RULES.
APPENDIX.
British subjects to ship it at one of the open parts of Netk 1, Vuenumerated (ivods,—Articles not enn-China to another, on compliance with the following merated in the list of exports, but enumerated in the Regulation: The shipper shall giva notice of tho list of imports, when exported, will pay the amountsuount of cash he desires to ship, and the port of its of duty set against the in the list of imports; and destination, and shall bind himself, either by a bond similarly, articles not enumerated in the list of im- with two sufficient sureties, or by depositing such ports, but enumerated in the list of exports, when other security as may be deemed by the Customs imported, will pay the amount of duty set nguinst satisfactory, to return, within six months from the them in the list of experts.
date of clearance, to the collector at the port of ship- ment, the certificate issued by him, with an neknow- ledgement thereon of the receipt of the cash at tho purt of destination, by the collector at that port, who shall thereto affix his seal; or, failing the production of the certificate, to forfeit a sum equal in value to the cash shipped, Cash will pay no duty inwards or outwards ; but a freight or part freight of enah, though no other cargo ha un board, will render the vessel carrying it liable to pay toumage dues,
Artjeles not enumerated in the list, nor in either list of duty-five goods, will pay an ad valorem duty of 5 per cent, calculated on their market value. RULE 2, Duty-Free Goods.—Gold and silver bul- lion, foreign coius, dont, Indina meal, wago, biscuit,pre served meats and vegetables, cheese, butter, confection- very, foreign clothing, jewellery, plated-ware, per- finnery, snap of all kinds, charcoal, fire-woud, candles (foreign), tobacco (foreign), cigars(foreign), wine, beer,
3. The export of rice and all other grain what- spirits, household stores, ships stores, personal soever, native or foreign, no matter were growll or Luggage, stationery, carpeting, druggeting, cutlery, whence imported, to any foreign port, is prohibited; foreign medicines, and glass and erystal ware.
The above pay no import or export duty, but, if tran spotted into the interior, will, with the exception of personal baggage, guld and silver bullion, and foreign coins, pay a music duty at the rate of 2
per cent ad valorem.
A freight, or part freight of duty-free commodities (persond baggage, gold and silver bullion, and foreign coins, excepted) will render the vessel carrying them, though no other cargo be on board, linble to tonnuge
dues.
RULE 3. Contraband Goods-Import and export trade is alike prohibited in the following articles— gunpowder, shot, caum, fowling-pieers, rifles, mus keta, pistols, and all other munitions and implements of war, wund walk.
but these commodities may be carried by British merchants from one of the open ports of China to another, under the same conditions in respect of security ns cash, au payment at the port of shipment of the duty specified in the Tariff.
No import duty will be leviable on rice or grain; but a freight, or part freight of rice or grain, though no other cargo be on board, will render the vessel importing it liable to tommage-dues.
4. Pulse.-The export of pulse and bean-caka from Tang-chau and Newchwang, under the British flag. is prohibited. From any other of the ports they nay Lo shipped, on payment of the tariff duty, either to other parts of China, or to foreign countries.
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5. Salipotra, sulphur, brimstanu, and spelter, being munitions of war, shall not be imported by Britishi RULE 4, Weights and Measures—In the calcula- subjects, save at the requisition of the Chinese Gov- tions of the Tariff, the weight of a picul of one hun-erniment, or for sale to Chinese duly authorised to No permit to land them will be dred cattien is held to be equal to one hundred purchase them. and thirty three and one-third pounds avoirdu-issued, until the Customs have proof that the neces- puis; and the length of a chung of ten Chinese feet, sary authority lins been given to the purchaser. to be equal to one hundred and forty-one English|shall not be lawful for British subjects to carry these inches.
commodities che Yang-taze-kilig, or into any port other than those open to the seaboard, nor to accom- pany them into the interior on behalf of Chinese. They must be sold at the ports only, and, except a s the ports, they will be regarded as Chinese property.
One Chinese chih beld to equal fourteen and one-tenth inches English; and four yards English loss three inches, to equal one chang.
Runz 5, Regarding certain Commoditics hereto- fore Contraband.—The restrictions affecting trade in opìum, cashı, grain, pulse, sulphur, brinusitone, saltpeute, and spelter, are relaxed, under the following condi-
tions:
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Infractions of the conditions, as above set forth, under which trade in opium, cislı, gruin, pulso, walt- putre, brimstono, sulphur, and spelter may be hence- forward curried on, will be punishablo by coufiscation of all the gouds concerned.
1. Opium will benceforth pay thirty tacle per
RULE 6, Liability of Vessels entering Purk—To picul import duty. The importer will sell it only at the port. It will be carried into the interior by the prevention of misuuderstanding, it is agreed that Chinese only, and only as Chinese proporty; the the term of twenty-four hours, witkiu which British foreign truder will not be allowed necompany it. The vessels inust be reported to the Consul under Article provisions of Article IX, of the Treaty of Tien-tsin, XXXVII. of the Treaty of Tien-tsin, shall be under- by which British subjects are authorized to proceed stood to commence from the time a British veunel into the Interior with passports to trade, will not comes within the limits of the port ; an, also the term extend to it, uur will those of Artíclo XXVIII. of of forty-eight hours allowed her by Article XXX, of the same Treaty, by which the transit-dues aro re-the saine Treaty to remin in port without payment gulated. The tran-it-duos on it will be arranged as of tonnage-dues tbo Chinese Goverument we fit; nur, in futură ruvi sions of the Tariff, in the muuis rule of revision to be applied to opium as to other goodı.
2. Cappar Cush.—The export of cash to any ureign purt is prohibited; but it shall be lawful for 12
The limits of the ports shall be defined by the Customs, with all consideration for the convenience of trade, compatible with due protection of the revo- nae; also the limits of the anchorages within which fading and discharging is permitted by the Customs;
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and the same shall be notified to the Consuls for{paid its tramit dues, will Yan po fused for xli 4* sudomin ontil the transit sker stuall have been part public information). Ruas 7, Transit Durs.—It is agreed that Article | sbøvo being the arretes ment sigured to segabung dir XXVIII. of the Treaty of Tien-tsiu shall be interpre- transit dum, which will thats be bestel nuen uni tor ted to declare the amounts of transit dues legally full, the notification required under Artide. XXVII. leviable upon unerchandise imparted or exported by of the Treaty of Tieu-tsin, for the information of British subjects, to be one hulf of the tariff duties, | British and Chinese subject«, is merely dispensed except in the case of the duty-free goods liable to a [ with.
transit-duty of 24 per cent ad valurenų, na provided Rokk &, Fureign Trade under Purquorl.—It is in Article 11, of these Itules. Merchandise shall be agreed that Article IX. of the Treaty of Tien-t-in cleared of its transit dues unter the following condi-whall not be interpreted no authorising Hiritish subjects to enter the capital city of l'eking, fur purposes uľ trade.
tions:——
In the case of Importa-Notice being given at the port of entry, from which the Importa are to be
Rule 9, Abolition of the Mellage Fer.-It is forwarded inland, of the mature and quantity of the goods, the ship from which they have been kunded agreed that the percentage of one tael two mace, and the place inland to which they are bound, with hitherto charged in excess of duty pcyments, in defray all other necessary particulars, the Collector of Cu- the expenses of melting by the Chinese Goverument, toms, will, qn due inspection made, and on receipt of shall be no longer levied on British subjects the transit duty due, isso a transit-duty certificate. RULE 10, Collection of Dulks under one System ut This must be produced at every lurrier station, and all Ports.—It being, by Treaty, at the option of the visu. No further duty will be leviable upon imports Chinese Government to adopt wlint means appear to so certificated, no matter how distant the place of it best suited to protect its revenue accruing on their destination.
British traile, it is agreed that une uniform systemu In the case of Exports-Produce purchased by shall be enforced at every port
British subject in the interior will be inspected, and
The high ollicer appointed by the Chinese Gov- tuken uccount of, at the first barrier it passes on its crument to superintend foreign trade, will, accord- way to the port of shipment. A nemorandum, showingly, from time to time, either himself visit, or will ing the amount of the produce, and the port at which end a deputy to visit the different ports. The said it is to be shipped, will be deposited there by the high officers will be at liberty, of his own choice, aud person in charge of the produce; he will then receive independently of the suggestion or nomination of any 4 certifiente, which must be exhibited and vised at British authority, to wlect ang British subject he every larrier, on his way to the port of shipment. may see fit to aid him in the administration of the On the arrival of the produce at the barrier nearest Customs revenue, in the prevention of smuggling, the port, notice must be given to the Custonts at the in the definition of port boundaries, or in discharging port, and the transit dues dhe thurvon being pail, it the duties of harbour-muster; also in the distribution will be passed. On exportation the produce will of lights, buoys, beacons, aud the like, the mainte- y the tariff duty.
Any attempt to pass goods inwards or outwards, otherwise than in compliance with the rule hore laid down, will render thein liable to confiscation.
Unauthorised sale, in transitu, of goods that have been entered as above for a port, will render them liable to confiscation. Any attempt to pass goods in excess of the quantity specified in the certificate, will render all the goods of the same denomination named in the certificate, liable to confiscation, Pertnission to export produce, which cannot be proved to have
mance of which shall be provided for out of tku tommage-duca.
The Chinese Government will adopt what measured it shall find requisite to prevent amuggling upon the Yang-tuzo-kling, when that river shall be opened
to trade,
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ELGIN AND KINCARDINE. Signature of Five Clincso Plenipotentiarius.
Soul of Chine10
Planipotentlaries
CONVENTION BETWEEN FRANCE AND CHINA.
CONVENTION OF PEACE BETWEEN THE|France, Baron tiros, who, having communicated EMPERORS OF FRANCE AND CHINA,
to euch other their full powers, und finding the same to be iu proper order, now append the Articles of the Convention, as by them determined.
TRANSLATED FROM THE CHINESE TEXT. Their Imperial Majesties, the Emperors of China
Art. 1.—His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of and France, being domirous to rexuino the amicable relations that of yʊro existed, and to effect a pracenblo China deeply regrets that the lepresentative of His settlement of Lho points in which their Governments | Imperial Majesty the Emperor of France, when orol dising ret have for this purposa appointed Plauipoten- bis way, in 1859, to Peking for the purpose of ex- taries, dut is to say:—¡lis Imperial Majesty the changing Treaty Ratifications, should have been obs Emperor of China, His Imperial àlighness tho Prince |structed on his arrival at Taku by the soldiers that 19 of Kung, and Ilis Imperial Majesty the Emperor of were there,
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