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WAREHOUSES  IN  FOREIGN  COUNTRIES.

Government  locks  are  put  on  the  doors.  All  the  government  holds
is  a  bond  for  the  payment  of  duty  and  charges.  Licenses  are
granted  only  to  persons  of  such  substance  that  any  liability  incurred
by  them  could  be  enforced.  Salt  and  petroleum  are  in  the  custody
of  customs  officers.
It.  F.  Patterson,  Consul-General.
Calcutta,  British  India,  August  11,1904.

BOMBAY.
(From  United  States  Vice-Consul  Dodge,  Bombay,  India.)
There  are  two  kinds  of  warehouses  in  Bombay,  transit  and  bonded,
the  former  corresponding  most  nearly  to  our  idea  of  bonded  warehouses. ­
  They  are  owned  and  were  built  by  the  Bombay  Port  Trust,
but  are  under  the  supervision  of  the  customs.  The  only  bonded
warehouses  are  in  the  center  of  the  business  portion  of  the  city,  and
goods  have  to  be  carted  between  them  and  the  docks,  a  distance  of
about  a  mile  and  a  half,  at  the  expense  of  the  owner,  who  also  pays
a  fee  of  1  rupee  (32  cents)  to  the  customs  official  who  must  accompany ­
  them.  The  new  transit  and  bonded  warehouses  are  situated
in  the  Princes’  Docks,  and  are  of  much  later  construction.
The  warehouses  are  generally  used  for  goods  awaiting  transshipment ­
  to  the  Persian  Gulf,  African  ports,  and  the  East,  and  usually
but  brief  periods  elapse  between  shipments.  A  considerable  quantity
of  merchandise  lies  in  bond  here  awaiting  orders  to  be  sent  into
the  interior  of  India.  Large  quantities  of  goods  also  come  from
Persia,  Arabia,  and  East  Africa,  awaiting  transshipment  to  Continental ­
  ports.  The  service  is  trustworthy  and  the  warehouses  are
clean  and  well  kept.  Little  or  no  use  is  made  of  the  Warehouses  at
Bombay  by  American  firms,  though  all  nations  are  treated  exactly
alike.
The  transfer  of  goods  to  the  warehouses  at  the  docks  is  generally
accomplished  by  coolie  or  bullock  cart,  as  the  distance  is  only  a  few
hundred  yards.  The  cost  of  transportation  is  borne  by  the  owner.
In  transferring  to  the  bonded  warehouses  in  Apollo  street  in  the  city
bullock  carts  are  used,  at  the  cost  of  about  25  cents  a  trip.
The  scale  of  charges  for  goods  in  both  warehouses  is  the  same,  and
a  detailed  list  is  herewith  given  :
Storage  charges  at  Bombay.

Alum
Beef  and  pork.
Canvas
Cardamons
Cement
Coffee
Copperas..
Cotton
Ginger,  dry...

Goods.

Removing
and  storing ­

charges.

Rent  per
week  or
portion  of.

ton..
(tierce  ..
I  barrel..
/bale  up  to  12  cubic  feet..
•  (above  12  cubic  feet
hundredweight  (112  lbs.)..
ton..
......................  .do....
do—
pressed  bale..
ton..

$0.16
.08
.06
.04
.06
.01
.16
.16
.16
.03
•  .12

$0.03
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