List of countries admitting free of duty potatoes and potato products when imported from the United States. Countries. Products. Belgium. Denmark. Finland. Guatemala. Italy... Netherlands. Persia. Peru... Russia.. Switzerland United Kingdom: Colonies of India.... New Zealand. Saint Lucia. Saint Vincent. Straits Settlements. Turks and Caicos Islands. Virgin Islands.... Potatoes, potato flour, dried potatoes. Potatoes, potato flour. Potatoes, fresh, dried, pressed. Potatoes. Potatoes. Potatoes, potato flour. Potatoes, fresh, dried. Potatoes, fresh or dried. Potatoes. Potatoes. All products. Potatoes. All products. Potatoes. Potato flour. Potatoes. Potatoes. All products. Potatoes. Potatoes. (T. D. 33802.) Wheat, wheat flour, semolina-List of countries imposing no duties. Collectors further instructed relative to the dutiability under paragraph 644, tariff act of 1913, of wheat, wheat flour, and semolina, etc., when imported from certain countries. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, October 23, 1913. To collectors and other officers of the customs: Your attention is invited to paragraph 644 of the tariff act of October 3, 1913, which reads as follows: Wheat, wheat flour, semolina, and other wheat products, not specially provided for in this section: Provided, That wheat shall be subject to a duty of 10 cents per bushel, that wheat flour shall be subject to a duty of 45 cents per barrel of 196 pounds, and semolina and other products of wheat, not specially provided for in this section 10 per centum ad valorem, when imported directly or indirectly from a country, dependency, or other subdivision of government which imposes a duty on wheat or wheat flour or semolina imported from the United States. The Secretary of Commerce informs the department that the countries named in the appended list impose no duty on wheat, wheat flour, or semolina when imported from the United States. You are therefore hereby instructed to assess no duty upon wheat, wheat flour, semolina, or other wheat products not specially provided By potatoes is meant potatoes in their natural state. for in section 1 of the said tariff act when imported directly or indirectly from any country named in the appended list. Pending the publication of an additional list, you are hereby directed to assess estimated duties upon the articles covered by the said paragraph when imported from countries not enumerated in the appended list and to suspend liquidation of the entries, the classification of the articles in the liquidation of the entries to depend upon whether the articles are imported directly or indirectly from a country which imposes duty upon either wheat, wheat flour, or semolina when imported from the United States. You are informed that the construction placed by the department on said paragraph is that if a country imposes duty on any one of the three articles, namely, wheat, wheat flour, or semolina, when imported from the United States, duty must be assessed upon all the articles provided for in the paragraph when imported directly or indirectly from that country. (100269.) CHARLES S. HAMLIN, Assistant Secretary. List of countries admitting free of duty wheat, wheat flour, and semolina when imported from the United States.-Finland, Netherlands, and United Kingdom. (T. D. 33803.) Drawback on shoe topping cloth. Drawback on water, spot, and moth proof shoe topping cloth manufactured from imported corkscrew worsted and cotton coating cloth for the account of Rousmaniere, Williams & Co., of Boston, Mass. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, October 23, 1913. SIR: Drawback is hereby allowed under paragraph O of section 4 of the tariff act of October 3, 1913, and the drawback regulations (T. D. 31695 of June 16, 1911), on water, spot, and moth proof shoe topping cloth manufactured from imported corkscrew worsted and cotton coating cloth for the account of Rousmaniere, Williams & Co., of Boston, Mass. A record shall be kept by Rousmaniere, Williams & Co., which will show, in addition to the usual data, the lot number, length, width, and weight of each piece of imported cloth, as imported, treated for their account. A manufacturing record shall be kept by the manufacturer, which will show the lot number, length, width, and weight of each piece of cloth as received from Rousmaniere, Williams & Co., and the length, width, and weight thereof as returned to the said company, Sworn abstracts from such records shall be filed with each drawback entry. The allowance shall not exceed the quantity of imported corkscrew worsted and cotton coating cloth used in the manufacture of the ex ported water, spot, and moth proof shoe topping cloth as shown by the abstracts from the records above prescribed. The sworn statement of Rousmaniere, Williams & Co., dated September 26, 1913, is transmitted herewith for filing in your office. CHARLES S. HAMLIN, Respectfully, COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS, Boston, Mass. (T. D. 33804.) White phosphorus matches. Assistant Secretary. Foreign certificates of inspection for matches manufactured in the Netherlands waived. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, October 24, 1913. To collectors and other officers of the customs: The Secretary of State has forwarded to the department a copy of the Netherlands "phosphorus match law of 1901" (No. 133 of May 28, 1901), which prohibits the use of white phosphorus in the manufacture of matches in the Netherlands. The department is therefore satisfied that matches from the Netherlands may be admitted to entry without the production of certificates of official inspection, provided the other requirements of the regulations are complied with on entry and the appraiser shall state that the matches entered were found on examination not to be white phosphorus matches. The production of such certificates upon the entry of matches manufactured in the Netherlands will therefore be waived. (92655-17.) CHARLES S. HAMLIN, Assistant Secretary. (T. D. 33805.) Drawback on steam condensers. Drawback on steam condensers manufactured by the C. H. Wheeler Mfg. Co., of Philadelphia, Pa., with the use of imported Muntz metal circles and solid drawn brass tubes. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, October 24, 1913. SIR: Drawback is hereby allowed under paragraph O of section 4 of the tariff act of October 3, 1913, and the drawback regulations (T. D. 31695 of June 16, 1911), on steam condensers manufactured by the C. H. Wheeler Mfg Co., of Philadelphia, Pa., with the use of imported Muntz metal circles and solid drawn brass tubes. A manufacturing record shall be kept, which will show, in addition to the usual data, the number and weight and dimensions of Muntz metal circles and the number and weight and dimensions of solid drawn brass tubes used in the manufacture of each steam condenser for exportation with benefit of drawback, the weight of the Muntz metal circles and the brass tubes as they appear in the finished steam condenser, the quantity of each kind of waste, the values of such wastes, and the values of the imported materials used. A sworn abstract from such manufacturing record shall be filed with each drawback entry and shall, in the discretion of the collector, be verified by comparison with the manufacturers' records. The allowance shall not exceed the quantities of imported materials used in the manufacture of the exported steam condensers, as shown by the abstracts from the manufacturing record, the allowance to be reduced according to the number of pounds of imported material which would be replaced by the value of the waste. The sworn statement of the manufacturer, dated October 1, 1913, is transmitted herewith for filing in your office. Respectfully, CHARLES S. HAMLIN, COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS, Philadelphia, Pa. (T. D. 33806.) Assistant Secretary. Free entry-Articles under six months' bond. Regulations for the free entry of articles under six months' bond, in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 398, 582, and 653 of Section I and subsection 4, paragraph J, of Section IV, tariff act of 1913. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, October 24, 1913. To collectors and other officers of the customs: The following regulations will govern the entry and exportation of articles imported under six months' bond, in accordance with the terms of paragraphs 398, 582, and 653 of Section I and subsection 4, paragraph J, of Section IV of the tariff act of October 3, 1913. Section I, paragraph 398, reads in part as follows: Animals brought into the United States temporarily for a period not exceeding six months, for the purpose of breeding, exhibition or competition for prizes offered by any agricultural, polo, or racing association; but a bond shall be given in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury; * Section I, paragraph 582, reads in part as follows: * * Theatrical scenery, properties, and apparel; * * brought by proprietors or managers of theatrical exhibitions arriving from abroad, for temporary use by them in such exhibitions, and not for any other person, and not for sale, and which have been used by them abroad, shall be admitted free of duty under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe; but bonds shall be given for the payment to the United States of such duties as may be imposed by law upon any and all such articles as shall not be exported within six months after such importation: Provided, That the Secretary of the Treasury may, in his discretion, extend such period for a further term of six months in case application shall be made therefor. Section I, paragraph 653, reads as follows: Works of art, drawings, engravings, photographic pictures, and philosophical and scientific apparatus brought by professional artists, lecturers, or scientists arriving from abroad for use by them temporarily for exhibition and in illustration, promotion, and encouragement of art, science, or industry in the United States, and not for sale, shall be admitted free of duty, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe; but bonds shall be given for the payment to the United States of such duties as may be imposed by law upon any and all such articles as shall not be exported within six months after such importation: Provided, That the Secretary of the Treasury may, in his discretion, extend such period for a further term of six months in cases where application therefor shall be made. Section IV, paragraph J, subsection 4, reads as follows: That machinery or other articles to be altered or repaired, molders' patterns for use in the manufacture of castings intended to be and actually exported within six months from the date of importation thereof, models of women's wearing apparel imported by manufacturers for use as models in their own establishments, and not for sale, samples solely for use in taking orders for merchandise, articles intended solely for experimental purposes, and automobiles, motor cycles, bicycles, aeroplanes, airships, balloons, motor boats, racing shells, teams, and saddle horses, and similar vehicles and craft brought temporarily into the United States by nonresidents for touring purposes or for the purpose of taking part in races or other specific contests, may be admitted without the payment of duty under bond for their exportation within six months from the date of importation and under such regulations and subject to such conditions as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe: Provided, That no article shall be entitled to entry under this section that is intended for sale or which is imported for sale on approval. (1) Section 3021 of the Revised Statutes is superseded by subsection 4 of paragraph J of Section IV of the tariff act of October 3, 1913, and railroad iron imported for repair or remanufacture may be entered under the provisions of the said subsection 4 of paragraph J. (2) Entry of such articles shall be made on a form of entry, Cat. No. 7539, reading as follows: Cat. No. 7539. Pars. 398, 582, and 653, Sec. I, and subsec. 4, par. J, Sec. IV, tariff act, October 3, 1913. No. of entry, Date of entry, ENTRY UNDER SIX MONTHS' BOND. in the day of 191-, under bond conditioned for Entry of merchandise imported by on the master, from Packages and contents. (Articles should be suffi Marks. Numbers. ciently described to permit their identification to be Quantity. value. Invoice Entered value. Entered at port of · day of (Importer's signature.) The above form will be provided by the department and kept on sale at the various ports at the price of 1 cent each. A sufficient |