Protests 82358-K of Dey

Keefe, Judge:

The merchandise under consideration ip these protests consists of green salted hides. The merchandise was liquidated upon the. basis of the invoice weights and the unit entered values, the hides being appraised as entered. *293The plaintiff among other things claims that duty was assessed upon a weight in excess of the net weight of the merchandise in its condition as imported.

At the trial there was admitted in evidence on behalf of the plaintiff nine weight reports or returns signed by John A. Hull & Co., city weighers, of 84 Gold Street, New York City, and also a freight bill…