J. E. Bernard & Co. v. United States

Mollison, Judge:

The protests enumerated in the attached schedule of protests involve shipments of certain cane sticks cut from the giant reed, Arundo donax, on which duty was assessed at the rate of 10 per centum ad valorem under the provision in paragraph 405 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as modified by T.D. 51802, for “Wood, unmanufactured, not specially provided for.” The protest claim in each case is for free entry under the provision in paragraph 1806 of the Tariff Act of 1930 for “Sticks * * * in the rough.”

When the protests were called for trial, they were, upon motion of counsel for the…