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Art. VIII.—The Japanese Government will place no restrictions whatever upon employment of Japanese, by British subjects, in any lawful capacity.
Art. IX.-British subjects in Japan shall be allowed free exercise of their religion, and for this purpose shall have the right to erec: suitable places of worship.
Art. X.-All foreign coin shall be current in Japan, and shall pass for its corresponding weight in Japanese coin of the same description.
British and Japanese subjects may freely use foreign or Japanese coin in making payments to each other.
As some time will elapse before the Japanese will become acquainted with the value of foreign coin, the Japanese Government will, for the period of one year after the opening of each port, furnish British subjects with Japanese coin in exchange for theirs, equal weights being given, and no discount taken for recoinage.
Coins of all descriptions (with the exception of Japanese copper coin), as well as foreign gol and silver uncoined, may be exported from Japan.
Art. XI.-Supplies for the use of the British navy may be landed at Kanagawa, Hakodate, and Nagasaki, and stored in warehouses, in the custody of an officer of the British Government, without the payment of any duty; if any such supplies are sold in Japan, the purchasers shall pay the proper duty to the Japanese authorities.
Art. XII.-If any British vessel be at any time wrecked or stranded on the coast of Japan, or be compelled to take refuge in any port within the dominions of the Tycoon of Japan, the Japanese authorities, on being apprised of the fact, shall immediately render all the assistance in their power; the persons on board shall receive friendly treatment, and be furnished, if necessary, with the means of conveyance to the nearest Consular station.
Art. XIII.—Any British merchant vessel arriving off one of the open ports of Japan shall be at liberty to hire a pilot to take her into port. In like manner, after she has discharged all legal dues, and is ready to tak her departure, she shall ba allowed to hire a pilot to conduct her out of
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Art. XIV. At each of the ports open to tride British subjects shall be at full liberty to import from their own or any other ports, and sell there and purchas therein, and export to their own or any other ports, all manner of merchandize not contraband, paying the duties thereon as laid down in the Tariff annexed to the present Treaty, and no other charges whatsoever. With the exception of munitions of war, which shall only be sold to the Japanese Government and foreigners, they may freely buy from Japanese and sell to them any articles that either may have for sale, without the intervention of any Japanese officer in such purchase or sale, or in receiving payment for the same, and all classes of Japanese may purchase, sell, keep, or use any articles sold to them by British subjects.
Art. XV.-If the Japanese Custom House officers are dissatisfied with the value placed on any goods by the owner, they may place a value thereon, and offer to take the goods at that valuation. If the owner refuses to accept the offer, he shall pay on such valuation. If the offer be accepted by the owner, the purchase money be paid to him without delay, and without any abatement or discount. Art. XVI.-All goods imported into Japan by British subjects, and which have the duty fixed by this Treaty, may be transported by the Japanese into any part ! Empire, without the payment of any tax, excise, or transit duty whatever. Art. XVII.—British merchants who may have imported merchandize into any port in Japan, and paid duty thereon, shall be entitled, on obtaining from the ❤nese Custom House authorities a certificate stating that such payment has been nd land it in any other of the open ports, without the y whatever.
ese authorities at each port will adopt the means that or the prevention of fraud or smuggling.
enforced, or confiscations made under this Treaty, shall by, the Government of His Majesty the Tycoon of Japan. Articles for the regulation of trade, which are appended to this dered as forming part of the same, and shall be equally binding
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