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Legislation regarding trade between the South Sea Islands and Japan, Korea, Formosa and Sakhalin..

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A series of enactments, effective from June 1st,

1922, places the South Sea Islands on the same footing as Japan and the Japanese dominions in respect of

Customs duties, Customs procedure and tonnage dues. The principal items of this legislation are as follows:

LAW NO. 50 of 1923 provides that the Custom Law,

*the Customs Tariff Law, the Tonnage Dues Law and

"provisions regarding exemption from or refunds or

#drawbacks of internal taxation in respect of

"export cargo shall not be applicable to the entry

"and exit of shipping and eargo between Japan, Korea,

"Formosa or Sakhalin and the South Sea Islands,"

etc.

The effect of this law is to make the South Ses

Islands a part of the Japanese Empire for Customs

purposes. That is to say, goods entering Japan, Korea,

ete. from the South Sea Islands are not treated as

imports from a foreign country, and are consequently not

subject te import duties or to the import procedure laid

down in the Customa Law, the Customs Tariff, Lav,

Similarly goods exported from Japan, Korea, eto, to the

South Sea Islands are exempt from import duties, and from

the said import procedure, on entry into the South Sea

Islands, while ships trading between Japan, Korea, eta,

and the South Sea Islands are not treated as foreign-

going ships, and are free from the operation of the

Tonnage Dues Law,

At the same time there are imposed in Japan

certain internal taxes, such as the consumption tax on

textiles/

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