No. 297.
Mr. Wurts
to Mr. Evarts.
Legation of
the United States,
Rome, August 17, 1878. (Received August
30.)
No. 784.]
Sir: I have the honor to inclose to you herewith a
copy of an unofficial communication from Mr. Huntington, vice-consul at
Florence, on the subject of a new and vexatious regulation of the Italian
custom-house, to be noticed as the Department deems advisable.
I am, &c.,
[Inclosure in No. 784.]
Mr. Huntington to
Mr. Marsh.
Consulate of the United States,
Florence, Italy, August 13, 1878.
Private.]
My Dear Mr. Marsh: By the following extract
received to-day from Leghorn concerning new custom-house regulations, it
would seem as if additional obstacles were being thrown in the way of
commerce from the United States, and that it might be useful to give
publicity to such rules in the United States.
“I beg to advise you of a new custom-house regulation just put in force.
For the future, packages containing all kinds of goods coming to Leghorn
from America, England, France, Germany, and other parts of Europe have
to be accompanied by a ‘consular certificate of origin,’ and two bills
of lading, instead of one. If receivers fail to produce such certificate
and two bills of lading the vessel’s agent does not deliver the goods,
and the custom-house impose a higher duty on same; so, should you expect
something you had better inform the shippers to remit you the above
document.”
Do you not think it would be well for public attention to be called to
this?
Very sincerely,
