Show ad valoree valorem a failure washington nov 19 the secretary f the treasury Jias received liw annual report of alie board of united slates appraisers at yew york jl eliat during the ended september reappraise ments were made by individual beneral appraisers and cases by the ull board showing that in three of the cases there were no appeals from the decisions of the appraisers either by the importer or the this however is a very large increase over the number ot made ai d acted on last vear nil 0 o for tills increase and among bliem is given the enlargement 0 alie scope ol 01 ad valoree valorem rates of duty the ad valoree valorem theory says I 1 lie report is ideal but it is not to bo denied that ad valoree valorem rates are more becy ot evasion than specific rates to under valuations alie lioard elates that they are not nuni erous in former years and that they da not formerly foi merly embrace entire lines of the board euc peste several amendments to the present customs act the provision imposing an additional duty equal to 2 per cent appraised value tor each I 1 per cent 0 un it bays has not worked satisfactorily in instances it lias largely exceeded the value of alio chandice imported and in other batca the was clearly an error it is as a that it the appraised value shall exceed by more than 10 per cent tho declared matuu eliell be collected an duty 0 I 1 per thia additional duty however eliell not exceed 50 per cent of alie appraised value of the roods the present as to cost 0 production have aico proven cosat in practice chev ere mid to be generally defective and it ie hat ilia suction of alio law be repealed the provision of alie law additional duty on unusual coverings has alao proven burdensome and vexatious with pens abing benefits and U ie that the law be amended so that auch coverings par the duly as if imported separately the board favora clacer the treasury tren sury and he consular officer lie extent of allowing tho secretary to direct wilh such officers asi makers to of tann and custom laoj |