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stored  in  the  open  air,  3f  cents.  (B)  Storage  charges  for  goods  from
abroad,  which  are  not  subject  to  duty  but  are  unloaded  in  bond  and
hept  to  be  reloaded  intact  and  reshipped,  44  cents;  beer,  distilled
liquors,  vinegar,  wines,  etc.,  in  covered  space,  64  cents.  (Cl  Rent  for
inclosed  space  per  square  meter  per  annum,  $2.73.  (D)  Crane  and
elevator  charges:  For  the  use  of  (1)  cranes,  for  each  100  kilograms
(220.46  pounds),  I4  cents;  (2)  steam  cranes,  for  each  100  kilograms
(220.46  pounds),  5  cents;  (3)  hand  crane,  for  each  100  kilograms
(220.46  pounds),  1£  cents;  (4)  portable  crane,  per  day,  $5.71;  per
hour,  71  cents;  (5)  elevator  charge,  per  100  kilograms,  cents.
I e )  Weighing  charges,  when  goods  are  weighed  at  request  of  the
owner,  per  100  kilograms,  24  cents.
1'  ire  insurance  on  goods  in  bond  is  provided  when  desired  at  a  cost
per  month  of  66  pfennigs  per  1,000  marks,  equal  to  15.7  cents  per  $238,
or  66§  cents  per  $1,000.
The  schedule  of  charges  made  for  the  services  of  laborers,  coopers,
rnd  porters  employed  in  unloading,  opening,  repacking,  storing,  and
reloading  merchandise  at  the  custom-houses  in  Berlin,  as  arranged
an d  specified  under  authority  of  the  general  law,  is  exceedingly  long
md  complicated,  and  descends  into  minute  details  which  would  be
hardly  comprehensible  under  the  American  system  of  labor  in  Government ­
  offices.  The  more  important  provisions  of  these  regulations,
J „ ri  so  far  as  they  specify  the  charges  made  to  owners  of  merchandise
r°r  handling,  weighing,  opening,  and  reloading,  are  as  follows,  the
rate  being  in  all  cases  per  double  centner  of  100  kilograms,  equal  to
220.46  pounds  avoirdupois:
(I)  For  unloading  from  boats  or  railway  cars—(A)  Dutiable  merchandise, ­
  with  or  without  opening  of  packages,  cases,  or  sacks—(a)
^hout  weighing,  14  cents;  (b)  with  weighing  in  bulk,  3f  cents;
\y)  dutiable  liquids  in  casks—(a)  wine,  liquors,  beer,  vinegar,  and
j  other  beverages,  (1)  without  weighing,  1  cent;  (2)  with  weighing
n  hulk,  2j  cents;  (h)  oils,  sirup,  and  similar  in  bulk,  2\  cents;  (C)
Merchandise  free  of  duty,  without  weighing,  4  cent.
■,.(11)  Unloading  or  loading  wagons  with  dutiable  or  free  merchante, ­
  or  loading  the  same  on  boats  or  cars,  without  weighing  or  coopwage,3cent.

(Hi)  For  cooperage—(1)  For  opening  or  boring  into  and  closing
casks  containing  liquids  or  butter,  grease,  lard,  tallow,  honey,  etc.,
ach,  l-|  cents;  (2)  for  driving  hoops  and  putting  into  repair  casks
j a )  containing  native  spirits  or  beer,  each,  I4  cents;  (b)  containing
°reign  spirits,  beer,  wine,  etc.,  casks  weighing  440  pounds  or  less,  5
_ e nts;  weighing  440  to  660  pounds,  74  cents;  weighing  more  than  660
Pounds,  10  cents;  (c)  containing  oil,  sirup,  lard,  grease,  tallow,  etc.,
to  220  pounds,  44  cents;  weighing  440  to  880  pounds,  5  cents;
oighing  more  than  880  pounds,  74  cents;  (3)  for  opening  and  closing
j  outside  cask  or  covering,  according  to  weight,  24  to  5  cents;  (4)
tin  Pining  and  closing  a  cask  containing  dry  merchandise  whereby
c  e  head  is  removed,  5  to  6  cents;  (5)  for  opening  and  closing  large
„  Ses  containing  machinery  and  weighing  more  than  550  pounds,
^cording  to  size  of  cases  and  difficulty  of  work,  5  to  12  cents;  (6)
e\- F  , C0Ver ing  cases  with  jute,  canvas,  or  other  textile  material,  for
*p| ,v  square  meter  of  such  material  used,  124  cents.
•fo  ho.full  text  of  the  elaborate  code  of  regulations  from  which  the
icgoing  is  translated  is  not  printed  and  is  contained  only  in  a