CIRCULAR TO THE COLLECTORS

 TREASURY DEpARTMENT.
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March 17th 1927. Sir: send herewith, a copy of the Presidents proclamation, dated this day, by the effect of which you will perceive that the trade between the United States and ce4tan colonial ports of Great Britain, as opened hy the act of Congress of the first of March 1923, entitled "An act to regulate the commercial intercourse be- tween the Um.ed States and certain Brit ish colonial ports, pril the eighteenth, 18- lS,entitled ''An act concerning navigation" and those of the act of May the fifteenth, 1920, entitled 'An act supplementary to an act entitled an act concerning naviga- tion," are in force. These several acts have heretofore been transmitted to you, at periods which their provisions were in opperation but copies of them are again enclosed for your information and gov- ernment.

 As British vessels from some of the colo nial ports specified in the first section of the act of the 1st of March, l 823, may now be within the United States, and conse- quently must have arrived anterior to the date ofthe Proclamation, the President di- rects that all such British vessels be al- lowed to depart from our ports with their cargoes. As others may arrive between the dae of the procla@ation and the time of it's reaching you, he also directs | that as these the forfeitures and penalties of the aforesaid acts of April the 18th 18- IS, and May the 18th 1920, be not enfor- ccd ; but that they be permitted to depart. And if after you shall hase received the ] proclamation, British vessels should arrive within the ports of the United States from some one or more of the British colonial ports in ignorance of the prohibition which the laws impose to their entry, the Presi- dent further directs, that in the case of all British vessels so arriving, prior to the 1st. day of July next, you cause notice to be given to them, as soon as possible, of the ] prohibition, On,accompanjed by orders for their departure W it'in yer y-fnur hours, without unlading upon ehe failure to comply with which orders, you will proceed to enforce against them the provision of the acts last recited.

 In case of all British vessels arriving within our ports, from any of the aforesaid British colonial ports, after the first of Ju- ly, you will, forthwith enforce against them the provisions of those actss

 I have the honor to remain your obed't- servt. RICHARD RUSH.