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WAREHOUSES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 
of a supervisory nature. Goods bound inland (except in bond) pay 
the necessary duty; merchandise reexported is tabulated for statis 
tical purposes. 
FEES FOR RENTAL, STORAGE, AND HANDLING. 
The following statement shows the fees for storing in closed com 
partments and the use of open space in the free harbor: 
I. A. The city will rent single storerooms or whole parts of the 
warehouse. Leases for storage room made for one year are, at the 
expiration of the year, subject to three months’ notice to vacate (cal 
culated by the four quarters of the year) ; leases for more than one 
year are subject to a six months’ notice; for goods stored less than 
one year the time for giving notice is fixed by the harbor authorities. 
Kent for storage room is payable in advance. One year’s rent for 
a single storage room is, according to location, as follows: 
Storage rates in Stettin free-port Warehouses. 
Location. 
Cellar 
First floor. _ _ 
Second floor 
Third floor.. 
Fourth floor 
Fifth floor .. 
Size of 
room. 
Utmost 
weight to 
the square 
meter 
(10.70 
square 
feet). 
Annual 
rental. 
Sq. ft. 
2,483.3 
2,529.5 
2,661.8 
2,604.8 
2.604.8 
2.004.8 
Pounds. 
2,204 
3,966 
3,305 
2,204 
2,204 
1,102 
$214.20 
201.80 
214.20 
202.30 
190.40 
100.00 
The above rates are to be used as a basis for calculating rentals for 
less than one. year. 
B. Space for storing in the open (not under roof) is let at the rate 
of 10 pfennigs (2.38 cents) per square meter (10.70 square feet) per 
month for an area of at least 100 square meters (1,070 square feet). 
If space is used for any other purpose except storing the rate of 
rental is set by the authorities. 
II. A. The city will accept goods for storage for a fee based on the 
weight of the article or articles to be stored. The charge amounts to 
10 pfennigs (2.38 oents) per part or full month for every 100 kilo 
grams (220.40 pounds). A special rate of 5 pfennigs (1.19 cents) per 
100 kilograms per month is made on the following articles: Ammo 
nia, water of ammonia, asphalt, cotton, cotton waste, tin, lead, ma 
nures, foodstuffs, iron, mineral wax, guano, kaolin, grains, rosin, 
legumes, flour, lubricating oil, paraffin, phosphate, seeds, salt, lard 
(mentioning only articles coming from the United States). 
B. On 100 tons of packed merchandise there is a discount of 25 per 
cent, and on 500 tons a 50 per cent discount is made from the regular 
rate. 
C. For bulky merchandise, for which in proportion to weight a large 
amount of space is required, such as willow ware, furniture, chairs, 
empty cases, empty barrels, rags, feathers, wool, etc., the storage fee is 
increased 50 per cent.