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REGULATIONS FOR JAPANESE TRADE WITH COREA.
showing that he has deposited, as required by the Japanese regulations now in existence, all the ship's papers, the register, sea-letter, etc., in the hands of the said Agent, which documents shall remain in his custody during her stay in port; he shall then make an entry of his ship by giving a written paper, stating the name of the ship and the name of the port whence she comes, her capacity in tons or in kokus, the name of the captain, the names of passengers, if any, and the number of the crew, which paper shall be signed by the owner or captain; he shall at the same time deposit a written manifest of his cargo, setting forth the marks and numbers of the packages, if mentioned, and their contents, with the name of the person or persons to whom they are consigned; a list of the stores of the ship shall be added to the manifest.
The manifest and all other papers shall be written in the Japanese language and shall not be accompanied by a Chinese tran-lation.
Art. II. The owner or cor signees of any goods desiring to land them shall make an entry of the same at the Corean Government office, setting forth the names of the goods, the quantity and number of packages thereof, and their original cost; on receipt of the entry, the Corean authorities shall immediately give a permit to land the goods.
Art. III. The owner or consignee may land his goods after he has received the permit referred to in Regulation II. The Cor an authorities may examine any or all of the packages, bu such examination must be made carefully without any injury to the goods.
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Art. IV. All goods inten led for export shall be entered at the Corean Govern- ment office before they are pla ed on shipboard. The entry shall be in writing and shall state the name of the ship by which the goods are to be exported, with the number of packages and descripti n of their contents, as in an entry of import described in Regulation II. On receipt of the entry, the Corean authorities shall give a perm ́t immediately, but the owners shall not refuse, if required, to have the goods examined by the Corean authorities.
Art. V.-Ships wishing to clear shall give notice to the Corean authorities before noon of the day previous to their intended departure; on receiving notice, the Corean authorities shall issue a clearance and at the same time shall return all the papers belonging to the ship deposited in their hands.
Ships carrying the Japanese mail may clear without observation of this regula- tion, but shall give notice to the Corean authorities of their sailing.
Art. VI.-Exportations of rice and other grain shall hereafter be allowed in any
of the open ports of Corea.
Art. VII-The following tonnage duties shall be levied on Japanese ships :- For merchant sailing ship with more than one mast..
For merchant steamer
For one-masted merchant ship of more thau 500 kokus capacity
For ditto of less than 500 kokus capacity........
5 yen.
5 yen.
2 yen.
11 yen.
Boats attached to the vessel free from duty. Ships belonging to the Japanese Government shall pay no tonnage duties.
Ar. VIII.-Japanese merchant ships may be chartered by the Corean Govern- ment or by individuils for the transportation of goods to any of the non-open ports of Corea. When chartered by individuals, they shall only be employed under con- ditions sp cified in a permit to be given by the Corean Government for the purpose.
Art. IX.-Japanes ships found to be ergaged in smuggling, or in attempting to smuggle goods into any nor-open port of Corea, shall be seized by the Corean local authorities and delivered to the Agent of the Japanese Government re-iding at the nearest port; such goods to be confiscated by him and to be handed over to the Corean authorities.
Art. X.-The sale of opium is strictly prohibited.
Art. XI.-The above Regulations having been agreed upon by the two contracting parties shall come into effect from the present date, and may be revised, whenever it may be found necessary, by Commissioners appointed by each country.