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housing  them,  may  do  so,  subject  to  certain  conditions.  Warehouse
receipts  and  expenditures  for  1903  were:  Receipts,  £572  3s.  9d.
($2,784.55)  :  expenditures  in  salaries,  £370  ($1,800.60).  All  merchants ­
  or  others  having  business  with  the  warehouses  are  accorded
equal  privileges,  regardless  of  nationality.
There  are  no  regular  facilities  for  the  removal  of  goods  to  and
from  warehouses.  One  shilling  (24  cents)  per  day  is  paid  for  such
service.
John  T.  Williams,  Consul.
Sierra  Leone,  West  Africa,  September  i,  190J¡..

ZANZIBAR.
(From  United  States  Consul  Mitchell,  Zanzibar.)
It  is  impossible  to  give  dimensions  of  warehouses  in  Zanzibar,
as  they  form  part  of  the  custom-house,  and  are  not  always  used  for
the  same  purpose.  They  are  owned  by  the  customs  authorities  and
conducted  by  them.  Transit  and  unreclaimed  goods  are  stored  in
them,  also  local  produce,  such  as  cloves,  chillies,  and  copra,  the
property  of  the  Government.  A  tariff  of  charges  is  inclosed. 0  All
classes  of  goods  are  stored,  except  those  barred  by  insurance  companies ­
  and  perishable  commodities.  Kerosene  oil  is  stored  in  separate ­
  warehouses.  Most  of  the  kerosene  in  cases  is  imported  by
American  firms.  They  also  import  large  quantities  of  American
unbleached  cotton.
It  is  impossible  to  state  the  length  of  time  goods  remain  in  bond,
there  being  no  limit  to  the  length  of  time  a  merchant  is  allowed  to
leave  his  goods  in  transit.  All  nationalities  receive  like  treatment.
Goods  are  discharged  in  lighters  brought  alongside  the  sea  wall  off
the  custom-house  and  discharged  by  four  steam  cranes.  A  fee  is
charged  by  the  customs  officials  covering  wharfage,  cranage,  and
warehouse  rent  for  a  given  period.  Shipping  agents  have  a  landing
charge  for  the  use  of  their  lighters.
All  public  warehouses  being  the  property  of  the  Government,  the
customs  officials  have  absolute  control  over  them,  and  all  reasonable
care  is  taken  to  insure  the  safety  of  goods  stored  therein.
Mason  Mitchell,  Consul.
Zanzibar,  July  19,  1904-o

  On  file  in  the  Bureau  of  Statistics,  Department  tit  Commerce  and  Labor.