Evening Advocate, 1920-09-21, Second Section

              THE EVENING''ADVOCATE.-
Official Organ of The Fishermen's Protective Union of Newfoundland
Vol.    VII.,    No.     173 THE     EVENING     ADVOCATE,     ST.     JOHN'S,     NEWFOUNDLAND,        TUESDAY,      SEPT.    21,     1920.
PRICE: ONE CENT.
DEPARTMENT OF    £
MARINE AND FISHERIES
Rules and Regulations
Made Under the Codfish Exportation Act.
On the recommendation of thc Codfish Exportation Board, and
under the provisions of 10 and 11 George V. Cap. 27, entitled
"An Act to Regulate thc Exportation of Salt Codfish," His
Excellency thc Governor in Council   has   been   pleased   to
I     approve of thc following Rules and Regulations.
ARTHUR MEWS,
Deputy Colonial Secretary.
Department of the Colonial Secretary,
Sept. 1.3th, 1920.
APPLICATION FOR CODFISH EXPORT LICENSE.
' "Director of
c firm of   (Company named)     ,. . . . .' , residing at
 , in the District of	
(Issue, Holding, Suspension and Cancellation of Licenses.)
Section 1.—Thc Governor in Council may issue a License to
Export Codfish to any person, firm or company who:
(a) Shall satisfy thc Codfish Exportation Board that hc or it
is already bona fide engaged or purposes within thc current
year to engage in the business of exporting codfish, whether »by himself or itself, or on joint account with any person, firm or company, and,—
(b) Shall satisfy the Board that he or it is sufficiently provided,
or has taken steps sufficiently to provide himself or itself
with the stores and buildings or other proper facilities necessary to enable him or it to handle codfish in a satisfactory manner, as regards the care and preservation of it
from the time of its being taken into the custody of the exporter until the time of its being shipped. Provided that
any applicant for a License who has not within three years
immediately preceding application exported one thousand
Quintals of codfish in any one year shall before receiving a
icense enter into a bond with two approved sureties in the
sum of $1000.00 conditioned for payment to His Majesty,
in case at the end of the then current year thc applicant
shall have failed to export at least 1000 quintals of codfish,
and shall fail to satisfy the Codfish Exportation Board
that at the time of applying for a License he bona fide intended to export codfish and did not merely apply with a
view to obtaining the rights and privileges of a Licensed
Exporter without having the intention to export. The decision of the Board shall be final upon such question when
confirmed by thc Governor in Council. •
(c) The application for a License of any person, firm or company not being a British Subject domiciled in Newfoundland, or being a foreign-controlled corporation, may bc refused, or such License when granted withdrawn at any
time by the Governor in Council on the recommendation
of the Board.
(d) All proceedings bcforc the Board affecting the issue or
validity of any License shall bc recorded and shall be public if cither the Board or thc License-holder or applicant
shall so desire, except as in thc case provided for in Subsection C.
Section 2.—A License may bc cancelled or suspended for a fixed
time, upon the recommendation of thc Board, by the Governor in
Council, if the License-holder
(a) Shall wilfully commit a breach of thc Act or of any Rule
or Regulation made under thc authority of thc Act; or,
(b) Shall be shown to thc satisfaction of thc Board not to have
been,at thc time of issue of such License, or to havc ceased
to be after thc issue of such License, a, person properly
qualified to hold a License under thc provisions of Section
1 hereof; or,
(c) Where action ;Iiall bc taken by thc Governor in Council under the provisions of Section 1, Sub-section C hereof.
Section 3.—The provisions of Section 1 sub-section B hereof
shall not apply in the case of any person whom the Codfish Exportation Board shall deem to be a fisherman exporter under the provisions
of Section 4 sub-section I of the Act. \
Section 4.—Applications for a License shall be in thc form
headed "Application for Codfish Export License," hereto appended,
nnd a License to Export Codfish shall be in the form headed "Codfish Export L icense," hereto appended, or as near thereto as may bc.
do hereby apply   (on behalf of said i-irm or Company,)   for a License to export Codfish from Newfoundland to the Foreign Markets.
I      havc    (My Firm or Company has)   been    exporting   on own '"-coun«
•    • r 6  on joint account
during thc past years, and - *'*e
exported during thc past three calendar years the following quantities
of Codfish, viz.: 19 qtls.; 19 qtls.;
19 qtls.
I have (My nnn or Company has) adequate stores and premises for
thc proper care, preservation and handling of this article, and employs
a regular staff of persons.
If this Application is granted, I hereby agree (on behalf of my Firm
or Company) ' to abide by thc Regulations relating to the Export of Salt
Codfish, and understand that my License will bc subject to suspension
or cancellation in the event of breach of such Regulations.
Dated at 19
Signature	
NOTE:—Words not required to tc struck out.
CODFISH EXPORT LICENSE.
License is hereby granted by His Excellency the Governor of
Newfoundland in Council to	
 under   thc
provisions of the Act 10-11 George V, Cap. 27, to export Salt Codfish
from Newfoundland, subject to tne said Act and all Rules and Regulations made or to bc made thereunder.
This License, unless cancelled or suspended, shall continue in
force from thc date hereof until the 31st day of December A.D.
19	
Dated the day of.
., A.D. 19.
Minister of Marine and Fisheries.
PART^ II.
(Shipments of Codfish to Portugal)        *
Section 1.
(a) No License Holder shall sell to any person in Portugal, or
to any person out of Newfoundland for shipment to Portugal, codfish of any grade or standard at a less price per
quintal than the prices fixed from time to time by thc Cod- .
fish Expo/tation Board and approved by the Governor in
Council and set forth in a schedule of prices hereto annexed.
(b) Thc following discounts and commissions and no more
shall be allowed by sellers in thc case of cargoes sent to
Portugal, viz.:
1. Discount to thc purchaser \]A%. 	
2. Commission to thc broker or intermediary 1 %.
3. Commission to thc Department of Marine and Fisheries when sale is made through its agents, 1%.
(c) No License Holder shall sell qtl any terms.save those provided in these regulations and in the form of contract hereto
appended marked "Contract Form for Sales to Portugal,"
unless the License Holder shall satisfy the Codfish Exportation Board that he can sell on terms which, although
differing from those contained in these regulations and the
said Contract are equally or more advantageous to the
Seller and shall obtain permission from the Board to sell at
such terms.
(d) No License Holder shall load for or ship to Portugal any
bulk cargo of more than five thousand quintals in one ves
sel except by special permission of the Codfish Exportatii
Board.
(e) No License Holder shall, without the special permission o
the Board, ship to any person in Portugal, or to any person
out of Newfoundland for export to Portugal any codfish
unless the same shall bc sold outright before sailing under
the terms of the Contract hereto appended marked "**
tract Form for Sales to Portugal."
(f) No claim for deterioration, loss of weight, or sea damage
on the part of the Buyer, shall be settled or adjusted with
him except through or with the consent of a Commissioner
of the Government of Newfoundland in Portugal.
(g) No License Holder shall give or allow' to any Buyer any
rebate or allowance without the knowledge and approval
of the Codfish Exportation Board or of one of the Commissioners of the Newfoundland Government in Portugal.
CONTRACT FORM FOR SALES TO PORTUGAL
Approved by His Excellency thc Governor of Newfoundland in
Council.
of
This is to confirm a contract between
, Newfoundland, Seller, and
of in
Portugal, Buyer,, for the sale of certain salt codfish of the following
descriptions and quantities and at the following prices:—
Descriptions        Qualities and Sizes
No. of Otis. •
of each
Price per
Qtl.
It is hereby agreed between the seller and Buyer that the said
codfish is sold and purchased upon thc following terms and conditions:—
1. The fish shall be shipped by the sSvm*       '   %\
sailing from the port of
in Newfoundland on or about the _   day of
192     , or as soon thereafter as reasonably possible to the
port of in Portugal.
2. The fish shall   be  shipped   in   bulk,   (cask*, drumi or a* the case
may be) carefully stowed and well protected with dunnage.
3. The fish shall bc shipped under the usual bills of lading, and
insured against marine and war risks with reliable underwriters in a sum not less than 5% over the invoice sale value.
4. Thc Seller shall obtain all necessary Government permissions for export from Newfoundland, and the Buyer shall
obtain all necessary Government permissions for import into
Portugal.
5. Instructions for discharge shall bc given by thc Buyer to the
Master in thc case of a Steamer on arrival, and in the case
of a Sailing Vessel within twenty-four hours of arrival.
6. The Buyer shall take delivery from the Ship's side as fast as-
•   she can discharge.
7. All necessary weighing of fish during discharge shall bc
effected by means of reliable platform or other scales in such
a manner as to enable the true.weight to be ascertained and
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