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WAREHOUSES  FOR  STORAGE  OF  MERCHANDISE
IN  TRANSIT  OR  IN  BOND.

INTRODUCTION.
At  the  instance  of  the  Commercial  Museum  at  Manila,  P.  L,  the
Secretary  of  Commerce  and  Labor,  on  May  11,  1901,  requested  that  a
call  be  made  upon  the  consular  officers  of  the  United  States  stationed
at  the  more  important  ports  for  information  concerning  warehouses
at  those  places  tor  the  storage,  at  a  nominal  rental,  of  merchandise  in
transit  or  in  bond,  and  from  which  goods  may  be  withdrawn  for  shipment ­
  elesewhere  without  paying  the  customs  dues.  The  Department
of  State  therefore,  under  date  of  May  19,  1904,  instructed  certain
consular  officers  of  the  United  States  to  prepare  reports  covering  the
fololwing  points:
1.  Dimensions  and  original  cost  of  warehouses,  approximately.
2.  By  whom  are  the  warehouses  owned  and  conducted  ?
3.  Detailed  account  of  service;  (a)  from  the  patron’s  point  of  view  ;
(&)  services  rendered  by  the  administration  of  the  warehouses.
4.  Scale  of  charges  for  storage  (as  full  as  convenient).
5.  Receipts  and  expenditures  on  account  of  service.
0.  What  classes  of  goods,  chiefly,  are  stored  ?
T.  To  what  extent  do  Americans  make  use  of  these  warehouses?
8.  If  convenient,  give  some  idea  as  to  the  length  of  time  goods
remain  in  bond,  as  a  rule.
9.  Are  all  nationalities  treated  exactly  alike  by  the  administrators
of  the  warehouses?  If  not,  what  distinctions  are  made?
10.  Give  an  account  of  the  facilities  for  and  the  cost  of  the  removal
of  the  goods  from  boat  to  warehouse,  and  vice  versa.
11.  Give,  as  accurately  as  possible,  the  care  and  supervision  exercised ­
  over  the  warehouses  by  customs  officials.
These  reports  are  included  in  the  following  volume.