Show ABUSES OF FRUIT IMPORTATION ARE TO BE STOPPED Wa Oct 1 Flagrant in fruit Importation thousands of dollars of loss to the government occurring especially on onlie lie docks of New York are aimed at atIn atin In regulations proclaimed today h by Acting Secretary of the lie Roy Rey Reynolds anti and directed to lo collectors of and all others concerned Tue Tho regulatIons stop importers from Crom for a week or ten days das the filing of claims for for decay destruction or Injury of the lie fruit imported making it impossible for Cor the tho authorities to determine what to lo allow ahlo for the lie deterioration of oC the tho imports California raisers took lip this question with congress at the thelast thelast last session contending that the de delays lays operated In favor faor of the Italian in particularly as to oranges and heinous Favors the Foreigners upon notIce of these chaims the tho appraisers tinder direction direction tion of tine the collectors will ill detail one or more examiners to promptly the lie percentage of decay The examiners will be called upon to set representative packages consisting of at least five per cent o of each aeh lot hot or on mark marh arid and to open arid and them Within ten days after the landing of the fruit the r report lort of the appraIser appraisAl be made to the collector fixing tho ho percentage of rot rotten rotten ten and worthless fruit found On this percentage the allowance will le be made In the liquidation of the entry Where here fruit or other tier Iler goods have been condemned at the port of oC original entry within ten days dnn after landing b by the health officer or other autho authorities s no allow allowan ani an e ihl he 10 mado until the Importers or 01 their agents within file filo detailed notice with the thc collector No Damage Allowance No allowance will he be made for dam damage age to Lo an any merchandise other l than han the allowance upon perish L I I ground of I able goods gooM on the Importers however are permitted under tine the noW regulations to abandon to the tho United States with within In ten tan days das after entry all oi 01 any portion of any goods included In tiny invoice and ond be relieved from froni pay payment lna ment of dirty on tint tho abandoned per 1101 provided It amounts to at lea t ten per cont of the total value aue or quantity of oC the invoice The Importers will ha have 0 to deliver abandoned goods to the govern government government ment at some designated place within the limits of the port when the allow allowance nince ance will be made in liquidating the tho entry and the merchandise sold or ne de destroyed On failure to as re required I II the government will tale take po ho session of oC the tho goods at the tho I of oC tho ho Importers I |