UNITED STATES IMPORTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 172, 10 April 1918, Page 4

UNITED STATES IMPORTS

e CHANGE IN THE LICENSE SYSTEM ANNOUNCED. By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, April 9. • The United States Consul-General, Mr. Winslow, to-day received a cable message from, his Government announcing an important change in the license, system under which certain goods are imported into the United States. Mr. Winslow's ■ cable instructions ure: — "Pursuant to its announcement of March 23, the War Trade Board has notified all holders of outstanding licenses for importation of any commodity contained in 'list of restricted imports No. 1' that such licenses will become null and void unless shipment hereunder is made on or before April 14, 1918. Shipment as required by this ruling consists of actual delivery of goods licensed to carrier on through export and (or) ocean bill of lading in order to satisfy War Trade Board and Customs authorities ( that shipment under the import license relied upon has been made within the prescribed time. Importers will be required to present a copy of the carrier's through export and (or) ocean bill of lading, showing delivery to the carrier on or before April 14 of the goods licensed. The said bill of lading shall bear the eiir dorscmeut of the United States Consul at tho point of export. ' Shipment in any case where delivery is made to the carrier after April 12, or wheretho circumstances indicate shipment after April 14, tho failure to obtain the Consul's endorsement as required will be treated as a circumstance demanding thorough axplanattoii and will probably entail considerable delay in the delivery of the goods to tho importer if such delivery is permitted at all,'" The list of restricted imports includes' a large variety of manufactured goods, besides foodstuffs and certain raw materials. Amongst tho items are eggs of poultry, manure, salts, manufactures of. vegetables, fibres and textile grasses, except jute, nil fruit except pineapples and bananas, all nuts except coconuts and products thereof, gelatine, grease, honey, hops, fresh meats, plants, trees, shrubs and vines, vinegar, and manufactures of wool.