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REGULATIONS FOR BRITISH TRADE WITH JAPAN.
REGULATION IV.-Ships wishing to clear shall give twenty-four hours' notice at the Custom-house, and at the end of that time they shall be entitled to their clearance, but if it be refused, the Custom-house authorities shall immediately inform the captain or consignee of the ship of the reason why the clearance is refused; and they shall also give the same notice to the British Consul.
British ships of war shall not be required to enter or clear at the Custom-house, nor shall they be visited by Japanese Custom-house or police officers.
Steamers conveying the mails from Great Britain may enter and clear on the same day, and they shall not be required to make a manifest, except for such passengers and goods as are to be landed in Japan. But such steamers shall, in all cases, enter and clear at the Custom-house.
Whale ships touching for supplies, or ships in distress, shall not be required to make a manifest of their cargo; but if they subsequently wish to trade, they shall then deposit a manifest, as required in Regulation Ĩ.
The word "ship'
ship" whenever it occurs in these Regulations, or in the Treaty to which they are attached, is to be held as meaning a ship, barque, brig, schooner, sloop,
or steamer.
REGULATION V.-Any persons signing a false declaration or certificate, with the intent to defraud the revenue of Japan, shall pay a fine of one hundred and twenty- five dollars for each offence.
REGULATION VI.-No tonnage duties shall be levied on British ships in ports of Japan, but the following fees shall be paid to the Japanese Custom-house authorities. For the entry of a ship, fifteen dollars; for the clearance of a ship, seven dollars; for each permit, one dollar and a half; for each bill of health, one dollar and a half; for any other document, one dollar and a half.
* REGULATION VII.-Duties shall be paid to the Japanese Government, on all goods landed in the country, according to the following Tariff.
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Class 1.-All articles in this class shall be free of duty :-
Gold and Silver coined or uncoined.
Wearing apparel in actual use.
Household furniture and printed books not intended for sale, but the property persons who come to reside in Japan.
ships.
Class 2.-A duty of five per cent. shall be paid on the following articles :--
All articles used for the purpose of building, rigging, repairing, or fitting out of
Whaling gear of all kinds.
Salted provisions of all kinds.
Bread and Breadstuffs.
Living animals of all kinds.
Coals.
Timber for building houses.
Rice.
Paddy.
Steam machinery.
Zinc.
Lead.
Tin.
Raw Silk.
Cotton and Woollen Manufactured goods.
Class 3.-A duty of thirty-five per cent. shall be paid on all intoxicating liquors, whether prepared by distillation, fermentation, or in any other manner.
Class 4-All goods not included in any of the preceding classes shall pay a duty of twenty per cent.
All articles of Japanese production which are exported as cargo, shall pay a duty of five per cent., with the exception of gold and silver coin and copper in bars.
* This tariff is abrogated under the New Convention.