place of growth or production of the merchandise; and, in addition thereto, where the same is exported from a port or place where there is a consul, vice consul, or commercial agent of the United States, the claim must be accompanied by the certificate of the said consul, vice consul, or commercial agent, showing its place of growth or production; and if there be no such consul, vice consul, or commercial agent at the port, the said certificate shall be made by two respectable merchants or inhabitants of the place. Some misapprehension in regard to that portion of the General Regulations No. 44, dated the 17th ult., referring to the importation from the British provinces of articles of wood, having taken place in some of the collection districts, it is deemed proper to state, in explanation of the views of the department, that the admission to free entry, or liability to duty, of the several articles of wood therein mentioned, must depend upon the state or condition in which they are imported. Thus, while boards, beams, planks, laths, and the other enumerated articles, would, if imported in their roughhewn or sawed state, be entitled to free entry as comprehended in the "timber or lumber" referred to in the treaty, articles entered under the same designations, or any other article of wood, if manufactured in whole or in part by planing, turning, splitting, shaving, or any process of manufacture other than hewing or sawing, must be considered as remaining liable to the duty imposed by the existing tariff act on manufactures of wood. JAMES GUTHRIE, Secretary of the Treasury. (GENERAL REGULATIONS, No. 47.) TREASURY DEPARTMENT, April 11th, 1855. Since issuing the General Regulations No. 46, in relation to the refunding duties and cancellation of bonds for duties under the Reciprocity treaty with Great Britain of the 5th June, 1854, this department having been advised of the promulgation of the proclamation or order in council of the Lieutenant Governor of the British province of Prince Edward's Island, dated 17th November, 1854, carrying into effect the legislative act of the province of the 11th October, 1854, I have to state, for your information and government, that Prince Edward's Island is to be placed on the same footing with Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, in respect to the free entry of the products of that province, imported therefrom direct into the United States, from and after the said 17th November, 1854, and in regard to the refunding duties and cancellation of bonds for duties on articles so imported. JAMES GUTHRIE, Secretary of the Treasury. Statement of the amount of duty paid or bonds given in the district of on by articles the growth or product of the British provinces, and imported direct therefrom, and enumerated as entitled to entry free of duty in the schedule annexed to the third article of the reciprocity treaty between the United States and Great Britain, concluded the 5th of June, 1854, as proclaimed by the President of the United States September the 11th, 1854, and March the 16th, 1855, agreeably to act of Congress of August 5, 1854. The return of said duties being now claimed under the act of March 2, 1855, and circular instructions of Treasury Department of 16th October and 10th November, 1854, and of March 17 and 31, 1855. Date of Entry. Name and Whence imported. Quantity and description Amount of I, Affidavit of Claimant on application for return of duties. , do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the articles specified in the annexed ; that said articles were the growth statement were imported, and the duties paid thereon, by or product of the British province of and imported direct therefrom; and that no portion of the said duties has been heretofore refunded; that the claim above referred to has not been assigned or alienated by operation of law or otherwise, and that I am not (nor is either member of our firm) indebted to the United States. Certificate of Collector on application for return of duties. CUSTOM-HOUSE, DISTRICT OF 185 dollars) paid I certify that the annexed statement exhibits the correct amount of duy ( on the articles therein specified by and that receipts were duly issued by this office in accordance with circular instructions of Treasury Department of 16th October and 10th November, 1854; and that the said duties have been accounted for to the Treasury, and no part thereof heretofore paid back, and that the claimant does not appear on the books of this office as indebted to the United States. Naval Officer. Collector. I, Affidavit of Claimant on application for cancellation of bond. do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the articles specified in the annexed statement were imported and warehoused on bonds given for the payment of the duties thereon by and ; that said articles were the growth and product of the British province of imported direct therefrom; and that said bonds have not been cancelled, and that I am not (nor is either member of the firm) indebted to the United States. Certificate of Collector on application for cancellation of bond. I certify that the annexed statement exhibits the correct amount of the bonds given by for goods imported direct from the British province of the said bonds, amounting to $ and warehoused in this district; and have not been cancelled; and that the claimant does not appear on the books of this office as indebted to the United States. |