| Show encouraging walh cuba sept 7 some changes in the cuban and porto alican tariff rates have been approved by the president and cabled to the united states bicera in these places in th former rates on both islands the importation 01 ol oleomargarine and euca products was prohibited under the new arrangements it will be admitted at the bame rate as batter another change was in the ad feature of the cuban tariff there waa a provision that when r boods were brought in and not entered for duty within 90 days the officer in charge could seize at sale under the new provisions the ninety days may be extended to eix months in the dif crecion of the officer in charge ane Is doing facilitate the operations of trade in the cuban and porto rican ports that come under the possession pot session of the united states the department has advised representative of large com mercial houses in new york that bonded warehouses are badly needed at santtago particularly and that the absence of these is doing much to pre tent commerce from 1 its normal channels and imposing loss on american trade airet assistant secre 1 lary Melk lejohn referred these complaints to the secretary of the treasury trea eury who has replied the as kocuba are merely tentative and do not look to the immediate reiteration of commerce to its natural f channels i the establishment of bonded waie bouses would entail the preparation of a entirely new system of counting coon ting and which ia quite impracticable tinder the conditions As to the requirements at the ports it may be eaid that no long in terral of time ape paren lly will interfere with harmonious regulations as the ports pass successively under the control of the united states forcee acting under the advice of the secretary acting secretary john tent the following telegram tele eram under date of commanding general santiago you are authorized to lease a building lor the storage of imported merchandise t not entered at houses upon which may be paid at any time within ninety days after importation provided in paragraph 41 customs rean batione lat ione storage to bo at abo eole riek of importers and every expense connected therewith 0 o ba paid by importers |
