Appeal taken from the decision of the United States Customs Court (Abstract 16235) relative to the classification of certain imitation cameos TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, New York. Washington, D. C. SIR: Receipt is acknowledged of your letter of June 19, 1931, inviting attention to the decision of the United States Customs Court (Abstract 16235) in which imitation cameos composed of glass which had been classified as imitation semiprecious stones, not faceted, at 60 per cent ad valorem under paragraph 1429 of the tariff act of 1922 were held dutiable as imitation precious or semiprecious stones, faceted, at 20 per cent ad valorem under the same paragraph. Your action in filing, in the name of the Secretary of the Treasury, & petition with the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals for a review of this decision is hereby approved. Respectfully, Approved June 29, 1931: SEYMOUR LOWMAN, F. X. A. EBLE, Commissioner of Customs. Acting Secretary of the Treasury. (T. D. 45007) No consul St. Denis, Ile of Reunion, removed from the "No consul" list and Reunion Island placed on the "No consul" list TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, To Collectors of Customs and Others Concerned: Washington, D. C. In accordance with a recommendation from the Secretary of State, St. Denis, Ile of Reunion, is hereby removed from the "No consul list, and the "No consul" privilege is extended to Reunion Island without reference to any particular place located there. Invoices covering shipments of merchandise from Reunion Island may be accepted by collectors of customs when certified under the provisions of section 482 (f) of the tariff act of 1930. Rates of exchange certified to the Secretary of the Treasury by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York under the provisions of section 522 (c), tariff act of 1930 TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, To Collectors of Customs and Others Concerned: The appended table of the values of certain foreign currencies as certified to the Secretary of the Treasury by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York under the provisions of section 522 (c) of the tariff act of 1930, during the period from June 25 to July 1, 1931, inclusive, is published for the information of collectors of customs and others concerned. (103512.) F. X. A. EBLE, Commissioner of Customs. Values of foreign currencies as certified to the Secretary of the Treasury by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York under the provisions of section 522 (c), tariff act of 1930 PERIOD JUNE 25 TO JULY 1, 1931, INCLUSIVE Synopsis of drawback decisions issued between June 19 and 26, 1931, inclusive (A) Aluminum alloys.-Manufactured by the Federated Metals Corp. at its factory at Detroit, Mich., with the use of aluminum, under the provisions of section 313 (b), Title III, of the tariff act of 1930. Records shall be kept in the manner described in the sworn statements of the manufacturer, subscribed to December 8, 1930, and March 20, 1931, in order to establish: (1) The quantity, identity, kind, and quality of the imported aluminum which will be designated as the basis for the allowance of drawback on the exported articles; (2) That such aluminum has been used in manufacture within one year from the date on which it was received by the above corpora (3) That the exported articles upon which drawback is claimed were manufactured with the use of aluminum of the same kind and quality as that designated as the basis for the allowance of drawback on such articles; (4) That the said articles were manufactured within one year from the date the designated aluminum was received by the beforementioned corporation; (5) That duty-free or domestic merchandise of the same kind and quality as that designated was used in manufacture within a period not to exceed one year from the receipt of the said designated aluminum; and (6) The quantity of aluminum of the same kind and quality as that designated which appears in the exported articles. The quantity of imported aluminum of the required kind and quality which may be designated as the basis for the allowance of drawback under these regulations shall not exceed a quantity equivalent to that appearing in the exported articles, as shown by analysis and the sworn abstract of the manufacturing records which shall be filed with the drawback entry. Rate effective on aluminum articles manufactured on or after June 18, 1930, which are exported on or after October 23, 1930. Sworn statements forwarded to the collector of customs at New York, N. Y., on June 20, 1931. (7-1.) (Signed) F. X. A. EBLE, Commissioner of Customs. (B) Antiknock compound (Ethyl brand).—T. D. 42334-D of July 22, 1927, providing for the allowance of drawback on antiknock compound (Ethyl brand) manufactured by the Ethyl Gasoline Corp., New York, N. Y., with the use of imported ethylene dibromide, extended to provide for the use of imported dyes in the manufacture of the said compound. Extension effective on or after April 28, 1931. Supplemental sworn statement, subscribed to May 21, 1931, forwarded to the collector of customs at New York, N. Y., on June 19, 1931. (100904-3.) (Signed) F. X. A. EBLE, Commissioner of Customs. (C) Bags.-Manufactured by the Southern States Bag Co., Jacksonville, Fla., with the use of imported burlap or Hessian cloth under the provisions of T. D. 39415 of January 19, 1923, as amended. Records of identification and manufacture shall be kept in the manner prescribed in the above regulations and in accordance with the sworn statement of the manufacturer, subscribed to April 15, 1931. Rate effective on and after May 28, 1931. Sworn statement forwarded to the collector of customs at Tampa, Fla., on June 23, 1931. (103697-38.) (Signed) F. X. A. Eble, Commissioner of Customs. (D) Castings, aluminum.-Manufactured by the Quality Aluminum Casting Co., Waukesha, Wis., with the use of aluminum. Records shall be kept in the manner described in the sworn statement of the manufacturer, subscribed to May 26, 1931, in order to establish: (1) The quantity, identity, kind, and quality of the imported aluminum which will be designated as the basis for the allowance of drawback on the exported castings; (2) That such designated aluminum has been used in manufacture within one year from the date on which it was received by the above company; (3) That the exported castings upon which drawback is claimed were manufactured with the use of aluminum of the same kind and quality as that designated as the basis for the allowance of drawback on such castings; (4) That the exported castings were manufactured within one year from the date the designated aluminum was received by the beforementioned company; (5) That duty-free or domestic merchandise of the same kind and quality as that designated was used in manufacture within a period not to exceed one year from the receipt of the said designated aluminum; and (6) The quantity of aluminum of the same kind and quality as that designated which appears in the exported castings. The quantity of aluminum of the required kind and quality which may be designated as the basis for the allowance of drawback under these regulations shall not exceed a quantity equivalent to that appearing in the exported castings, as shown by the sworn abstract of the manufacturing records which shall be filed with the drawback entry. Rate effective on castings manufactured and exported on or after January 13, 1931. Sworn statement forwarded to the collector of customs at Milwaukee, Wis., on June 22, 1931. (7-1.) (Signed) F. X. A. EBLE, Commissioner of Customs. (E) Condensed milk and Nestle's Milk Food.-Manufactured by the Nestle's Milk Products (Inc.), New York, N. Y., at its factories located at Burlington, Lodi, Reedsburg, Menomonie, and Valders, Wis., Gonzales and Ripon, Calif., Cass City and Ubly, Mich., Marysville, Sunbury, and Ridgeway, Ohio, and McMinnville, Oreg., with the use of imported refined sugar or refined sugar produced under drawback regulations, and on Nestle's Milk Food manufactured by the same company with the use of such condensed milk, under the provisions of section 313 (a), Title III, tariff act of 1930. |