organisation thus provisionally established in shanghai on behalf of the Chinese Government differed in many respects from the more elastic system in vogue in Canton and else-
where, and, this being so, the Tariff Commission in 1858
agreed to the following regulation in order to provide for uniformity of procedure and equality of treatment: -
"Rule 10. - Collection of Duties under
"one System at all Ports.
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It being, by Treaty, at the option
"of the Chinese Government to adopt what
"means appear to it best suited to pro-
"tect its Revenue, accruing on British
"trade, it is agreed that one uniform
"system shall be enforced at every port.
The High Officer appointed by the "Chinese Government to superintend Foreign
"trade will accordingly, from time to time,
"either himself visit, or will send a
"deputy to visit, the different ports.
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The said High Officer will be at liberty,
"of his own choice, and independently of
"the suggestion or nomination of any British
"authority, to select any British subject he
"may see fit to aid him in the administration
"of the Customs Revenue; in the prevention
"of smuggling; in the definition of port
"boundaries; or in discharging the duties of
"harbour-master; also in the distribution of
"Lights, Buoys, Beacons, and the like, the
"maintenance of which shall be provided for
"out of the Tonnage Dues.
The Chinese Government will adopt what "measures it shall find requisite to prevent
"snuggling up the Yangtze Kiang, when that
river.
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