MISCELLANEOUS ORDERS, &c., &c.,

ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED, AND BROUGHT DOWN TO THE

30th September, 1858.

ACCOUNTS. Returns of Trade and business in future to be made up to the 31st March in each year.-G. O. No. 27, 1856. See also G. O. No. 6, 1856.

Trade Accounts of the United Kingdom to be prepared
by the Examiner.-G. O. Nos. 67, 71 and 82, 1849.
Bills of Entry, for dutiable goods, to be forwarded by the
post of the day on which they are passed, and the files
of Shipping Bills not later than on the second day after
the sailing of the vessel.-G. O. No. 13, 1857.

Debentures to be accompanied by the relative Shipping
Bills.-G. O. No. 13, 1857.

All public monies are to be brought to Account on the
day they are received.-G. O. Nos. 15 and 26, 1850.
Relating to seizures. Regulations for preparation and
control of.-G. O. No. 69, 1851.

At the Outports, a daily record is to be kept of the work performed by each Landing-waiter, a special Journal being provided at the principal Ports, whilst at other Ports, a record is to be made in the " Appearance Book for Out-door Officers, No. 34," under the head of "Observations."-G. O. No. 77, 1852.

All goods in packages, except tobacco, wines and spirits, are to be recorded short on the debit side of the Warehousekeeper's register, and the details of delivery marked off in the landing books, subject to the modifications set forth in G. O. Nos. 55, 1849, and 8, 1850. BARLEY, importations of, to be strictly examined, it having been intimated to the Board that malt is made in Germany for the English market, which might, if proper care be not observed, be passed as barley.G.O. No. 104, 1857.

BILL OF STORE. British Returned Goods not exceeding £50 in value, and for which a Bill of Store cannot be taken out, books and plate on which no drawback has been received, also drawings executed for amusement and for private use may be delivered free, on declaration, before Landing Surveyors in London, and Collectors and Controllers at the Outports.-G. O. No. 56, 1852. -for returned British Goods on which Inland Revenue Drawback has been received. On the entry, the Officers are to grant a Certificate to enable the parties to obtain an Inland Revenue Certificate of the repayment of such drawback.-B.M. 29th Dec. 1829, and 18th July, 1834.

BILLS OF HEALTH. Masters of vessels clearing for Gibraltar, or ports in the Mediterranean, are cautioned to provide themselves with Bills of Health, properly authenticated. -G. O. No. 15, 1857.

BULLION, OF COIN. Regulations to be observed on importation and exportation thereof.-G.O.Nos. 100 and 108, 1857.

BUTTER damaged, may not be delivered as grease, until one pint of tar, or of spirits of tar, be mixed with every hundred-weight, care being taken that the contents of the package be thoroughly perforated and the tar fully incorporated. The fact of its deterioration is to be noted in the Landing Book; and, upon removal coastwise, its condition is to be specified in the letter of advice. The article is not to be dealt with as unsound, at the port of arrival, if it has left the port o removal in a sound state.-G. O. 9th Feb. 1832, No. 74, 1850, and 79, 1856.

CATTLE, SHEEP, &c., infected with any contagious disease on importation may be destroyed, by order in council, 28th July, 1856.-G. O. No. 74, 1856.

CERTIFICATES of damage, with the dates of issuing the same, are to be duly noted in the Landing-Waiter's blue books.-B. M. 10th July, 1829.

The original warrant is to be annexed to all Certificates for repayment of duties.-G. O. No. 53, 1849.

of origin, to entitle British goods to admission into the States of the Zollverein without payment of the extra duty-The exporter should endorse on the cocket a full description of the goods with a declaration, that they are of British manufacture: the cocket and bill

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CERTIFICATES, continued

to be then taken to the Shipping Officer, who, having made the goods shipped, is to return the cocket to the merchant for the Consul's certificate thereon, and deliver it to the clearing Officer.-G. O. No. 120, 1848. CHEESE, imported in cases, for exportation only, the weights may be taken by average.-B.M. 12th October, 1853. CINNAMON and Nutmegs may be blended and repacked upon a request being made to the Controller of accounts. B. O. 25th August, 1851, No. 386.

COFFEE in the husk, from a B. P. may be taken out of bond, to have the husk removed, upon the parties giving security for its return.—G. O. 12th March, 1840.

Allowance for husk to be ascertained in future by actual tare.-B. O. 4th June, 1851, No. 319.

CORDIALS. See Spirits.

CORN.-Barrels and bags of flour,-one in ten only to be weighed and the average taken; the whole to be subject to vigilant examination.-G. O. No. 68, 1849.

Fifty quarters in excess of each prime entry may be delivered, upon a standing deposit of £20, and on compliance with the regulations of the B.M. 9th March, 1849.-G. O. No. 60, 1854.

On the importation of Corn in bags from a B. P. five (or more bags, if differing in size) out of every hundred are to be measured on board by the City Meter, to form an average from which the whole may be computed by the Meter, and taken account of and delivered by the Tide Waiter, the bags not measured being examined by the Tide Waiter, under the supervision of the proper Officers.-B. M. 7th Dec., 1849.

may be landed and meted at approved Sufferance Wharves, in bags or packages from the United States under the regulations prescribed by B. M. 8th Dec.,

1852.

Transhipment of, at those ports where the General Regulations are not in force. See p. 119.

DESPATCHES.-Packages addressed to Foreign Ministers, in charge of a messenger, and claimed as containing despatches, to be delivered without examination; but if the officers suspect that such packages contain customable or prohibited articles, they are to make a special representation to the Board.-G. O. No. 63, 1851.

ENTRIES passed previously to Vessels reporting, not to be acted on, except for fresh butter, meat, poultry, green fruit, and vegetables, which may be entered the day preceding the vessel's report.-B. M. 11th Feb., 1842. Post-Parties are not to be called upon to make Post Entries in cases where the duty short paid is under one shilling.-G. O. 9th May, 1838.

Warehousing Entries for East India or China silk goods subject to rated duties may be received without the weight or measurement being inserted.-G. O. No. 84, 1853.

should be passed for the station at which the vessel lies, instead of for the place to which the goods may have to be borne.-B. M. 16th Feb., 1848.

-duty paid, to supersede a bonding entry, may be passed prior to the final discharge of the vessel.-B. M. 20th May, 1853.

warehousing, the particular description of sugar may be altered upon the certificate of the Landing Officers and reference to the Long Room.-B. M. 19 Jan., 1853. FRUIT AND VEGETABLES from an Outport, under bond, may be delivered upon a prime entry, prior to the receipt of the dispatch.-B. M. 4th Sept., 1849; or on a warehousing entry and duty being paid on the gross weight. B. M. 10th Nov., 1849.

GOODS FREE-An account thereof to be taken in detail at landing according as such goods were rated heretofore. But in cases where the contents shall be endorsed on the warrant; or, where the invoices are exhibited; or, where average weights, quantities or tares can be taken, the checking thereof, &c., may be confined to a portion of the packages.-B. M. 2nd April, 1845.

Sundry goods free of duty, as well as certain goods subject to low rates of duty, are allowed to be passed by the officers of the Water Guard, whether landed to be housed, or to be delivered overside, (1) under the regulations prescribed by B. M. 16th June, 1853.

Officers to state how the quantities are obtained; and when taken by themselves, to record whether weighed, tallied, measured or taken by average, as the case may be.-B.O. 9th November, 1853, No. 565.

(1) In order to prevent delay in the delivery of free goods by the absence of a Tide Surveyor, the special Landing Waiters are authorized to pass such goods, in the absence of the Landing Surveyor until further orders.

GOODS FREE, Continued:

If importers elect to take their goods into an approved Examination Floor, the Landing-waiter there stationed is deemed to be the proper officer to perform the examination: the Water-guard officers being enjoined not to quit their duty on the quay, to make examinations on the Floors where Landing Officers are stationed.-B.O. 8th December, 1853, No. 322.

All goods discharged under the supervision of the Water Guard from 6 o'clock, A.M., to 6 o'clock, P. M., from the 1st March, to the 31st October; and from 7 o'clock, A. M., to 4 o'clock, P.M., from the 1st November, to the last day of February, to be without expense to the parties. But in any case of discharge of goods before and after the above hours, payment is required at the rate of 6d. per hour for the attendance of the Tide-waiter.-G.O. No. 68, 1853.

Perishable articles may be passed previously to entry, by the officers of the Water Guard, before and after the legal hours.-B. M. 9th August, 1853.

bonded and drawback, the shipment of, may be allowed, upon emergencies, before and after the legal hours, under the sanction of the Landing Surveyors.— -B.M. 22nd June, 1853.

bonded, in addition to the import marks, are to be marked with a progressive rotation number and the year; the former corresponding with the Comptroller of Account's list of ships: thus, 183.-G. O. No. 10, 1853.

Goods removed under Bond without re-weighing or examination, being declared for home use only, to be so entered at the port of arrival, and may be again removed, provided that the goods be re-weighed, or reexamined, as the case may be, and duties paid on all deficiencies.-G.O. No. 16, 1854.

The date of re-weighing or re-examination to be inserted in the Letter of Advice.-G. O. No. 34, 1852.

to be produced on arrival, and to be entered for duty or for re-warehousing, the officers being specially enjoined to take care that a proper examination be made of the goods on re-warehousing, so as to protect the Revenue from substitution or other improper interference.-G. O. No. 20, 1851, and 46, 1858.

Increase of weight on coffee, cocoa, and tea removed under bond, the quantity being small, and