Protest 30719-K of D. D'Angiola, Inc.

Opinion by

It was held that wher pine nuts are removed from the pine cones they possess a shell separate and apart from the cone and such nuts are therefore dutiaWe as edib'e nuts, unshelled, at 2)4 cents per pound as claimed. United States v. Amendola (5 Ct. Cust. Appls. 516, T. D. 35156) followed. It was held that duty should be assessed on the basis of the weight returned by the surveyor.