ARRIVAL OF IMMIGRANTS AT THE PORT OF NEW-YORK.

Statement exhibiting the Number and Nationality of Alien Immigrants from Foreign Countries who arrived at the Port of New-York during the year ending December 31, 1890. Prepared by Mr. JOHN B. WEBER, Superintendent of Immigration.

ARRIVAL OF IMMIGRANTS AT THE PORT OF NEW-YORK AND IN THE UNITED STATES.

Statement exhibiting the Number and Nationality of Alien Immigrants who arrived at the Port of New-York and in the United States for the last five years, ending June 30th. Prepared by direction of the Hon. S. G. BROCK, Chief of the Bureau of Statistics, Treasury Department, Washington, D. C.

RATES OF MARINE INSURANCE AT THE PORT OF NEW-YORK.

THE following statement exhibits the rates of marine insurance charged by the underwriters on vessels and their cargoes sailing from and to the Port of New-York, to and from domestic and foreign ports during the year 1890. Prepared under the direction of Mr. JOHN D. JONES, President of the Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company:

THE PORT OF NEW-YORK-ITS BOUNDARIES AND PORT

CHARGES.

THE PORT OF NEW-YORK.-The Collection District of the City of New-York, as defined by section 2535, Revised Statutes:

"The District of the City of New-York shall include all such part of the coast, rivers, bays and harbors of the said State as are not included in other districts of the said State, especially the several towns or landing places of New-Windsor, Newburgh, Poughkeepsie, Esopus, Kinderhook and Albany, as ports of delivery only; and a collector, naval officer and surveyor for the district shall be appointed, to reside at New-York, which shall be the sole port of entry for the district, and a surveyor at the City of Albany. And the President of the United States is authorized, if he judges it expedient, to appoint one other surveyor, to reside at such other place in the said district as he shall appoint.

"That all that part of the State of New-Jersey, which lies north and east of Elizabethtown and Staten Island, comprising the Counties of Hudson and Bergen, be and the same is hereby annexed to the Collection District of the City of New-York."

RATES OF WHarfage in ForCE JANUARY 1, 1891.—The following are the rates of wharfage chargeable within the City of New-York, as established by Act of the Legislature :

"It shall be lawful to charge and receive, within the City of New-York, wharfage and dockage at the following rates, namely: From every vessel that uses or makes fast to any pier, wharf or bulkhead within said City, or makes fast to any vessel lying at such pier, wharf or bulkhead, or to any other vessel lying outside of such vessel, for every day or part of a day, except as hereinafter provided, as follows: From every vessel of two hundred tons burden and under, two cents per ton; and for every vessel over two hundred tons burden, two cents per ton for each of the first two hundred tons, and one-half of one cent per ton for every additional ton, except that, save as hereinafter provided, vessels known as North River barges, market boats and barges, sloops employed upon the rivers and waters of this State, and schooners exclusively employed upon the rivers and waters of this State, shall pay for every such vessel, under the burden of fifty tons, at the rate of fifty cents per day; for every such vessel of the burden of fifty tons, and under the burden of one hundred tons, at the rate of sixty-two and a half cents per day; for every such vessel of the burden of one hundred tons, and under the burden of one hundred and fifty tons, at the rate of seventy-five cents per day; for every such vessel of the burden of one hundred and fifty tons, and under the burden of two hundred tons, at the rate of eighty-seven and a half cents per day; for every such vessel of the burden of two hundred tons, and under the burden of two hundred and fifty tons, at the rate of one hundred cents per day; for every such vessel of the burden of two hundred and fifty tons, and under the burden of three hundred tons, at the rate of one hundred and twelve and a half cents per day; for every such vessel of the burden of three hundred tons, and under the burden of three hundred and fifty tons, at the rate of one hundred and twenty-five cents per day; for every such vessel of the burden of three hundred and fifty tons, and under the burden of four hundred tons, at the rate of one hundred and thirty-seven and a half cents per day; for every such vessel of the burden of four hundred tons, and under the burden of four hundred and fifty tons, at the rate of one dollar and fifty cents per day; for every such vessel of the burden of four hundred and fifty tons, and under the burden of five hundred tons, at the rate of one hundred and sixty-two and a half cents per day; for every such vessel of the burden of five hundred tons, and under the burden of five hundred and fifty tons, at the rate of one hundred and seventy-five cents per day; for every such vessel of the burden of five hundred and fifty tons, and under the burden of six hundred tons, at the rate of one hundred and eighty

seven and a half cents per day; for every such vessel of the burden of six hundred tons and upwards, to pay twelve and a half cents in addition for every fifty tons in addition to the rate last mentioned, for every day such ship or vessel shall use or be made fast to any of the said wharves; but no boat or vessel over fifty tons burden shall pay less than fifty cents for a day or part of a day, and the class of sailing vessels now known as lighters shall be at one-half the first above rates. Every other vessel making fast to a vessel lying at any pier, wharf or bulkhead within said City, or to another vessel outside of such vessel, or at anchor within any slip or basin, when not receiving or discharging cargo or ballast, one-half the first above rates; and from every vessel or floating structure, other than those above named, or used for transportation of freight or passengers, double the first above rates, except that floating grain clevators shall pay one-half the first above rates; and every vessel that shall leave a pier, wharf, bulkhead, slip or basin, without first paying the wharfage or dockage due thereon, after being demanded of the owner, consignee or person in charge of the vessel, shall be liable to pay double the rates established by this section.

"Vessels of two hundred tons burden and under, which shall be actually engaged in the clam or oyster trade, and which shall make fast to any pier, wharf or bulkhead within said City, shall pay one and one-half cents per ton per day; and every such vessel which shall make fast to another vessel lying at any such pier, wharf or bulkhead, or to any vessel lying outside of such vessel, or that shall anchor within any slip or basin in said City, shall pay one cent per ton per day; provided, however, that no vessel shall pay less than twenty-five cents, nor less than one day's wharfage, nor shall more than one day's wharfage be charged unless for a continuous use of the pier, wharf, bulkhead, slip or basin of more than twenty-four hours.

"Every canal boat, and any vessel engaged in freighting brick on the Hudson River, occupying a berth next to any pier, wharf or bulkhead in the City of New-York, and engaged in delivering cargo upon such pier, wharf or bulkhead, or receiving cargo therefrom, shall pay wharfage at the rate of fifty cents for every day or part of a day while so engaged; but when unloaded, such canal boat or vessel aforesaid shall pay wharfage at the rate of thirty cents per day or part thereof; but no canal boat or vessel lying in any slip, between two adjacent piers, shall be required to pay full wharfage to the owners or lessees of both said piers for the same day, notwithstanding such canal boat or barge may, during said day, have changed her location between said piers, provided, that they shall pay one-half rates to each owner or lessee when they have changed their locations between said piers; and the word 'day,' whenever it occurs in this and the last preceding section, shall be taken and construed to mean twenty-four hours. "It shall be lawful for the owners or lessees of any pier, wharf or bulkhead, within the City of New-York, to charge and collect the sum of five cents per ton on all goods, merchandise and materials remaining on the pier, wharf or bulkhead owned or leased by him for every day after the expiration of twenty-four hours from the time such goods, merchandise and materials shall have been left or deposited on such pier, wharf or bulkhead, and the same shall be a lien thereon.

"It shall be the duty of every person owning or having charge of any pier, wharf, bulkhead or slip in the City of New-York to cause to be printed on the back of all bills presented by them for wharfage section seven hundred and ninety-eight of the act, and the owner, consignce or person in charge of any vessel shall not be required to pay the wharfage or dockage due on such vessel unless, upon his demand, the bill printed in conformity with this section is presented to him. Any person owning or having charge of any pier, wharf, bulkhead or slip as aforesaid, who shall receive for wharfage any rates in excess of those now authorized by law, shall forfeit to the party aggrieved treble the amount so charged as damages, to be sued for and recovered by the party aggrieved." (See Chap. 410, Secs. 798-802, Laws of 1882.)

PORT WARDEN CHARGES.-The following are the rates of charges to be collected by the Port Wardens, as established by Act of the Legislature :

"The said Board of Wardens shall be allowed for each and every survey held on board of any vessel, on hatches, stowage of cargo, or damaged goods, or at any warehouse, store or dwelling, or in the public street, or on the wharf, within the limits of the port of New-York, on goods said to be damaged, the sum of two dollars, and for each and every certificate given in consequence thereof, the sum of one dollar, and for each and every survey on the hull, sails, spars or rigging of any vessel damaged, or arriving at said port in distress, the sum of five dollars, and for each and every certificate given in consequence thereof, the sum of two dollars and fifty cents, and for each valuation or measurement of any vessel, the sum of ten dollars."