Limit or Mono-
poly.
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will be kept in possession of the Superintendent of Customs, and also at the British Consulate, at each of the Five Ports, and these shall be the Standards by which all Duties shall be charged, and all Sums paid to Government. In case of any Dispute arising between British Merchants and Chinese Officers of Customs regarding the Weights or Measures of Goods, Reference shall be made to these Standards, and Disputes decided accordingly.
X. Any Boats X. LIGHTERS, OR CARGO BOATS.-Whenever any English Merchant shall have to may be engaged as load or discharge Cargo, he may hire whatever kind of Lighter or Cargo Boat he Lighters, without pleases, and the Sum to be paid for such Boat can be settled between the Parties themselves without the Interference of Government. The number of these Boats shall not be limited, nor shall a Monopoly of them be granted to any Parties. If any Smuggling take place in them, the Offenders will of course be punished according to Law. Should any of these Boat people, while engaged in conveying Goods for English Merchants, fraudulently abscond with the Property, the Chinese Authorities will do their best to apprehend them; but at the same time, the English Merchants must take every due Precaution for the Safety of their Goods.
License.
XI. Trans-ship- XI. TRANS-SHIPMENT OF GOODS.-No English Merchant Ships may trans-ship ments only to be Goods without special Permission; should any urgent Case happen where Trans- made with special shipment is necessary, the circumstances must first be submitted to the Consul, who will give a Certificate to that Effect, and the Superintendent of Customs will then send a Special Officer to be present at the Trans-shipment. If any one presumes to trans-ship without such Permission being asked for and obtained, the whole of the Goods so illicitly trans-shipped will be confiscated.
XII. Subordinate
XII. SUBORDINATE Consular OFFICERS.-At any Place selected for the Anchorage Officers may be ap- of the English Merchant Ships, there may be appointed a Subordinate Consular Of- pointed at the An- ficer of approved good Conduct, to exercise due Control over the Seamen and others. chorages of the Shipping.
He must exert himself to prevent Quarrels between the English Seamen and Natives, this being of the utmost Importance. Should anything of the kind unfortunately take place, he will in like manner do his best to arrange it amicably. When Sailors go on shore to walk, Officers shall be required to accompany them; and should Disturb- ances take place, such Officers will be held responsible. The Chinese Officers may not impede Natives from coming alongside the Ships, to sell Clothes or other neces- saries to the Sailors living on board.
XIII. Disputes to
XIII. DISPUTES BETWEEN BRITISH SUBJECTS AND CHINESE.-Whenever a British be settled if possi- Subject has reason to complain of a Chinese, he must first proceed to the Consulate, ble amicably (by and state his Grievance. The Consul will thereupon inquire into the Merits of the Arbitration.) Case, and do his utmost to arrange it amicably. In like manner if a Chinese have Reason to complain of a British Subject, he shall no less listen to his Complaint, and Addresses of Bri- endeavour to settle it in a friendly manner. If an English Merchant have occasion tish Merchants to to address the Chinese Authorities, he shall send such Address through the Consul, Chinese Officers.
who will see that the Language is becoming; and if otherwise, will direct it to be changed, or will refuse to convey the Address. If unfortunately any Disputes take place of such a Nature that the Consul cannot arrange them amicably, then he shall request the Assistance of the Chinese Officer, that they may together examine into the Punishment of Merits of the Case, and decide it equitably. Regarding the Punishment of English Chinese and Eng- Criminals, the English Government will enact the Laws necessary to attain that end, lish respectively. and the Consul will be empowered to put them in force; and regarding the Punish- ment of Chinese Criminals, these will be tried and punished by their own Laws, in the way provided for by the Correspondence which took place at Nanking after the con- cluding of the Peace.
XIV. A Govern-
Port.
XIV. BRITISH GOVERNMENT CRUISERS ANCHORING WITHIN THE PORTS.-An ment Vessel will be English Government Cruiser will anchor within each of the Five Ports, that the Con- stationed in each sul may have the Means of better restraining Sailors and others, and preventing Dis- turbances. But these Government Cruisers are not to be put on the same footing as Merchant Vessels, for as they bring no Merchandise, and do not come to trade, they will of course pay neither Dues nor Charges. The. Resident Consul will keep the Superintendent of Customs duly informed of the Arrival and Departure of such Go- vernment Cruisers, that he may take his Measures accordingly.
XV. The British Consul will be Se- curity for British Ships.
XV. ON THE SECURITY TO BE GIVEN FOR BRITISH MERCHANT VESSELS.-It has hitherto been the Custom, when an English Vessel entered the Port of Canton, that a Chinese Hong-Merchant stood Security for her, and all Duties and Charges were paid through such Security Merchant. But these Security Merchants being now done away with, it is understood that the British Consul will henceforth be Security for all British Merchant Ships entering any of the aforesaid Five Ports.
In re SALVADOR DE MELLO, deceased.
NOTICE is hereby given to the Next of Kin, and all
other Persons, to produce any Wills or Codicils of the above Party, that may be in their possession, before the SUPREME COURT, on Monday, the 21st day of Novem- ber, 1853; or if none, that the Next of Kin, do accept or refuse Letters of Administration; failing which, Adminis tration will be granted to the Acting Registrar of the said Court.
By Order of the Court,
WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER,
Acting Registrar.
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In re JOHN CUNNINGHAM RYAN, deceased.
[OTICE is hereby given to the Next of Kin, and all other Persons, to produce any Wills or Codicils of the above Party, that may be in their possession, before the SUPREME COURT, on Saturday, the Twenty-sixth day of November, 1853; or if none,,that the Next of Kin, do accept or refuse Letters of Administration; failing which, Administration will be granted to the Acting Registrar of the said Court.
By Order of the Court, WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER,
Acting Registrar.