stores and saloon stores or supplies not in excess of the proper requirements for the vessel in her voyage outside of the Philippine Islands shall not be deemed to be dutiable. 

[355-202.] 

SECTION 1413 . Transfer of Surplus Sea Stores . — Surplus sea stores shall not be transferred from one vessel to another, except to a vessel of the same line in active service in the foreign trade, and then only where such stores are bona fide sea stores and not cargo. In such cases the transfer may be allowed under customs supervision. 

[355-89.] 

SECTION 1414 . Duties Upon Surplus Stores . — Surplus stores landed must be entered for immediate consumption and not for warehouse, and are dutiable as imported merchandise. The surplus sea stores of a vessel of the Philippine Islands shall be dutiable on h er changing from the foreign to the coastwise trade. 

[355-89.] 

The duties on excessive sea stores or saloon stores or supplies shall be paid forthwith by the master upon the determination of the same by the collector, and the decision of the latter upon such matter shall be final. 

[355-203.] 

SECTION 1415 . Exclusive License for Landing of Passengers and Baggage at Manila . — At the port of Manila the Insular Collector may select one person or firm to do, at reasonable rates, all the business of landing passengers and baggage for hire from incomi ng ships and to this end may enter into an exclusive contract for the period of one year. 

[219-1.] 

This contract shall be made only after due advertisement for bids, such bids to cover the cost of landing passengers per person and luggage per piece, large and small. The lowest bidder who shall be, in the opinion of the Insular Collector, responsible and  of good character shall be selected. 

[219-2.] 

SECTION 1416 . Bond to be Given . — The person or firm so selected shall, before entering upon the performance of such contract, execute a bond to the 

