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1915.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



315 



REGULATIONS FOR FULFILLING GUARANTEES. 



TO the Rubber Trade of the United States, including Im- 

 porters, Dialers, Brokers and Manufacturers: 

 This is to inform you that the Rubber Control Committee has 

 passed resolutions covering the procedure for the certification of 

 guarantees to the British Consular office for the proof of deliv- 

 i i 1 . of rubber and necessary formalities in case oi rejection. 



I— PROCEDURE FOR CERTIFICATION OF GUARANTEES. 



Manufacturers are to sign guarantees furnished them in blank. 

 The signature must be accompanied by the corporation seal in 

 the case of a corporation, or signed by a partner in the case of 

 a co-partnership. 



If manufacturers so desire, they maj lodge Mich guarantees 

 signed iii blank with the importers, or they may lodge them with 

 I In Rubber Club of America, Inc., as trustee. 



In case guarantees are filed with The Rubber Club of America, 

 Inc., the secretary shall only give such guarantees to importers 

 for their signature upon importers furnishing him with type- 

 written particulars of marks, numbers, quantities and grades of 

 consignments, together with the names of the steamships by which 

 they arrived, which information shall be placed upon the guaran- 

 tees before they are released for the importer's signature. 

 II— PROOF OF DELIVERY OF RUBBER. 



Each shipper of rubber to a manufacturer or dealer, for the 

 purpose of showing proof of shipment, shall lodge with the sec- 

 retary of The Rubber Club of America, Inc., within a reasonable 

 time (the limit being ten days) a signed copy of the bill of lading 

 from the transportation company, or a signed copy of the delivery 

 receipt from those receiving the rubber, with the gross weight 

 indicated thereon. 



The secretary is also to send to each manufacturer a form de- 

 scribing the goods covered by guarantee certified to by him. To 



said form a receipt is attached, which is to be signed by the maiiii- 

 i ir as soon as the rubber is received, and returned to the 

 secretary. In this way. the committee expects to keep check of 

 the arrivals in the porl of New York and verify actual deliveries 

 to manufacturers. 



Ill- CHARi FOR HANDLING. 



1 1 ins p< r case or package shall be charged by The Rubber 

 i bib of America, Inc.. to c uses incurred in handling 



the importations oi Plantation rubber, in accordance with the re- 

 quirements of the British Government and the regulations passed 

 li> the Rubber Control < '■< immitti i 



Said charges becami operative with the arrivals on steamer 

 "Menominee." Thej are to be collected from the importers. 

 shall in turn collect from the manufacturers. 



IV REJECTED RUBBER: NOTK E TO SECRETARY. 



The attention of manufacturers is called to the fact that they 

 are accountable for rubber released for their account, and that 

 in case of rejecti i rubber in whole or in part the manufac- 

 turers must immediately notify the secretary of The Rubber 

 Club ' if America, Inc. 



In such cases, the secretarj must promptly receive from the 

 seller of the rubber either a new guarantee from a new customer 

 for the ili livery of the rejected rubber to them, or the seller must 

 put the parcel in trust (pending the resale of same I with Mm 

 Rubber Club of America. Inc. 



V— HOURS OF CERTIFICATION. 



The hours during which the secretary of The Rubber Club of 

 America, Inc., is prepared to receive information from importers 

 as to particulars of shipments, where guarantees are held in trust 

 by him for manufacturers, or in which their guaranteees can be 

 certified, are from 10 A. M. to 4 I'. M. on week days and 10 A. M, 

 to 12 A. M. on Saturdays. 







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STILL UNDER OBSERVATION. 

 RUBBER, POSSIBLY WELL, BUT BE CAUTIOUS 



A RELAPSE WOULD BE SERim- 



