GERMANY!  FRANKFORT.

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matcly,  could  not  be  given  on  account  of  lack  of  data.  The  warehouses ­
  are  owned  partly  by  the  State  of  Prussia  and  partly  by  the
city  of  Frankfort.  They  are  conducted  by  the  Royal  Prussian
custom-house  authorities.
The  administration  of  the  warehouse  cares  for  the  safety  of  the
goods  deposited;  as  a  general  rule  only  goods  upon  which  duty  has
yet  to  be  paid  may  be  deposited.  Goods  which  are  usually  kept  in
packages  must  be  in  good  condition  so  far  as  packing  is  concerned,
mid  defects  in  packing  must  be  repaired  before  depositing  goods.
Goods  the  deposit  of  which  may  be  injurious  to  the  warehouses,  as
those  suspected  of  infection,  or  which  may  be  subject  to  spontaneous
combustion  or  may  explode,  or  which  may  injure  other  goods  near,
an d  articles  which  may  become  putrid  will  not  be  admitted  for
storage.
A  register  of  all  goods  stored  is  kept,  and  the  depositor  receives  a
storage  receipt.  The  administration  is  justified  in  considering  the
holder  of  the  storage  certificate  competent  to  dispose  of  the  goods,
ail d  is  not  obliged  to  make  inquiry  whether  he  is  the  legitimate
owner  of  the  receipt.  If  the  administration  has,  however,  been  notified ­
  that  the  receipt  has  passed  into  wrong  hands,  a  note  is  made  of  it
ln  the  register,  and  the  goods  can  not  be  withdrawn  until  the  competent ­
  authority  has  decreed  who  is  the  rightful  owner.
Stored  goods  may  be  transferred  by  presenting  the  receipt  and
taking  request  to  that  effect.  If,  in  the  discretion  of  the  management, ­
  no  objection  is  made,  a  corresponding  change  is  made  in  the
Register  and  the  receipt  ;  eventually  a  new  receipt  is  issued.  If  a  receipt
bas  been  lost  the  depositor  of  the  goods  must  notify  the  management.
A  duplicate  receipt  will  eventually  be  issued,  and  a  note  of  it  made  in
the  register.  Each  withdrawal  in  part  of  the  goods  stored  is  noted
y  the  management  on  the  receipt;  after  all  the  goods  have  been  withdrawn ­
  the  receipt  remains  with  the  customs  authorities.
The  depositor  can  supervise  his  goods;  he  can  lock  them,  in  which
case  the  method  of  locking  must  appear  in  his  request  for  storage,
the  depositor  is  obliged  to  look  after  his  goods  from  time  to  time  and
See  to  it  that  they  are  not  injured  on  account  of  their  position  by
yermin,  etc.,  and  if  there  has  been  such  injury  to  notify  the  officer
m  charge.
The  depositor  is  permitted,  on  giving  written  notice  to  the  management, ­
  to  take  samples  of  the  goods  stored  by  him.  The  opening  of
_he  packages,  the  taking  of  samples,  and  the  closing  of  the  packages ­
  anew  must  be  done  in  the  presence  of  an  officer.  The  weight  of
the  samples  taken  must  be  noted  in  the  register,  and  if  the  total  weight
'd  the  samples  is  subject  to  duty  it  must  be  paid  when  the  goods  are
finally  withdrawn.  Owners  and  owners’  agents  are  allowed  to  repack
goods  in  the  warehouses  under  the  supervision  of  customs  officials  for
he  purpose  of  dividing,  sorting,  cleaning,  preserving  them,  etc.,  pro-Vl
 ded  suitable  room  exists.  Notice  of  such  repacking  must  be  given  in
^rating  and  the  receipt  exhibited,  and  then  the  repacking  can  only  be
Proceeded  with  after  the  management  has  assigned  an  official  for  supermini). ­
  Packages  which  become  empty  through  repacking  have  to
T a y  duty  if  removed  from  the  warehouse.
.  The  custom  authorities  refused  to  answer  questions  relating  to
C  an( l  receipts  and  expenditures.
fhe  chief  articles  stored  at  Frankfort  are  coffee,  tobacco,  sparkling