172-warehouses
IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
application the necessary customs documents. The receipt for dock charges
paid must also he produced for inspection if required.
Warrants for goods will only he issued provided that there is no lien for
freight or other charges on the goods to be lodged, and provided that all Port
1 rust charges are first paid. Any subsequent charges must be paid by the
holders of the warrants before the delivery of goods. Warrants are transferable
by indorsement, without production of the warrants to the trustees.
Goods covered by a warrant can not be delivered without the production of the
warrant. Proprietors of goods may pay rent and incidental charges on goods
covered by warrant up to any desired date and have new warrants issued.
Warrants will be made out for such quantities of goods as may be convenient
to importers, provided that the lotting operations have been satisfactorily completed
beforehand.
Should the delivery of all the goods covered by a warrant he directed and
the goods not be removed within two days, a new warrant for the remainder
of the goods, incurring rent from the date of return of the original warrant,
must be taken out. When holders of warrants are desirous of assigning part
contents without delivery, new documents may be obtained in exchange for
the originals, duly indorsed, and this indorsement must especially direct the
manner in which the contents are to he divided and state the names of the
parties in whose favor the warrants are to he issued.
Original warrants are charged for at the rate of 10 cents each, which
includes cost of stamp. Other warrants, in lieu of those returned, cost 12
cents apiece, including stamp.
When any alterations, such as repacking, are to he made, the warrants
must be lodged and others representing the goods as repacked will he issued.
In the event of warrants being lost or mislaid, duplicates will he issued on
application, but an engagement by the owners and a substantial security, to
indemnify the Port Trust in case of any claim being made on the original
documents, must accompany the application. The loss of the warrants must
also be advertised at least once in two English and two native local papers.
No duplicate warrants will he issued until seven clear days from advertisement
of loss in the newspapers have elapsed. After duplicate warrants have
been once issued the originals, if produced, will not be acted upon. A
charge of 32 cents in addition to the cost of the stamp is made for every duplicate
warrant issued.
Rents for all goods placed in the warehouses are per week, and part of a
week is charged as a whole week. The rent commences from the date of
application, and is charged for the entire quantity of goods specified in the
application. When goods are transferred from one party to another, rent
commences for a fresh week from the date of transfer ; no abatement of rent
for any unexpired portion of a week will be made to the transferrer, the
operation of transfer being considered a delivery.
Goods placed in the warehouse remain at the risk and expense of the
depositors until a receipt or warrant is granted. Goods once taken delivery
of by owners under a clear receipt and not removed forthwith from the
warehouse premises remain 'at the risk and expense of owners, no responsibility
being assumed by the trustees. Responsibility will only he admitted
when damage or loss has been in consequence of want of proper care or
attention on the part of the trustees.
The warehouses are closed on Sundays and on general public holidays
ordered by the government or the trustees. On other days warehouses are open
to business from 7 a. m. to 5 p. m.
The Prince’s Dock warehouses were commenced in January, 1880,
and were completed by the end of the following; June. They cost a
little more than 8 cents per cubic foot. Altogether they cover about
21 acres, and are six in number, each measuring 180 by 100 feet. In
construction they are similar to the dock sheds, but are 5 feet higher,
being 20 feet from the pavement to the under side of the tie beam.
I inclose herewith elevation and plan of these warehouses.® Their
cost when completed was about $98,192.
The two-story warehouses intended for bonded and not transit
a On file in the Bureau of Statistics, Department of Commerce and Labor.
