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goods which have previously arrived in Nottingham by the Midland 
Hailway charged at carted rates. 
Charges for cooperage, repairs, sampling, etc., will be made in 
addition to those above mentioned, according to the cost incurred. 
For other articles than wine and spirits no tariff is published, the 
storage thereof being so rare that charges are made to apply to each 
particular case. 
A statement of receipts and expenditures is not procurable. 
No Americans use this warehouse, but all nationalities are treated 
alike. Goods remain in bond sometimes for months, sometimes for 
.Years. An excise officer has a lock and key to the warehouse, so that 
he can inspect it at his pleasure. 
Nottingham, England, July #0,190J. 
Frank W. Maiiin, C\ 
PLYMOUTH. 
(From United States Consul Stephens, Plymouth, England.) 
BibWoth® 
There are at this port 23 bonded warehouses. These va 
size according to the purposes for which the premises have be? 
bonded. Some of the warehouses approved for wines and spirits are 
^ory large. In addition to the above there are 33 excise general ware 
houses located in different parts of the district. All these warehouses 
ure owned and conducted by private companies and individuals. 
Any person or company, by providing suitable premises and furnish 
ing the requisite bonds, may establish a bonded warehouse. 
The goods chiefly stored are wines and spirits, tobacco, ship’s stores, 
a nd dry goods. Some goods remain in bond for years. The great 
majority of the warehouses are owned by large spirit and wine mer 
chants, who use them for storing their goods which are covered in 
^ond. Very little general merchandise is placed in bond at this port 
await delivery or reshipment. All nationalities are treated ex- 
actly alike by the administrators of the warehouses. Americans 
seldom make use of these buildings. 
, The facilities for the removal of goods from ship to bonded ware 
house are abundant. The cost depends wholly upon contract, there 
being no scale of charges for either storage or removal of goods. 
The care and supervision exercised over the warehouses by the cus 
toms officials is very strict. Double locks are placed on all doors and 
n o owner nor any person whatsoever is allowed to enter without the 
company of a customs officer. 
Jos. G. Stephens, Consul. 
Plymouth, England, August 11, 1901¡.. 
SOUTHAMPTON. 
(From United States Consul Swalm, Southampton, England.) 
While Southampton is a great port in the amount of tonnage en 
ding from the sea, it may be termed merely a port of landing and