No.

JAPAN, TARIFF UNDER CONVENTION OF 1866.

EXPORT TARIFF.

ARTICLE.

31 Seaweed, Uncut... 32 Seaweed, Cut $$ Seeds, Rape

34 Seeds, Sesamum

85 Sharks' Fina

LII

+

F

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36 Shrimps and Prawns, Dried Salt.

37 Silk Raw and Thrown

$8 Tama or Dupioni

39 Noshi or Skin Silk

40 Floss Silk

H

41 Cocoons, Pierced

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+

42 Cocoons, Unpierced...

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43 Waste Silk and Waste Cocoons

44 Silk Worms' Eggs

++

H

..

For

45 Soy

46 Sulphur

47 Tes

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F

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...

PEE

Boos,

CENTA.

100 catties.

0

30

60

ILI

:

++

45

0

90

LIJ

**

1

80

**

80

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H

JJ

75

00

JJ

:

;;

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++

7

+

12

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H

--

LI

J

Sheet.

100 catties.

נו

H

25

071

45

30

988835983 PR8488

60

75

0

75

45

OOHOHN

00

00

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48 Tea, quality known as "Ran cha

ported from Nagasaki only)

49 Tobacco, Leaf

50 Tobacco, out or prepared

Vermicelli

61

62 Wax, Vegetable.

58 Wax, Beca

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JJ

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(when ex-

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:

:

:

LLI

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JJ

290

CLASS II. DUTY FREE GOODS.

Gold and silver, coined, gold, silver, and copper, unçoined, of Japanese production, to be sold only by the Japanese Government at Public Auction.

CLASS III-PROHIBITED GOODS.

Rice, paddy, wheat, barley; Flours made from the above; Saltpetre.

CLASS IV. GOODS SUBJECT TO AN AD VALOREM DUTY OF FIVE PER CENT. TO BE CALCULATED ON THEIR MARKET VALUE. Bamboo ware; Copper utensils of all kinds; Charcoal; Ginseng and unenume- rated drugs; Horns, deer, young or soft; Mats and matting; Silk dresses, manufac- tures or embroideries; Timber.

AND ALL OTHER UNENUMERATED GOODS.

RULES.

RULE I.—Unenumerated Imports if mentioned in the Export list shall not pay Duty under that list, but shall be passed ad valorem; and the same rule sĥall apply to any unenumerated Exports that may be named in the Import list. ROLE. II.-Foreigners resident in Japan, and the crews or passengers of foreign ships, shall be allowed to purchase such supplies of the grain or flour named in the list of Exports as they may require for their own consumption, but the usual shipping permit must be obtained from the Custom House before any of the aforesaid grain or flour can be shipped to a foreign vessel. BULE III.—The catty mentioned in this Tariff is equal to one pound and a third English avoirdupois weight. The yard is the English measure of three feet, the English foot being one-eighth of an iuch larger than the Japanese kaneshaku. The Boo is a silver coin weighing not less than 134 grains Troy weight, and containing not less than nine parts of pure silver, and not more than one of alloy. The cent is the one hundredth part of the

Boo.

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