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ing deputies, assistants, and other employees, shall be such and be so paid out of the revenues of the Philippines as shall from time to time be determined by the Philippine Legislature; and if the legislature shall fail to make an appropriation for such salaries, the salaries so fixed shall be paid without the necessity of further appropriations therefor. The salaries of all officers and all expenses of the offices of the various officials of the Philippines appointed as herein provided by the President shall also be paid out of the revenues of the Philippines. The annual salaries of the following-named officials appointed by the President and so to be paid shall be: The Governor General, $18,000; in addition thereto he shall be entitled to the occupancy of the buildings heretofore used by the chief executive of the Philippines, with the furniture and effects therein, free of rental; vice governor, $10,000; chief justice of the supreme court, $8,000; associate justices of the supreme court, $7,500 each; auditor, $6,000; deputy auditor, $3,000.

SEC. 30. That the provisions of the foregoing section shall not apply to provincial and municipal officials; their salaries and the compensation of their deputies, assistants, and other help, as well as all other expenses incurred by the Provinces and municipalities, shall be paid out of the provincial and municipal revenues in such manner as the Philippine Legislature shall provide.

SEC. 31. That all laws or parts of laws applicable to the Philippines not in conflict with any of the provisions of this act are hereby continued in force and effect.

GILBERT M. HITCHCOCK,

JOHN F. SHAFROTH,

Managers on the part of the Senate.

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DRAWBACKS UNDER THE PRESENT TARIFF ACT

LETTER

FROM

THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY

TRANSMITTING

PURSUANT TO SENATE RESOLUTIONS OF JAN-
UARY 10 AND JULY 5, 1916, A STATEMENT OF
DRAWBACKS REFUNDED UNDER PARAGRAPH O
SECTION 4 OF THE TARIFF ACT DURING THE
FISCAL YEARS 1914, 1915, AND 1916

JULY 25 (calendar day, JULY 28), 1916.—Referred to the Committee on Printing

WASHINGTON

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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REPORTED BY MR. FLETCHER.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES,
August 21, 1916.

Resolved, That the statement of drawbacks under the present tariff act, during the fiscal years nineteen hundred and fourteen to nineteen hundred and sixteen, as transmitted to the Senate by the Secretary of the Treasury, under date of July twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred and sixteen, in response to Senate resolutions dated January tenth and July fifth, nineteen hundred and sixteen, be printed as a Senate document.

Attest:

JAMES M. BAKER, Secretary.

LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY,
Washington, July 26, 1916.

The PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE.

SIR: In compliance with Senate resolutions dated January 10, 1916, and July 5, 1916, I have the honor to transmit herewith the statements therein requested, viz:

(1) The amount of money refunded, under paragraph O, Section IV, of the present tariff act, during the fiscal year 1914, showing the article, amount, to whom paid, and the name of the real party in interest.

(2) Data as above for the fiscal year 1915.

(3) The aggregate amount for which applications have been received for drawback during the fiscal year 1916, showing the article, actual party in interest, aggregate amount paid on drawback entries to January 1, 1916, with the aggregate amount claimed in unpaid entries, liquidated or unliquidated, to January 1, 1916.

(4) An estimate of the amount of drawback paid from January 1, 1916, to June 30, 1916.

It will probably be noted that the attached statement of drawbacks paid during the fiscal years 1914 and 1915 are somewhat less than the figures stated in the Secretary's annual reports for those fiscal years. The reason for this is that the attached report covers only drawbacks paid under paragraph O of Section IV of the act of October 3, 1913, whereas the annual report of the Secretary includes some amounts paid under sections 2977 and 3015 of the Revised Statutes, which provide for the payment of drawback on imported merchandise when exported without having been removed from customs custody and without having been manufactured or otherwise changed from its condition as imported.

It will also be noted that the tabulations contain statements of the real party in interest as well as the names of the persons to whom payment was made. This is done for the reason that many payments are made to brokers, attorneys, and agents. A mere statement of the party to whom paid would therefore, in many instances, be misleading. It is strongly recommended that if the attached statements be published or otherwise made public, the column "To whom paid" be omitted. Otherwise the names of the clients of each broker, agent, or attorney, and the amount of business transacted, and upon what merchandise, will be disclosed to all his competitors and others.1 Respectfully,

W. G. McADOO, Secretary.

In accordance with the recommendation of the Secretary of the Treasury, the names of the persons to whom the payments were made are omitted, but the names of the real parties in interest are published herewith.

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