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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  statistical ­
  purposes.
FEES  FOR  RENTAL,  STORAGE,  AND  HANDLING.
The  following  statement  shows  the  fees  for  storing  in  closed  compartments ­
  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  (calculated ­
  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  kilograms ­
  (220.40  pounds).  A  special  rate  of  5  pfennigs  (1.19  cents)  per
100  kilograms  per  month  is  made  on  the  following  articles:  Ammonia, ­
  water  of  ammonia,  asphalt,  cotton,  cotton  waste,  tin,  lead,  manures, ­
  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.