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Inclosure 3 in No. 1.
The Li-kin Bureau of Kiangsu Province to the Chinese Commissioners. (Translation.) Gentlemen,
October 17, 1900, ACCORDING to the arrangement with the Shanghae-Nanking Railway, li-kin stations should be established at the central stations (at Shanghae, Soochow, and Wusich) for collecting commuted taxes on goods transported by rail instead of passing through water barriers. The rates charged are the same as those governed by Regulations for water barriers, i.e., 50 per cent. on the tariff. The destination of the goods shall be found out and taxes collected according to the number of l-kin water barriers that the goods would have passed through if transported by water, so as to make up for the loss sustained by the water barriers. The above arrangement has been approved by the Board of Bureau, &c.
In reply to your despatch asking for the li-kin tariff issued by this Office, we wish to state that the rates charged by the li-kin station at Shanghae and Soochow hitherto have not been uniform. But since the commuted taxes charged for goods transported by rail must be uniform, we have instructed the Deputics at Soochow and Shanghae li-kin stations to draw up a revised tariff insuring a uniformity, of rates to be charged. They have since submitted to this Office the revised tariff before having the same printed. According to the tariff, the taxes on cotton, cocoons (silk), and rice remain the same as heretofore, while in the case of the other goods, where formerly one-half of the amount of the old tariff was charged, the proper reduction has now been made in the revised tariff. There is a separate tariff for loti tax (destination tax). The goods on which the destination tax is charged in Soochow are duly pointed out in the tariff with a head note. With regard to such goods as cloth, tea, &c., formerly a loti tax was charged by the li-kin stations at Luh Mun, Soochow, in addition to the other taxes. Now that the li-kin stations are established on the railway for the collection of commuted taxes, they are required to pay only one loti tax in Soochow and one in Shanghae, while barriers at places between Shanghae and Woosung collect actually 750 cash per every 1,000 cash, according to tariff. Further reductions have now been made in favour of the railway, that is, for every 1,000 cash only 500 are actually collected instead of 750 cash, but the ratios collected by the water barriers remain the same as before. The goods tariff concerning li-kin and loti tax have been prepared in printed form, and the copies of same have been sent to the li-kin stations at Soochow and Wusieh. The same are herewith inclosed for your keeping and reference,
(Seal of the Li-kin Bureau.)
Inclosure 4 in No. 1.
STATEMENT of Comparative Li-kin Payments on Wheat.
Li-kin that ought to have
Li-kin that would
have been paid by the Railway.
Dollars.
154.80
No.
Weight carried by Boat,
Li-kin actually
paid.
been paid.
Piculs.
Dollars,
Dollars.
1
860
98.90
137.60
2
280
32-20
44.80
50·40
3
470
54.05
75.20
104.60
4
370
42.62
59.20
66.60
5
540
62.10
86 40
97-20
590
67.85
94.40
106 20
7
530
60.95
84.80
95.40
8
400
46.00
64.00
72.00
9
682
76·13
106.00
119.20
10
560
64.10
87.60
100.80
11
835
96.02
133.00
150·00
12
280
32.20
44.80
50 40
13
400
46.00
64.00
72.00
14
380
43.70
60.80
68.40
15
515
59.22
82.40
92.80
16
435
50.02
69.60
78-40
17
750
86.25
120-50
135.00
18
950
109.25
152-00
191.00
19
$68
91.19
139.00
171 00
Inclosure 5 in No. 1.
REVISED Tariff of Li-kin Taxes.
Weight. Le-kin.
From Shanghae to Soochow.
Weight. Li-kin.
From Shanghae to Wusich.
Weight. Li-kin.
From Shanghae to Naziang.
From Shanghae to Quinsan.
Description.
Weight.
Li-kin.
Per picul
10 cash
Per picul 20 cash
Per pioul
20
30 cash 60
Per picul 40 cash
80
T
11
*
70
210
1280
+1
:)
*
50
100
150
(200
13
H
+
25
"
60
1120
180
(240
+3
19
"
3 dollars
5 dollars
18 dollars
24 dollars
11
71
15
18
27
36
35
"
Per long 150 cash
picul
Per long 200 cash
picul
40
81
120
160 1:
Fer picul 25
Per picul 60
Per picul 159
Per picul 200
>
Coal Charcoal Apples Cherries Cotton yarns Fresh cocoons Dry cocoons Rice..
Whent Flour..
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Per long 50 cash
picul
40 140
Per long 100 cash
picul
* *
This tariff is a translation of a few items from the li-kia tariff (to serve as an example), which has been revise, but is not complete. For particulars of verification, application should be made to the Li-kin Office from time to time.
The above taxes do not include loti taxes.
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