No. 359.
Mr. Drummond to Mr. Evarts.
Washington, November 1,
1880.
Sir: With reference to your note to Sir Edward
Thornton of the 19th of April last, inquiring on behalf of your
honorable colleague, the Secretary of the Treasury, whether American
vessels laden with American products are allowed by the authorities of
the Dominion of Canada to unlade at any points in their districts which
Canadian collectors may designate, or whether they are compelled to
unlade at ports of entry in such districts, I have the honor to transmit
to you, herewith, copy of a report of the privy council for Canada,
embodying a memorandum of the minister of customs, which contains the
information desired by the Secretary of the Treasury.
I have, &c.,
[Inclosure.]
Copy of a report of a committee of the honorable
the privy council for Canada, approved by his excellency the
governor-general, on the 23d day of
October, 1880.
On a dispatch, No. 29, of 20th of April, 1880, from Sir Edward
Thornton, transmitting copy of a note and of its inclosure, which he
has received from Mr. Evarts, inquiring whether United States
merchant vessels are allowed to discharge their cargoes at places in
Canada designated by Canadian collectors of customs, not being ports
of entry:
The honorable the minister of customs, to whom this dispatch with
inclosure has been referred, reports that there is no restriction in
this respect upon United States vessels which does not equally apply
to Canadian vessels.
That the act 40 Vic, cap. 10, section 8, provides that goods shall
not be unladen from any vessel except after due entry, and at some
place at which an officer of customs is appointed to attend, or for which a sufferance has been granted by the
collector or other proper officer of customs, and that this
provision applies equally to vessels of all nations.
The committee recommend that a copy of this minute, when approved, be
forwarded to Sir Edward Thornton.
Certified.
J. O. COTÉ,
Clerk Privy Council
Canada.
