Laws relative to inportation of materials or articles of foreign 

 origin, and laws relative to immigration 'are the same as on the United 

 States mainland. There are no tariffs or quotas imposed on imports of 

 manufactured or processed materials from the United States although 

 excise taxes must be paid if applicable. No restrictions are placed on 

 the sale in the United States of foods processed in Puerto Rico. 



Roads are satisfactory for motor transportation of products from 

 one port to another within the Island of Puerto Rico. Regular sailings 

 are made to Atlantic and Gulf ports by vessels of the Bull lane, the 

 Waterman Steamship Company, and Lykes Brothers Steamship Coinpany. 



No commodity rates are in effect fr-on Puerto Rico to New York, New 

 York, at present on canned tuna. The applicable rates at present are 

 97 cents per hundredweight for canned tuna from any Puerto Rican port 

 with the addition of a 2^ cents wharfage inqDost per h\mdredweight for 

 cargo loaded at San Juan, 32 cents at Ponce, and h cents at Mayaguez. 

 This compares favorably with carload railroad freight rates of $1,81 

 per hundredweight from iiOs Angeles, California to New York, New York 

 or $1.10 from Pascagoula, Mississippi to New York, New York. 



Puerto Rican fishermen are not experienced in offshore fisheries 

 and it is questionable whether local fishermen would be obtainable for 

 work on tuna vessels. Probably it would be necessary to bring most or 

 all fishermen from the United States mainland for employment on vessels 

 based in Puerto Rican ports. 

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Although Unitocl/fiLshermen could not be expected to be eager to move 

 to Puerto Rico or any other area away from their established homes, 

 the Puerto Rican housing, education and medical facilities are modern, 

 and recreation is widely diversified. The foods and merchandise famili- 

 ar to people on '.he United States mainland are readily available. The 

 cost of living is slightly higher than in the United States. 



VIRGIN ISLANDS 



Insular programs to encourage new industries in the Virgin Islands 

 are similar to the ones in effect in Puerto Rico. 



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