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The Imperial Gazette (“Reichs Gesetzblatt ").

No. 29.

No. 1,543. Decree respecting the right of foreign vessels to engage in the German Coasting trade. December 29th, 1881.

We, William D.G. German Emperor, King of Prussia, &c. &c., decree on the strength of Section 2 of the law concerning the Coasting trade of May 22nd, 1881 (Imperial Gazette, page 97), in the name of the Empire, after the consent of the Federal Council has been obtained, as follows:

The right to load goods in a German seaport and to transport the same to another German seaport in order to unload them there (Coasting trade) is hereby accorded to the vessels of Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Great Britain, Italy, and Sweden-Norway.

Given under Our own Signature and Imperial Scal. Berlin, December 29th, 1881.

(Signed) WILLIAM.

PRINCE VON BISMARCK.

(L.B.)

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(c.) Spain.

MEMORANDUM received from H.M. Ambassador, Madrid.

The regulations in respect to the stores carried by oversea and coasting ships have been the subject of recent legislation in Spain.

On the 24th June 1899 a Royal Order was issued to regulate the quantity of stores carried by vessels entering Spanish ports, and a second Royal Order, reproducing the regulations of the previous one and amplifying the regulations on such points as were doubtful, was issued on May 4th, 1901.

By the regulations of the Royal Order of May 4th, 1901, the following articles are considered stores for consumption on board ships:—

Oil, spirits, rice, sugar, candles, coffee, coal, fresh and salt meat, beer, chocolate, alimentary preserves, sweets, biscuits, grain, flour, eggs, dried vegetables, liquors, butter, bread, potatoes, macaroni, fish, live animals and birds for food, salt, cider, tobacco, tea, wine, vinegar, and other descriptions of food, drink, and fuel. (See Article 67 of the Custom House Regulations.)

In respect to import duties on stores, ships visiting Spanish ports are divided into two classes:-

(A.)-Coasting vessels and ships which visit Spain periodically and subject to a fixed itinerary, of which the ports of call and approximate dates of departure have been published ; and ships without fixed itinerary which nevertheless maké regular and periodical voyages.

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(B.)-National and foreign ships which only occasionally touch at Spanish ports for the purpose of loading or unloading, and vessels making voyages between foreign ponts and one Spanish port.

The regulations referring to the first of these classes are as follows:---

Restrictions are imposed as to the amount carried or consumed on board in the

following artioles :--

Common spirits, liquors, compound spirits, sugar, candles, coffee, beer, chocolate, alimentary preserves, sweets, biscuits, butter, lard, common wine, sweet wine, sparkling wine, and tes.

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The quantity will be determined by the number of the crew and passengers, and the number of days necessary for loading, calculated by the subjoined table and the following rules:

(1.) The Custom House at the first Spanish pert at which the ship touches will make the calculation to which the preceding rule refers, omitting fractions. They will take into consideratiou the numbers of the passengers and crew, the number of days necessary for unloading in each of the ports mentioned in the manifest or manifests, allowing two days extra in case of accidents. Once the amount has been determined which can be allowed to pass free of A duty, they will proceed to calculate what is owing on the remainder. paper will be handed to the captain giving the amount of provisions in the ship and the amount which are admitted free of duty, and the amount which being in excess of what is allowed are obliged to pay duty.

This paper can be produced as evidence in the other Spanish ports where the vessel may call.

(2.) If owing to damage or a voluntary change of plan the vessel should not complete her itinerary, the Custom House of the last port at which she arrives will proceed to exact duty on the provisions which did not pay duty in the first port and which owing to the interruption of the voyage remain over. Should she, however, sail straight for a foreign port, in order that the re-exportation of the goods may be assured, the requisite invoice will be made out and a certificate of re-exportation will be added to the manifest.

(3.) If in the course of their regular search the Custon House find on board a greater quantity of provisions than was stated in the ship's papers, a fine will be paid on the excess, in accordance with the rules laid down in Case 10 of Article 304 of the Custom House regulations.

Table to be used for calculating the consumption of provisions on board vessels, under Royal Order of May 4th, 1901, as amended by Royal Order of November 27th,

1901.

Coffee

Class of Provisions.

For Sailor per

Unit.

diem.

For Officer or Passenger per diem.

Common spirits (foreign)

Litre.

0.100

0.200

Liquors and compounded spirits (foreign) Sugar (national and foreign)

0.150

Kilo.

0.050

Caudles (foreign)

0.060

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0.040

0.050

Beer (foreign) Chocolate (foreign)

Litre.

0.500

1-

Kilo.

0.030

Alimentary preserves (foreign)

0.100

0.200

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0.050

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Biscuits (foreign)

0.050

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0.030

0.050

Butter (foreign)

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Common wine (foreign)

Litre.

0.500

1.

Sweet wine (foreign) -

0.200

Sparkling wine (foreign)

0.200

0.020

Tea

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Sweets (foreign)

Kilo.

0.010

The regulations, for national and foreign ships which only occasionally touch at Spanish ports for the purpose of loading or unloading, and vessels making voyages between foreign ports and one Spanish port, are as follows:-

(1.) Once the ship and her manifest of cargo have been admitted, the Custom House will investigate the amount of provisions carried on board, classing them among those for which there is no limit and noting in the list the result of the examination.

(2.) When this has been verified, the provisions necessary for consumption during her stay in port will be handed over to the captain, the duration of the visit having been approved by the Custom House. The remainder will then be placed apart and sealed either on board the ship or as a deposit in the Custom House, an inventory of them having been signed by the captain.

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