Mr. Jackson to Mr. Hay.
Berlin, November 3, 1898.
Sir: Referring to previous correspondence, I have the honor to inform you that regulations have recently been made by the senate of the free city of Hamburg, which are to go into effect on the 15th instant, in regard to the examination for San Jose scale of fruit imported from the United States. According to these regulations fresh fruit will be unloaded only at one part of the port “am Hanshöft,” and it will there be subjected to examination. Dried fruit, however, and fruit waste, with certain exceptions, may be still landed an any quay, but its arrival must be announced to the proper authorities, and such part of it as is [Page 342] to be examined must be taken by the consignee to the Hanshöft and after examination removed by him. In addition to the usual pier dues, a fee of 20 pfennigs is to be paid for each package (Collo) of fresh fruit for the use of the scales and for the examination, in consideration for which the packages may be stored at the Hanshöft until the day for the next fruit auction and the next two working days thereafter, provided that in no case is the fruit to be allowed to remain there longer than ten days without paying the ordinary warehouse dues. No charge is for the present to be made for the examination of dried fruit brought for examination to the Hanshöft by the consignee.
Similar regulations have been issued in Bremen. On their face they would appear to be just, and I do not anticipate that complaint will be made in regard to them.
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