14
15
242
Corresponding to No.
in Alphabetical, i, e.,
English List
Corresponding to No.
in Alphabetical, i, e., English List.
ARTICLES.
Writing Desks
Class XII.-Imported Wines, Preserves, Spirits, &c.
8
Dressing Cases
Wine and Beer, in quart bottles
45
8
Jewellery of Gold and Silver
Cutlery, Swords, &c.
All the foregoing, and any other miscellaneous articles of the same description, 5 per cent. ad valorem.
Class IX.-Gold and Silver Bullion, and Specie.
Duty free
Class X-Imported Cotton, Fabrics of Cotton, &C. &C. Canvas Cotton
Lead, in pigs, or manufactured
Steel, unmanufactured
Tin.
"
8
in pint bottles in cask
45
45
"
8
Class XIII-Imported Metals.
ARTICLES.
Copper, unmanufactured as in pigs
44
#5
manufactured as in sheets, rods, &c. Iron, unmanufactured as in pigs.
manufactured as in bars, rods, &c.
********
30
30
9
12
Tin Plates, not formerly in the Tariff
30
Long Cloth, white, formerly divided into superior
and inferior fine cotton cloth
13
All other Metals, as Zinc, Yellow Copper, &c., not herein enumerated, 10 per cent, ad valorem.
•
Cambrics and Muslins
13
Cottons, grey, or unbleached, domestic, &c., for-
Class XIV-Imported Jewellery.
merly classed as coarse long cloth
13
ARTICLES.
Twilled Cottons, grey
13
Cornelians
Chintz and Prints, of all kinds
13
•
Cornelian Beads
11
11
Cotton Yarn and Cotton Thread
14
*
27
47
13
Bullock's and Buffalo's Horns
+
ARTICLES,
25
+
39
39
39
+
39
39
89
Linen, fine, not formerly in the Tariff
Bunting
All other imported articles of this class, as Ginghams, Pullicates, Dyed Cottons, Velveteens, Silk and Cotton Mixtures, Coarse Linen, and Mixtures of Cotton and Linen, &c., &c., 5 per cent. ad valorem.
Class XI-Imported Fabrics of Woollen, Silk, &c. &c.
Handkerchiefs, large
small
Gold and Silver Thread, superior or real
Narrow Cloths, as Long Ells, Cassimeres, &c. &c. 47
Woollen Yarn
Blankets
Class XV-Imported Skins, Teeth, Horns, &c.
Cow and Ox hides, tanned and untanned Sea-Otter Skins
Fox Skins, large and small
Tiger, Leopard, and Martin Skins Land-Otter, Racoon, and Shark Skins Beaver Skins
Hare, Rabbit, and Ermine Skins
Elephant's Teeth, 1st quality, whole
All new goods imported, which it has not been practicable to include herein, 5 per cent. ad valorem.
All Foreign Rice, and other Grain, duty free
13
13
Sea Horse Teeth
23
23
47
inferior, or imitation
>>
Broad Cloth, Spanish Stripes, &c.
Camlets (Dutch)
47
Camlets
47
Imitation Camlets or Bombazettes
47
48
47
All other fabrics of wool, or of mixed wool and
silk, wool and cotton, &c. 5 per cent, ad valorem.
Shipping Dues.
19
2nd
broken
22
Class XVI.
Class XVII.
39
43
17
*
17
These have hitherto been charged upon the measurement of the ship's length and breadth, at so much per chang: but it is now agreed to alter the system, and charge according to the registered statement of the number of tons of cargo the ship may carry. On each ton (reckoned equal to the cubic contents of 122 tow,) a shipping charge of five mace is to be levied and all the old charges of measurement, entrance and port-clearance fees, daily and monthly fees, &c., are to be abolished.
Taoukwang, 33rd year, 8th month,
(July 1843.
Gov.-Genl
L. S.
of
the Supt.
of
Customs.
of the
Two Kwang:
L. S.
of
High
Commis-
sioner.
L. S: of Governor
of Canton.
day.
(A true abstract-reference numbers to the Alphabetic List being inserted in place of the amounts of duty, those amounts having been carefully compared and found correct.)
(Signed) J. ROBT. MORRISON,
Chinese Secretary and Interpreter.
35
GENERAL REGULATIONS, under which the British Trade is to be conducted at the Five Ports of Canton, Amoy, Foochow, Ningpo, and Shanghai.
1. Pilots.
I. Pilots to be
WHENEVER a British merchantman shall arrive off any of the five ports opened to trade, viz., Canton, Foochow, Amoy, Ningpo, or Shanghai, granted imme-
pilots shall be allowed to take her immediately into port; and in like diately; and
manner, when such British ship shall have settled all legal duties and charges, and is about to return home, pilots shall be immediately granted to
take her out to sea, without any stoppage or delay.
Regarding the remuneration to be given these pilots, that will be
Remuneration to
equitably settled by the British Consul appointed to each particular port,
be settled at each
who will determine it with due reference to the distance gone over, the
port.
risk run, &c.
II. Custom-house Guards.
II. One or two.
The Chinese Superintendent of Customs at each port will adopt the means that he may judge most proper to prevent the revenue suffering by
Custom-house
fraud or smuggling. Whenever the pilot shall have brought any British
guards to be at
merchantman into port, the Superintendent of Customs will depute one or
tached to each ship..
two trusty Custom-house officers, whose duty it will be to watch against
frauds on the revenue. These will either live in a boat of their own, or stay
on board the English ship, as may best suit their convenience. Their food
No fees to be
and expenses will be supplied them from day to day from the Custom-house,
charged for their
and they may not exact any fees whatever from either the Commander or
maintenance.
Consignee. Should they violate this regulation, they shall be punished proportionately to the amount so exacted.
III. Masters of Ships reporting themselves on arrival.
Whenever a British vessel shall have cast anchor at any one of the above-mentioned ports, the Captain will, within four and twenty hours after
made to, and
ships'
III. Report to be
arrival, proceed to the British Consulate, and deposit his ship's papers, bills
papers, &c., to be
of lading, manifest, &c., in the hands of the Consul; failing to do which, he
deposited with,
the
will subject himself to a penalty of two hundred dollars.
Consul.
For presenting a false manifest, the penalty will be five hundred
For false manifest:
Penalty for neglect;
dollars.
For breaking bulk and commencing to discharge, before due permission
And for breaking
shall be obtained, the penalty will be five hundred dollars, and confiscation
bulk before per-
of the goods so discharged.
mitted.
Communication of
The Consul, having taken possession of the ship's papers, will imme-
diately send a written communication to the Superintendent of Customs,
arrival to the
specifying the register tonnage of the ship, and the particulars of the cargo
Superintendent of
she has on board; all of which being done in due form, permission will then
Customs.
be given to discharge, and the duties levied as provided for in the Tariff.
IV. Commercial Dealings between English and Chinese Merchants.
IV. Mode of ì
It having been stipulated that English merchants may trade with what-
ever native merchants they please,-should any Chinese merchant fraudu-
proceeding against
lently abscond or incur debts which he is unable to discharge, the Chinese
fraudulent debtors,
authorities, upon complaint being made thereof, will of course do their utmost
agents, &c.
to bring the offender to justice; it must, however, be distinctly understood,
that if the defaulter really cannot be found, or be dead, or bankrupt, and there be not wherewithal to pay, the English merchants may not appeal to the
former custom of the Hong Merchants paying for one another, and can no longer expect to have their losses made good to them.
14
15
242
Corresponding to No.
in Alphabetical, i, e.,
English List
Corresponding to No.
in Alphabetical, i, e., English List.
ARTICLES.
Writing Desks
Class XII.-Imported Wines, Preserves, Spirits, &c.
8
Dressing Cases
Wine and Beer, in quart bottles
45
8
Jewellery of Gold and Silver
Cutlery, Swords, &c. .
All the foregoing, and any other miscellaneous articles of the same description, 5 per cent. ad valorem.
Class IX.-Gold and Silver Bullion, and Specie.
Duty free
Class X-Imported Cotton, Fabrics of Cotton, &C. &C. Canvas Cotton
Lead, in pigs, or manufactured
Steel, unmanufactured
Tin.
"
8
in pint bottles in cask
45
45
"
8
Class XIII-Imported Metals.
ARTICLES.
Copper, unmanufactured as in pigs
44
#5
manufactured as in sheets, rods, &c. Iron, unmanufactured as in pigs .
manufactured as in bars, rods, &c.
********
30
30
9
12
Tin Plates, not formerly in the Tariff
30
Long Cloth, white, formerly divided into superior
and inferior fine cotton cloth
13
All other Metals, as Zinc, Yellow Copper, &c., not herein enumerated, 10 per cent, ad valorem.
•
Cambrics and Muslins
13
Cottons, grey, or unbleached, domestic, &c., for-
Class XIV-Imported Jewellery.
merly classed as coarse long cloth
13
ARTICLES.
Twilled Cottons, grey
13
Cornelians
Chintz and Prints, of all kinds
13
•
Cornelian Beads
11
11
Cotton Yarn and Cotton Thread
14
*
27
47
13
Bullock's and Buffalo's Horns
+
ARTICLES,
25
+
39
39
39
+
39
39
89
Linen, fine, not formerly in the Tariff
Bunting
All other imported articles of this class, as Ginghams, Pullicates, Dyed Cottons, Vel- veteens, Silk and Cotton Mixtures, Coarse Linen, and Mixtures of Cotton and Linen, &c., &c., 5 per cent. ad valorem.
Class XI-Imported Fabrics of Woollen, Silk, &c. &c.
Handkerchiefs, large
small
Gold and Silver Thread, superior or real
Narrow Cloths, as Long Ells, Cassimeres, &c. &c. 47
Woollen Yarn
Blankets
Class XV-Imported Skins, Teeth, Horns, &c.
Cow and Ox hides, tanned and untanned Sea-Otter Skins
Fox Skins, large and small
Tiger, Leopard, and Martin Skins Land-Otter, Racoon, and Shark Skins Beaver Skins
Hare, Rabbit, and Ermine Skins
Elephant's Teeth, 1st quality, whole
All new goods imported, which it has not been practicable to include herein, 5 per cent. ad valorem.
All Foreign Rice, and other Grain, duty free
13
13
Sea Horse Teeth
23
23
47
inferior, or imitation
>>
Broad Cloth, Spanish Stripes, &c.
Camlets (Dutch)
47
Camlets
47
Imitation Camlets or Bombazettes
47
48
47
All other fabrics of wool, or of mixed wool and
silk, wool and cotton, &c. 5 per cent, ad valorem.
Shipping Dues.
19
2nd
broken
22
Class XVI.
Class XVII.
39
43
17
*
17
These have hitherto been charged upon the measurement of the ship's length and breadth, at so much per chang: but it is now agreed to alter the system, and charge according to the registered statement of the number of tons of cargo the ship may carry. On each ton (reckoned equal to the cubic contents of 122 tow,) a shipping charge of five mace is to be levied and all the old charges of measurement, entrance and port-clearance fees, daily and monthly fees, &c., are to be abolished.
Taoukwang, 33rd year, 8th month,
(July 1843.
Gov.-Genl
L. 8.
L S
of
of
the Supt.
of
Customs.
of the
Two Kwang:
L. S.
of
High
Commis- sioner.
L. S: of Governor
of Canton.
day.
(A true abstract-reference numbers to the Alphabetic List being inserted in place of the amounts of duty, those amounts having been carefully compared and found correct.)
(Signed) J. ROBT. MORRISON,
Chinese Secretary and Interpreter.
35
GENERAL REGULATIONS, under which the British Trade is to be conducted at the Five Ports of Canton, Amoy, Foochow, Ningpo, and Shanghai.
1. Pilots.
I. Pilots to be
WHENEVER a British merchantman shall arrive off any of the five ports opened to trade, viz., Canton, Foochow, Amoy, Ningpo, or Shanghai, granted imme- pilots shall be allowed to take her immediately into port; and in like diately; and manner, when such British ship shall have settled all legal duties and charges, and is about to return home, pilots shall be immediately granted to
take her out to sea, without any stoppage or delay.
Regarding the remuneration to be given these pilots, that will be Remuneration to equitably settled by the British Consul appointed to each particular port, be settled at each who will determine it with due reference to the distance gone over, the port. risk run, &c.
11. Custom-house Guards.
II. One or two.
The Chinese Superintendent of Customs at each port will adopt the means that he may judge most proper to prevent the revenue suffering by Custom-house fraud or smuggling. Whenever the pilot shall have brought any British guards to be at merchantman into port, the Superintendent of Customs will depute one or
tached to each ship.. two trusty Custom-house officers, whose duty it will be to watch against frauds on the revenue. These will either live in a boat of their own, or stay
on board the English ship, as may best suit their convenience. Their food No fees to be and expenses will be supplied them from day to day from the Custom-house, charged for their and they may not exact any fees whatever from either the Commander or maintenance. Consignee. Should they violate this regulation, they shall be punished proportionately to the amount so exacted.
III. Masters of Ships reporting themselves on arrival.
Whenever a British vessel shall have cast anchor at any one of the above-mentioned ports, the Captain will, within four and twenty hours after made to, and ships' III. Report to be arrival, proceed to the British Consulate, and deposit his ship's papers, bills papers, &c., to be of lading, manifest, &c., in the hands of the Consul; failing to do which, he deposited with, the will subject himself to a penalty of two hundred dollars.
Consul. For presenting a false manifest, the penalty will be five hundred For false manifest: Penalty for neglect; dollars.
For breaking bulk and commencing to discharge, before due permission And for breaking shall be obtained, the penalty will be five hundred dollars, and confiscation bulk before per- of the goods so discharged.
mitted.
Communication of
The Consul, having taken possession of the ship's papers, will imme- diately send a written communication to the Superintendent of Customs, arrival to the specifying the register tonnage of the ship, and the particulars of the cargo Superintendent of she has on board; all of which being done in due form, permission will then Customs. be given to discharge, and the duties levied as provided for in the Tariff.
IV. Commercial Dealings between English and Chinese Merchants.
IV. Mode of ì
It having been stipulated that English merchants may trade with what- ever native merchants they please,-should any Chinese merchant fraudu- proceeding against lently abscond or incur debts which he is unable to discharge, the Chinese fraudulent debtors, authorities, upon complaint being made thereof, will of course do their utmost agents, &c.
to bring the offender to justice; it must, however, be distinctly understood, that if the defaulter really cannot be found, or be dead, or bankrupt, and there be not wherewithal to pay, the English merchants may not appeal to the former custom of the Hong Merchants paying for one another, and can no longer expect to have their losses made good to them.
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