That the costs and damages paid and suffered by the Bunge Corp. are as follows: (a) Lighterage for removing merchandise. (b) Extra storage for 3 months.. (c) Extra handling.--. (d) Extra insurance.. (e) Customhouse charge.. (f) Supervision of bales.. Total____. $7, 615. 92 7, 269. 30 7, 021. 60 633. 12 133. 75 644. 63 23, 318. 32 CHARLES FALKS. Jos. TOUSSAINT, Notary Public, Westchester County, Ń. Y. Sworn to before me this 8th day of November 1943. [SEAL] Commission expires March 30, 1944. J. K. LASSER & Co., CORPORACION Argentina de Productores de Carnes, New York 20, N. Y. GENTLEMEN: In accordance with your request, we have examined disbursement vouchers and canceled checks, made tests of other supporting evidence and secured information and explanations from employees of your company pertaining to costs and moving expenses incurred, as a result of the condemnation of the New York foreign trade zone No. 1, Staten Island, N. Y. In connection with our examination we attach hereto a statement of these costs and expenses. In our opinion, based upon the examination as set forth in the above paragraph, the accompanying statement presents fairly the costs and expenses incurred as a result of the condemnation of the New York foreign trade zone No. 1, Staten Island, N. Y. Respectfully submitted. J. K. LASSER & Co. CORPORACION ARGENTINA DE PRODUCTORES DE CARNES-STATEMENT OF COSTS AND EXPENSES INCURRED, AS A RESULT OF THE CONDEMNATION of the New YORK FOREIGN Trade Zone No. 1, STATEN ISLAND, N. Y. Cost of unremovable improvements and fixtures installed on pier 15, Staten Transferring gas unit heaters and installing air duct. Cases, cartons, and other packing supplies, to repack and recrate merchandise (estimated).. 9, 704. 26 Labor for repacking; recrating; assorting; labeling; preparation of merchandise for shipment; preparation of additional office records, documents, and inventories (estimated) ___ 13, 682. 48 38, 730. 03 Total costs and expenses.. STATE OF NEW YORK, County of New York, ss: Herman M. Gidden, being duly sworn, deposes and says: That at all times referred to herein I was doing business under the name of H. M. Gidden. My business address was originally 44 Whitehall Street, Borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of New York. I have since moved to 17 Battery Place in the aforementioned city and State. As a result of the condemnation proceeding brought by the United States of America, covering the 55 acres of land in Staten Island, Borough of Richmond, State of New York, I have incurred the following immediate and direct obligations and expenses:" To New York Reconditioning Co., 44 Whitehall St., New York, for labor in dismantling plant, making packing cases, packing machinery, delivering to lighter and receiving from lighter.... $989.00 22.00 To A. Messer, Middle Village, Long Island, N. Y., for removing of electrical conduits, wires and switches__ _ To Manhattan Lighterage Corp., 17 Battery Pl., New York, N. Y., for labor in loading and unloading machinery on lighter_-_ 61. 92 To Manhattan Lighterage Corp., 17 Battery Pl., New York, N. Y., for lightering.. 567. 12 To Hudson Shipping Co. Inc., 17 State St., New York, N. Y., for customs entries.. 44. 25 To Slosson & Co., 90 John St., New York, N. Y., insurance on merchandise and machinery in transit 20. 25 To New York Dock Co., 44 Whitehall St., New York, N. Y., for handling charges... To New York Dock Co., 44 Whitehall St., New York, N. Y., for temporary storage charges.. Total... Sworn to before me this 21st day of July, 1944. [SEAL] My commission expires March 30, 1946. 391. 36 483. 19 2, 579. 09 HERMAN M. GIDDEN. ESTELLE GREENBERG, Notary Public, New York County. O CONFERRING JURISDICTION UPON THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DIVISION OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, TO HEAR, DETERMINE, AND RENDER JUDGMENT UPON THE CLAIMS OF THE CITY OF NEEDLES. CALIF., AND THE CALIFORNIA PACIFIC UTILITIES CO. MAY 18, 1949.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed Mr. FRAZIER, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H. R. 559) The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 559) to confer jurisdiction upon the United States District Court for the Northern Division of the Southern District of California, to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claims of the city of Needles, Calif., and the California-Pacific Utilities Co., having considered the same, report favorably thereon with amendments and recommend that the bill do pass. The amendments are as follows: Page 1, line 3, strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert in lieu thereof: That jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the United States District Court for the Northern Division of the Southern District of California, to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claims of the city of Needles, Calfornia, and the California-Pacific Utilities Company for damages to street, roads, water ystem, and sewer system of Needles, California, and losses and expenses incurred by the California-Pacific Utilities Company in the removal of its electric light and gas plants at Needles, California, from low ground to high ground, and in the reconstruction of such plants on such high ground. Such losses sustained by the city of Needles, California, and the California-Pacific Utilities Company were caused by the flood conditions and the operation of the Hoover Dam and the Parker Dam in 1941 Amend title so as to read: To confer jurisdiction upon the United States District Court for the Northern Division of the Southern District of California to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claims of the city of Needles, California, and the CaliforniaPacific Utilities Company. The purpose of the proposed legislation is to confer jurisdiction upon United States District Court for the Northern Division of the Southern District of California to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claims of the city of Needles, Calif., and the CaliforniaPacific Utilities Co. for losses sustained and expenses incurred in connection with damages to streets and roads, water system and sewer system; and expenses incurred by the California-Pacific Utilities Co. in the removal of its electric light and gas plants from low ground to high ground and in the reconstruction of such plants on such high ground. Such damages to the streets and roads, water system and sewer system, and removal and reconstruction of the power plant caused by the construction and operation of the Hoover Dam above such city and the Parker Dam below such city: Provided, That the United States shall be entitled to the benefits of all exemptions and all limitation of liability, accorded by law, to private parties. STATEMENT OF FACTS There were two bills (H. R. 559 and H. R. 765) for the relief of the city of Needles, Calif., and the California-Pacific Utilities Co., authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to pay $51,225 and $87,092.41, respectively, due to these flooded conditions caused by the Hoover Dam and the Parker Dam. The committee held hearings and was of the opinion that there was liability upon the United States Government. However, the evidence was somewhat conflicting and the committee was of the opinion that it could not come to any final conclusion about the definite amounts the city of Needles and the California-Pacific Utilities Co. were entitled to, and was of the further opinion that their case should be referred to the district court where their cases could be heard and adjudicated. However, your committee is of the opinion that the Government admitted liability when it paid for certain damages to private property. Statements from these claimants are included in this report and made a part thereof, and your committee recommends favorable consideration to this bill, as amended. Hon. EARL C. Michener, THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives. MY DEAR MR. MICHENER: The views of this Department have been requested upon H. R. 3467, a bill for the relief of the city of Needles, Calif., and H. R. 3478. a bill for the relief of the California-Pacific Utilities Co. I recommend that neither of these bills be enacted. Both H. R. 3467 and H. R. 3478 provide for the payment of certain sums of money $51,255.00 in the case of H. R. 3467; $97,092.41 in the case of H. R. 3478 "in full settlement of all claims against the United States" arising from "the flood conditions on the Colorado River at Needles, California, caused by the construction and operation of Hoover Dam above such city and the Parker Dam below such city." It is this Department's view that the claimants named in these bills are looking to the wrong party for reimbursement of their losses. This view is predicated (1) upon our belief that, if either of the two dams named in the bills was the cause of the damage at Needles, this damage arose primarily from the construction and maintenance of Parker Dam, not from the construction or operation of Hoover Dam; and (2) upon that portion of article 20 of a contract dated February 10, |