CO129-174 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [4-8] — Page 485

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(3) Then follows a revised tariff published for the information of merchants. The changes chiefly consist in adding together the different duties on one or more classes of the same kind of commodity and mean duty on all.

Charging "King Chan", "Bhi Chan", "Ko Chan", "Wai Chan", "Kim Chan" and "Lui Chan" sugars white, brown and cake are to be taken for purposes of Customs duty as if 180 catties were 100 catties. But at the Central Customs, the actual weight is taken.

The above regulation was promulgated on the ... day of ... Month of my & Year of Yung-ching - (1729.)

(5) "This month 5th day, the Hwang Jung Toishan's Exemption duty list is published by Imperial Commands." (There is no date in the book, nor is there any means of finding out what month it was.)

Then follows a list of commodities on which, however, a small duty is payable. This seeming absurdity will be explained elsewhere. See enclosure 15 extract marked page ...

(6) Those carrying bricks, stones, lime, shells, jars, coal, fuel, grass, pigs, cattle and other animals with hair will only pay half duty or tax, and small boats carrying the foregoing along the Coast will be freed from duty. With these exceptions, all the articles mentioned in the foregoing list if sent abroad to foreign ports will pay according to the tariff.

N.B. 483.

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(3) Then follows a revised tariff published for the information of merchants. The changes chiefly consist in adding together the different duties on one or more classes of the same kind of commodity and mean duty on all. Charging "King Chan", "Bhi Chan", "Ko Chan", "Wai Chan", "Kim Chan" and "Lui Chan" sugars white, brown and cake are to be taken for purposes of Customs duty as if 180 catties were 100 catties. But at the Central Customs, the actual weight is taken. The above regulation was promulgated on the ... day of ... Month of my & Year of Yung-ching - (1729.) (5) "This month 5th day, the Hwang Jung Toishan's Exemption duty list is published by Imperial Commands." (There is no date in the book, nor is there any means of finding out what month it was.) Then follows a list of commodities on which, however, a small duty is payable. This seeming absurdity will be explained elsewhere. See enclosure 15 extract marked page ... (6) Those carrying bricks, stones, lime, shells, jars, coal, fuel, grass, pigs, cattle and other animals with hair will only pay half duty or tax, and small boats carrying the foregoing along the Coast will be freed from duty. With these exceptions, all the articles mentioned in the foregoing list if sent abroad to foreign ports will pay according to the tariff. N.B. 483. Page 3 Page 3 Page 3 ... ... ...
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(3) Then follows a revised tariff published for the information of

merchants. The changes chiefly coneid in adding together the different duties

on

Avvo

or more classes of the

kind of commodity and

(4.)

mean

duty

on all

бате

Charging

Al "King Chan", bhi chan"," Ko bhan", "Wai Chan", Kim Chan" and "Lui Chan" Eugars white, brown and Cake are to be taken for purposes of Mystoms duty as if 180 catties were

100 catties. But at the Central bustoms the actual weight is taken.

The above regulation was

promulgated

th

on the q

day of

Mom

of my & Year of Yunything - (1729.) (5) "This mouth 5th day, the Ihrrang Jung Stoishran's Exemption duty list is published by Imperial Commands " (There is no date in the book, nor is there any means of finding

out

N. B.

483

•).

out by the book what mourth it was Then follow a list of commodities on

which however a small duty is

payable. This seeming absurdity will be explained elsewhere. See enclosure

15 extract marked page t

(6)

Those carrying bricks, stones, x lime, shells, jours, corre, fuel, graes, priss,

cattle and other animals with hair

will only pay half duty.

or tax and

small boats carrying the foregoing along the Crast will be freed from duty.

With thise exceptions all the articles.

mentioned in the foregoing list

if sent abroad to foreign ports rel. hay according to the tariff-

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