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B-134912, AUG. 5, 1958

B-134912 Aug 05, 1958
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AUDITOR OF REVENUE: WE HAVE CAREFULLY CONSIDERED YOUR LETTER OF JANUARY 14. WE HAVE INSTRUCTED OUR TRANSPORTATION DIVISION TO REVISE THE SETTLEMENTS TO REFLECT THE CHARGES LEGALLY APPLICABLE ON CRUDE RUBBER STORED IN TRANSIT AT A POINT OTHER THAN THE PORT OF ENTRY FOR A PERIOD EXCEEDING 36 MONTHS. THE TRANSPORTATION DIVISION WILL ADVISE YOU OF THE REVISED SETTLEMENT ACTION IN DUE COURSE.

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B-134912, AUG. 5, 1958

TO G. W. NELSON, AUDITOR OF REVENUE:

WE HAVE CAREFULLY CONSIDERED YOUR LETTER OF JANUARY 14, 1957 (SIC), FILE 77, IN WHICH YOU SOUGHT REVIEW OF THE SETTLEMENTS MADE NOVEMBER 6 AND NOVEMBER 20, 1957, DISALLOWING YOUR SUPPLEMENTAL BILLS 1066-A AND 1051-A, IN THE RESPECTIVE AMOUNTS OF $215.70 AND $1,436.13. THE DISALLOWED AMOUNTS REPRESENTED CLAIMS FOR ADDITIONAL CHARGES FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF TEN SHIPMENTS OF CRUDE RUBBER IMPORTED THROUGH THE PORT OF NEW ORLEANS IN 1951, STORED IN TRANSIT AT EVANSVILLE, INDIANA, AND DELIVERED AT AKRON, OHIO, IN 1954 AND 1955.

WE HAVE INSTRUCTED OUR TRANSPORTATION DIVISION TO REVISE THE SETTLEMENTS TO REFLECT THE CHARGES LEGALLY APPLICABLE ON CRUDE RUBBER STORED IN TRANSIT AT A POINT OTHER THAN THE PORT OF ENTRY FOR A PERIOD EXCEEDING 36 MONTHS. THE TRANSPORTATION DIVISION WILL ADVISE YOU OF THE REVISED SETTLEMENT ACTION IN DUE COURSE.

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