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business, under the same conditions as other checks are now paid. Assistant treasurers and the treasury of the Philippine Islands shall pay all such warrants and checks, observing the same precautions as at present. Warrants and checks so paid shall be charged to the general account of the Treasurer of the United States as a transfer of funds by the bank, assistant treasurer, or treasury of the Philippine Islands making the payment.

4. Checks and warrants dated prior to February 1, 1913, shall be paid on presentation by the Treasurer, assistant treasurer, or designated depositary bank on which drawn and charged to the general account of the Treasurer of the United States in the manner prescribed by paragraph 3.

5. Except as provided in paragraph 10, each disbursing officer shall, beginning on February 1, 1913, conduct his business with the Treasurer of the United States in the same manner as he now conducts his business with the Treasurer, an assistant treasurer, or an active designated depositary bank.

6. Beginning on February 1, 1913, each assistant treasurer, each active designated depositary bank, and the treasury of the Philippine Islands, shall each day schedule and forward to the Treasurer of the United States all warrants and checks paid in accordance with the requirements of paragraphs 3 and 4. The amounts of warrants and checks so paid and forwarded shall be charged in the regular transcripts of the general account of the Treasurer of the United States as transfers of funds.

7. A disbursing officer having in his hands disbursing funds or moneys received as a special deposit, and desiring to deposit the same to his official credit with the Treasurer of the United States, shall make the deposit with the Treasurer, an assistant treasurer, or an active designated depositary bank. The Treasurer, assistant treasurer, or bank shall issue a certificate of deposit in duplicate showing that the deposit is to be placed to the credit of the depositing officer with the Treasurer of the United States. The duplicate certificate will be delivered to the depositing officer. The original will be forwarded by the first mail to the Treasurer of the United States, and the amount thereof will be credited in the transcript of the general account of the Treasurer of the United States as a transfer of funds. 8. Deposits to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States on account of revenues or repayments to appropriations shall be made in accordance with existing regulations.

9. All disbursing officers will be supplied with blank checks by the Treasury Department. Any officer not receiving a supply of such checks by February 1, 1913, shall use the supply now on hand, striking out the title of the assistant treasurer or active designated depositary bank and inserting "The Treasurer of the United States."

10. Deposits to the official credit of disbursing officers stationed in the Philippine Islands, who at present have no other depositary account, shall be made with the treasury of the Philippine Islands as heretofore, and such officers shall draw their checks on the treasury of the Philippine Islands as heretofore. The treasury of the Philippine Islands shall pay checks and warrants drawn on the Treasurer of the United States as provided in paragraph 3.

11. These regulations do not apply to postal funds (except Post Office Department warrants) and court funds deposited under the provisions of sections 995 and 996, Revised Statutes.

FRANKLIN MACVEAGH, Secretary.

(T. D. 33078.)

White phosphorus matches.

Foreign certificates of inspection for matches shipped to this country prior to January 1, 1913, to be waived in cases not provided for in T. D. 33020.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, January 8, 1913.

To collectors and other officers of the customs:

Referring to the waiver, until April 1, 1913, of foreign certificates of inspection for matches manufactured in Sweden and Norway, provided for in T. D. 33020 of December 14, 1912, authority is hereby granted for the admission, in all other cases, without a foreign certificate of inspection or bond for the production of such certificate, of all matches shipped to this country prior to January 1, 1913, if the collector shall be satisfied that the matches are not white phosphorus matches.

T. D. 32975 of November 30, 1912, as amended by said T. D. 33020, is hereby further amended.

(92655-17.)

FRANKLIN MACVEAGH, Secretary.

(T. D. 33079.)

Importation of viruses, serums, etc.-List of manufacturing establish

ments licensed.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, January 9, 1913.

To collectors and other officers of the customs:

The following table contains a list of the establishments holding on January 1, 1913, licenses issued by the Treasury Department in accordance with the act of Congress approved July 1, 1902, entitled "An act to regulate the sale of viruses, serums, toxins, and analogous products in the District of Columbia, to regulate interstate traffic in said articles, and for other purposes."

The number of the license of each firm is also given, together with the names of the several products for which licenses have been granted.

(51022.)

JAMES F. CURTIS, Acting Secretary.

Establishments licensed for the propagation and sale of viruses, serums, toxins, and analogous products.

No. of Leense.

Establishments.

Products.

I Parke, Davis & Co., Detroit, Mich..... Diphtheria antitoxin, antigonococcie serum, anti

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Fluid Vaccine Co., Milwaukee, Wis....,
The Slee Laboratories, Swiftwater, Pa..
The Cutter Laboratory, Berkeley, Cal.

9 Frederick Stearns & Co., Detroit, Mich.,
Pasteur Institute of Paris, Paris,
France.

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12 Chemische Fabrik auf Actien, Berlin, Germany.

14 Health Department of the City of New York.

16 National Vaccine and Antitoxin Institute, Washington, D. C.

17 Lederle Antitoxin Laboratories, New York City.

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streptococcic serum, antitetanic serum, antitubercle serum, tuberculins, bacterial vaccines, erysipelas and prodigiosus toxins, and vaccine virus.

Diphtheria antitoxin, antidysenteric serum, antimeningococcic serum, antipneumonic serum, antistreptococcic serum, antitetanic serum, tuberculins, vaccine virus, normal horse serum, bacterial vaccines, and antirabic virus.

Diphtheria antitoxin, antirabic virus, vaccine virus, and tuberculins.

Vaccine virus.

Diphtheria antitoxin and vaccine virus.
Diphtheria antitoxin, antistreptococcic serum, tuber-
culins, bacterial vaccines, and vaccine virus.
Diphtheria antitoxin, streptolytic serum,
and pneu-
molytic serum.

Diphtheria antitoxin, antidysenteric serum, antimen-
ingococcic serum, antiplague serum, antistreptococcic
serum, sérum antivenimeux, antitetanic serum, and
antiplague vaccine.
Diphtheria antitoxin and antistreptococcic serum.

Diphtheria antitoxin, antitetanic serum, antirabic
virus, vaccine virus, tuberculin, antimeningococcic
serum, and antistreptococcic serum.

Diphtheria antitoxin, vaccine virus, normal horse
serum, and bacterial vaccines.
Diphtheria antitoxin, antistreptococcic serum, antite-
tanic serum, suspension of lactic acid bacilli, vaccine
virus, antityphoid vaccine, and bacterial vaccines.

18 Burroughs, Wellcome & Co., London, Diphtheria antitoxin, antigonococcic serum, antidysenEngland.

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32 Kalle & Co., Biebrich, Germany.
3 American Biologic Co., Kansas City, Mo.
34 The Beraneck Laboratory, Neuchatel,
Switzerland.

35 Dr. Carl Spengler, Davos-Platz, Swit-
zerland.

38 Dr. C. L. McDonald, Cleveland, Ohio.. 37 Western Biological Co., Kansas City, Kans.

38 Laboratorio di Terapia Sperimentale
(Bruschettini), Genoa, Italy.

39 Pharmaceutisches Institut Ludwig
Wilhelm Gans, Oberursel, near
Frankfort on the Main, Germany.
40 Hygienic Laboratory of the California
State Board of Health, Sacramento,
Cal.

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teric serum, anticolon-bacillus serum, antistaphylo coccic serum, antistreptococcic serum, antityphoid serum, antimeningococcic serum, normal horse serum, tuberculins, bacterial vaccines, and antitetanic serum. Diphtheria antitoxin.

Diphtheria antitoxin, antidysenteric serum, antimeningococcic serum, antipneumonic serum, antiplague serum, antistreptococcic serum, antitetanic serum, tuberculins, anticholera vaccine, antiplague vaccine, antityphoid vaccine, and bacterial vaccines. Antidiphtheric serum and normal goat serum. Tuberculins.

Diphtheria antitoxin, antidysenteric serum, antimeningococcic serum, antipneumonic serum, antistreptococcic serum, antitetanic serum, and tuberculins. Tuberculinum purum.

Sérum antivenimeux.

Antitetanic serum and tuberculin.
Bacterial vaccines.

Diphtheria antitoxin, antimeningococcic serum, anti-
pneumonic serum, antistreptococcic serum, normal
horse serum (liquid and dried), jequiritol serum,
tuberculins, bacterial vaccines, and leucofermantin
(antitryptic sheep serum).
Tuberculin (Rosenbach).
Antirabic virus.
Tuberculin (Béraneck).

I. K. immune blood.
Bacterial vaccines.
Do.

Tuberculosis serum vaccine.
Antidysenteric serum.

Antirabic virus.

Do.

Diphtheria antitoxin, antimeningococcic serum, anti-
rabic virus, and bacterial vaccines.
Staphylobacterins, streptobacterins, and antityphoid

vaccine.

(T. D. 33080.)

Drawback on split printed cloth.

Drawback on split printed cloth manufactured by the Eddystone Manufacturing Co., of Eddystone, Pa., for the account of A. S. Lascelles & Co., of New York, with the use of imported split print cloth, by bleaching, dyeing, printing, and splitting.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, January 10, 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 split printed cloth manufactured by the Eddystone Manufacturing Co., of Eddystone, Pa., for and on account of A. S. Lascelles & Co., of New York, with the use of imported split print cloth, by bleaching and dyeing, printing and splitting.

In liquidation, the quantity of imported split print cloth which may be taken as the basis for the payment of the drawback may equal that claimed in the drawback entry, provided it shall not exceed 1 yard, 52 inches or less in width for each 2 yards of exported split printed cloth not over 25 inches wide, and 1 yard not over 54 inches wide for each 2 yards of split printed cloth exceeding 25 inches in width. The wastage shall not exceed one-half of 1 yard for each piece of split printed cloth from 120 yards to 150 yards in length, and the allowance for such wastage shall depend upon the value thereof. The sworn statement of A. S. Lascelles & Co., dated November 2, 1912, is transmitted herewith for filing in your office.

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To collectors and other officers of the customs:

The following changes in catalogue of books and blanks (Cat. No. 3037) are hereby announced:

Cat. No. 3365, "Permit to land and deliver merchandise," is abolished. Cat. No. 3363 will be used in place thereof.

Cat. No. 3755, "Bond on withdrawal of materials for construction or repair of vessels," is hereby abolished. This form is superseded by Cat. Nos. 3413, 3415, and 3417, as published in T. D. 32994 of December 7, 1912.

Cat. No. 5525, "Record of withdrawal entries for transportation in the United States," and Cat. No. 5529, "Record of withdrawal entries for transportation and exportation to Canada and Mexico," are hereby abolished. Cat. No. 3609 and Cat. No. 3611, respectively, will be used in place thereof.

(93120.)

JAMES F. CURTIS, Assistant Secretary.

(T. D. 33082.)

Gauge of brandy.

Conventional gauge of James Hennessy & Co.'s brandy, 243 fluid ounces per bottle.T. D. 22430 of August 11, 1900, modified.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, January 11, 1913. SIR: It appears from your letter of June 17 last, and from reports received from collectors of customs at various ports, that the actual gauge of recent importations of James Hennessy & Co.'s brandy averages approximately 243 fluid ounces per bottle, while the conventional gauge as prescribed by T. D. 22430 of August 11, 1900, is 24 ounces.

In view of the foregoing, 24 fluid ounces per bottle is adopted as the average or conventional gauge for this brandy, and you are hereby authorized to accept the same on importations of such brandy in bottles where the actual gauge is not taken. T. D. 22430 is hereby modified accordingly.

An actual gauge should, however, be made from time to time in conformity with the department's instructions of May 15, 1907 (T. D. 28161).

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T. D. 32450 of April 29, 1912, extended to cover additional odors and grades of perfumery manufactured by the Andrew Jergens Co. with the use of domestic taxpaid alcohol and amended to provide for the filing of supplemental sworn

statements.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, January 13, 1913. SIR: The department's regulations of April 29, 1912 (T. D. 32450), providing for the allowance of drawback on perfumery manufactured the Andrew Jergens Co., of Cincinnati, with the use of domestic tax-paid alcohol, is hereby extended to cover additional odors and

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