BEFORE BOARD 3, JANUARY 16, 1913. No. 31113.-CLERICAL ERROR.-Protest 652552 of C. H. Wyman & Co. (St. Louis) Opinion by Waite, G. A. Protest sustained claiming that an item of commission was included in the entered value through clerical error. No. 31114.-DOG BISCUITS.-Protest 565760 of Davies, Turner & Co. (New York). Opinion by Waite, G. A. Protest overruled as to dog biscuits or puppy cakes classified as sweetened biscuits under paragraph 244, tariff act of 1909. No. 31115.-PROTESTS OVERRULED.-Protests 615353, etc., of Austin, Nichols & Co. et al (New York) and protest 640092 of Ralph Pierson & Co. (St. Louis). Opinions by Waite, G. A. Protests unsupported; overruled. No. 31116.-COVERINGS OF LIQUIDS AND SEMILIQUIDS.-Protests 420902, etc., of Paul Taylor Brown Co. (New York). Opinion by Somerville, G. A. Protests sustained on the authority of United States v. Peabody (T. D. 32383) as to tins containing pineapples claimed to be entitled to free entry. Decisions on Applications for Rehearing. No. 31117.-REHEARING GRANTED-ARTISTIC ANTIQUITIES.-Application by the protestants for rehearing in protest 635207 (New York) of Wontag & Cassidy, Abstract 30803 (T. D. 33031). No. 554. Before Board 3, January 10, 1913. No. 31118.-REHEARING DENIED.-Application by the protestant for rehearing in protest 602059 (New York) of George V. Taylor, Abstract 30623 (T. D. 32997). No. 553. Before Board 3, January 13, 1913. No. 31119.—Rehearing Granted-CANNED VEGETABLES.-Application by the protestants for rehearing in protest 637158 (New York) of F. Vitelli & Son, Abstract 30758 (T. D. 33018). No. 555. Before Board 3, January 13, 1913. No. 31120.-REHEARING GRANTED HINOKI CLOTH.-Application by the Government for rehearing in protests 624926, etc. (New York), of Dearbergh Bros., Abstract 30841 (T. D. 33031). No. 556. Before Board 1, January 13, 1913. No. 31121.-REHEARING DENIED.-Application by the protestants for rehearing in protest 603629 (New York) of Perry, Ryer & Co., Abstract 30708 (T. D. 33018). No. 558. Before Board 1, January 13, 1913. No. 31122.-REHEARING DENIED.-Application by the protestants for rehearing in protest 300891 (Boston) of Henry Brown & Co., Abstract 28679 (T. D. 32560). No. 455. Before Board 2, January 16, 1913. No. 31123.—Rehearing Denied.-Application by the protestants for rehearing in protest 604200 (Boston) of J. R. Dagnino & Co., Abstract 30266 (T. D. 32884). No. 537. Before Board 3, January 16, 1913. No. 31124.-REhearing Denied.-Application by the protestants for rehearing in protests 442164, etc. (New York), of C. C. Bartley et al., Abstract 30462 (T. D. 32943). No. 538. Before Board 1, January 16, 1913. (T. D. 33107.) Additional list of customs notaries. [Omitted from this edition.] (T. D. 33108.) Wood pulp, paper, and paper board. Collectors instructed to continue to collect duty on pulp, paper, and paper board manufactured from wood cut on Crown lands in Quebec, notwithstanding statements in shippers' declaration on invoices made by virtue of the order in council of December 31, 1912. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, January 18, 1913. To collectors of customs and others concerned: The department is informed that certain manufacturers of paper in the Province of Quebec are claiming the right, by virtue of an order in council dated December 31, 1912, to state in their declarations upon invoices that the wood from which the merchandise was manufactured, though cut on Crown lands, is free from all restrictions of manufacture, exportation, etc. Pending further instructions, collectors are hereby instructed to continue to collect duty on all importations of pulp, paper, or paper board manufactured from wood cut on Crown lands in the Province of Quebec, notwithstanding statements in such declarations relating to the freedom of the wood cut in such lands from restrictions as to manufacture, exportation, etc. (67747.) FRANKLIN MACVEAGH, Secretary. (T. D. 33109.) Drawback on kalsomine. T. D. 29433 of December 22, 1908, as amended by T. D. 32948 of November 21, 1912, extended to cover Standard kalsomine manufactured by Ilsley, Doubleday & Co., of New York, N. Y., with the use of imported glue. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, January 22, 1913. SIR: The department's regulations of December 22, 1908 (T. D. 29433), as amended by T. D. 32948 of November 21, 1912, providing for the payment of drawback on kalsomine manufactured by Messrs. Ilsley, Doubleday & Co., of New York, N. Y., with the use of imported glue, are hereby extended to cover Standard kalsomine manufactured by the same company with the use of imported glue. The allowance shall not exceed the quantity of imported glue used in the manufacture of the kalsomine exported, as shown by the sworn schedule of the manufacturer, dated December 31, 1912, which is transmitted herewith for filing in your office. Prohibition of the importation from Mexico of certain fruits. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, January 23, 1913. To officers of the customs and others concerned: The appended Notice of Quarantine No. 5 (foreign), issued by the Secretary of Agriculture under section 7 of the plant quarantine act, approved August 20, 1912, prohibiting the importation from Mexico of certain fruits, is published for the information and guidance of customs officers and others concerned. Attention is invited to T. D. 32935 of November 16, 1912, relative to the duties of customs officers in connection with importations so prohibited. (92655-19.) JAMES F. CURTIS, Acting Secretary. Issued January 16, 1913. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULture, NOTICE OF QUARANTINE No. 5 (FOREIGN)-MEXICAN FRUIT FLY. The fact has been determined by the Secretary of Agriculture that an injurious insect, known as the Mexican fruit fly (Trypeta ludens), new to and not heretofore widely prevalent and distributed within and throughout the United States, exists in the Republic of Mexico. Now, therefore, I, JAMES WILSON, Secretary of Agriculture, under authority conferred by section 7 of the act of August 20, 1912, known as the plant quarantine act, do hereby declare that it is necessary, in order to prevent the introduction into the United States of the insect known as the Mexican fruit fly (Trypeta ludens) to forbid the importation into the United States from the Republic of Mexico of the following fruits: Oranges, sweet limes, mangoes, achras sapotes, peaches, guavas, and plums. Hereafter, and until further notice, by virtue of said section 7 of the act of Congress approved August 20, 1912, the importation or entry into the United States for any purpose of the fruits hereinbefore named and their horticultural varieties is prohibited. Done at Washington this 15th day of January, 1913. Witness my hand and the seal of the United States Department of Agriculture. [SEAL.] JAMES WILSON, Secretary of Agriculture. (T. D. 33111.) Drawback on wall paper. Drawback on wall paper manufactured by the Gledhill Wall Paper Co., of New York, N. Y., with the use of imported paper, by cutting, trimming, decorating, and printing. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, January 23, 1913. SIR: Drawback is hereby allowed under section 25 of the tariff act of August 5, 1909, and the regulations promulgated thereunder (T. D. 31695 of June 16, 1911), on wall paper manufactured by the Gledhill Wall Paper Co., of New York, with the use of imported paper known as "Holzmehls," by cutting, trimming, decorating, and printing. The allowance shall not exceed 1 square foot of imported paper to each square foot of finished wall paper exported. The sworn statement of the manufacturer, dated January 10, 1913, is transmitted herewith for filing in your office. T. D. 31860 of September 15, 1911, amended to allow drawback on new Krupp steel tires used as steel in the manufacture of the exported article and to provide for a new form of abstract from the manufacturing record. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, January 23, 1913. SIR: The department's regulations of September 15, 1911 (T. D. 31860), providing for the payment of drawback on steel railway tires manufactured by the Railway Steel Spring Co., of New York, N. Y., are hereby extended to allow drawback on imported new Krupp steel tires used as steel in the manufacture of the exported steel railway tires, and amended to provide for the filing of an abstract from the manufacturing record in lieu of the abstract now required, which shall show the quantity and value of each kind of imported material and the quantity of domestic material used in the manufacture of each lot of tires, the number and weight of the finished tires. produced, the amount of valueless and valuable waste, and the value of the valuable waste. Respectfully, COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS, New York. JAMES F. CURTIS, (T. D. 33113.) Schedules of disbursements. Additional instructions for correct preparation and rendition of Customs Cat. No. 4995a or 49956. WASHINGTON, D. C., January 25, 1913. To principal officers of the customs: Referring to instructions issued under date of June 24, 1912, for the preparation and forwarding of reports and schedules made necessary by the installation of the administrative bookkeeping system, and later published as T. D. 32710, attention is called to the following further directions, which must be observed: 1. In preparing Customs Cat. No. 4995a or 49956. as the case may be, the amount of the "Officer's compensation" must be stated thereon either as a part of "Salaries of employees" or, where such reporting would cause conflict between amounts entered on "Account current" and total of "Schedule of pay rolls and public vouchers," by entering the amount of such compensation as a separate item on the schedule. 2. Schedules showing disbursements made during each month must be forwarded to the Division of Appointments within the time allowed your office after the close of the month for the submission of your "Account current" to the Auditor for the Treasury Department. These schedules must be made at least in duplicate and one copy addressed to the Division of Appointments and one copy forwarded with your monthly account current to the Auditor for the Treasury Department. After March 1, 1913, warrants for moneys estimated for salaries will not be issued for the credit of any customs officer until the schedules required of him by T. D. 32710 have been received in the Division of Appointments. JAMES F. CURTIS, Assistant Secretary. (T. D. 33114.) Bearskin robes with woolen linings. Bearskin robes with woolen linings, although fur is the element of chief value, are dutiable under paragraph 378, tariff act of 1909. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, January 27, 1913. SIR: The department is in receipt of your letter of the 15th instant, further in regard to the classification of bearskin robes with woolen linings, fur being the element of chief value. Following the decisions of the United States Court of Customs Appeals, reported in T. D.31680, T. D. 31681, and T. D. 31976, wherein it was held that there are no general provisions in the present tariff act for articles manufactured in chief value of fur, other than wearing |