000 value, which 
goes to support the statistical staff. The value of goods stored last 
year amounted to $493,761. Thus $2,468.80 was collected for duty on 
goods in transit. 
No record has been kept of the class of goods chiefly stored. 
Americans make little use of this store, as there are but few Amer 
icans here. 
Goods are allowed to remain four days in bond without payment, 
but the above-mentioned one-half per cent is charged for each month 
or fraction of a month beyond four days. 
For facilitating the removal of goods from boat to warehouse and 
vice versa there are winches and wharves, but when goods are in 
transit they are usually transshipped out in the river from one boat 
to another. All such operations are performed under the supervi 
sion of customs officials. 
John N. Ruffin, Consul. 
Asuncion, Paraguay, July 26, 190b. 
PERU. 
(From, United States Consul Gottschalk, Callao, Peru.) 
There are no bonded warehouses in Peru exclusively devoted to the 
storage of goods in transit or for reshipment. The general practice 
of the custom-house is to receive and store all goods in warehouses 
provided for the purpose. The consignee has five days in which to