Bucharest, Oct. 28.
Taportant movements are on foot aiming at_an official reconciliation Between King Carol and Princess Helen, who Yocently left England for Rumania in order to celebrate the 11th birthday of her son, Crown Prince Michael.
The boy visited her mother in England carly this month, but was foreed to leave before tine on oF ders from King Carol.
MIN, Maniu the Prime Mi inter, the fat conciliation between the Royal couple, After M. Tituleseu, the Foreizn Minister, 'a good friend of Princess Helen's, had dined with King Carol last night, M, Maniu had a long audience with Princess Helen to-day. Later the Premier was closeted with, the King at his Royal Palace at Sinaia for a long time.
"The Cabinet met in the afternoon to consider the matter, but what transpired has not been disclosed.
'A report is in circulation that Princess Helen has made the following demands on King Carol: 20 per cent, increase in her allowance, permission to spend six months of every year with her son, and the mainten-nee of a palace for her. It is said that Princess Helen will take legal action if these demands are not Bucharest, Oct. 2.
The government to-day granted Princess Helen's first demand to increase her allowance 20 per cent the making a total of £14,000, She ill be permitted to spend onz month.
with her son, Crown Prince ment of customs levies. At the present time most of the imports coming into the United States are valued according to their foreign lor export value.
'A fature change in the method of assessment toward a "United States valuation" would be tantamount to Jan increase in duties on those ar-tides which are subject to ad valorem rates. The survey is undertaken pursuant to provisions of the Tariff act, of 1930, which requested the President to cause such a survey be made, for submission to Con-recommendations for asthe President may deem advisable.
The Tariff Commission already duties in foreign countries, which vill be helpful in, the surveys. now Doing conducted. " This study covers 43 countries, including all leading commercial nations which levy customs duties on imports. according value. It did not include Spain and' Switzerland because they have Ino. ad valorem rates in their cus-
Following this investigation, it Iwas reported that the valuation on Hwhich Import duties ordinarily are payable in the United States the price or value of the merchan-rise in the country of export, packed ready for shipment, but not including freight. or other expenses. of shipment. from the foreign country. to the United States, ila method of valuation, varying. in di ails, according to the Commission's study, is used by the following leountties: Bolivia, Canada, Colunibia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Eciador, Guatemala, Honouras, Newfoundland. Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, "the Union of South JAtriea and Venczuel The alternative method of assessing duties is to use some form of landed cost' ax the basis for In. most countries is defined, in subtual cost price of inthe country of ation, plus transportation and other expenses to the port of, importation. The following countries apply the cent, insurance and freight method of valuation in some form Jeet. to ad. valorem water:
all of. part of the articles. sub-
Japan, the "Argentine, Austra Austria, Belgium, Brasil, Bulgaria, cchoslovakie, " Denmart Finland, France, German Haiti, Hungary, India, Trish ree Stata, lily, Netherlands, New Zenlond Norway, -Persia,. "Pere, Portugal, Russia," Siam, "Sweden, rrurkes,." the United." Kingdom, Uruguay and Jugo-sla The administrative provisions of the United States tariff law per to the assessment of values always presented a highly con-vial question to Congress: with the result that no single and universally applicable rule has ever been adopted in the United States. In the 1930 Tariff Act, four value bases are provided ferent circumstances.—U for use under Press,
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