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CHINESE CUSTOMS TARIFF-RULES.

RULES.

RULE -Chenumerated Goods.-Articles not enumerated in the list of exports, but enumerated in the list of imports, when exported, will pay the amount of duty set against them in the list of imports and, similarly, articles not enumerated in the list of im- ports, but enumerated in the list of exports, when imported, will pay the amount of duty set against them in the list of exports.

China to another, on compliance with the following Regulation: The shipper shall give notice of the amount of cash he desires to ship, and the port of its destination, and shall bind himself, either by a bond with two sufficient sureties, or by depositing such other security as may be deemed by the Customs satisfactory, to return, within six months from the date of clearance, to the collector at the port of ship- meut, the certificate issued by him, with an acknow• ledgment thereon of the receipt of the cash at the port of destination, by the collector at that purt, who shall thereto affix his seal; or, failing the production of the certificate, to forfeit a sum equal in value to the cash shipped. Cash will pay no duty inwards or outwards; out a freight or part freight of cash, though no other cargo be on board, will render the vessel carrying it liable to pay tonnage-dues.

Articles not enumerated in either list, nor in the list of duty-free goods, will pay an ad culorem duty of 5 per cent, calculated on their market value. RULE 2-Duty Free Goods.--Gold and silver bullion, foreign coins, flour, Indian mea!, ago, biscuit, preserved meats and vegetables, cheese, butter, con- fectionery, foreign clothing, jewellery, plated-ware. 3. The export of rice and all other grain whatso- perfumery, soap of all kinds, charcoal, fire-wood, candles (foreign) tobacco (foreign), cigars (foreign), wine, beer, spirits, household stores, ships' stores, per sonal baggage, stationery, carpeting, druggeting, cut- lery, foreign medicines, and glass and crystal ware- The above pay no import or export duty; but, if transported into the interior, will, with the exception of personal baggage, gold and silver bullion, and for- eign coins, pay a transit duty at the rate of 24 per cent ad valorem.

ever, native or foreign, no matter where grown or whence imported, to any foreign port, is prohibited; but these commodities may be carried by British merchants from oue of the open ports of China to another. under the same conditions in respect of security as cash, on payment at the port of shipment of the duty specified in the Tariff.

No import duty will be leviable on rice or grain; but a freight, or part freight of rice or grain, though no other cargo be on board, will render the vessel importing it liable to tonnage-dues.

A freight or part freight of duty-free commodities (personal baggage, gold and silver bullion, and foreign 4.-Pulse.--The export of pulse and bean-cake coins, excepted) will render the vessel carrying them, from Tang-chau und Newchwang, under the British though no other cargo be on board, liable to tonnage flag, is prohibited. From any other of the open ports dues.

they may be shipped on payment of the tariff duty RULE 3. Contraband Goods.--Import and ex-either to other ports of China, or to foreign countries. port trade is alike prohibited in the following articles: N.B. Prohibition to export pulse, &c. from Tang- Gunpowder, shot, cannon, fowling-pisces, rifles, muschau and Newchwang rescinded January, 1861. kets, pistols, and all other munitions and implements 5. Saltpetre, sulphur, brimstone, and spelter, being of war; and salt.

munitions of war, shall not be imported by British RULE 4.-Weights and Measures.-In the calcu-subjects, save at the requisition of the Chinese Gov- lations of the Tariff, the weight of a pical of one ernment, or for sale to Chinese duly authorised to hundred catties is beld to be equal to one bundred purchase them. No permit to land them will be and thirty-three and one-third pounds avoirdupois; issued, until the Customs have proof that the ueces- and the length of a chang of ten Chinese feet, to be equal to one hundred and forty-one English inches. One Chinese chih is held to equal fourteen and one-tenth inches English; and four yarde English lese three inches, to equal one chang.

RULE 5.-Regarding certain Commodities hereto fore Contraband. The restrictions affecting trade in opiam, cash, grain, pulse, sulphur, brimstone, salt- petre, and spelter, are relaxed, under the following condition:

sary authority has been given to the purchaser. It shall not be lawful for British subjects to carry these commodities up the Yang-teze-kiang, or into any port other than those open to the seaboard, nor to accompany them into the interior on behalf of Chinese. They must be sold at the ports only, and, except at the ports, they will be regarded as Chinese property.

Infractions of the conditions, as above set forth, under which trade in opium, cash, grain, pulse, salt- petre, brimstone, sulphur, and spelter, may be hence- forward curried on will be punishable by confiscation of all the goods concerned.

1. Opium will henceforth pay thirty taels per picul import duty. The importer will sell it only at the port It will be carried into the interior by

RULE 6.-Liability of Vessels entering Port- Chinese only, and only as Chinese property; the To the prevention of misunderstanding, it is agreed foreign trader will not be allowed to accompany it. that the term of twenty-four hours, within which The provisions of Article IX of the Treaty of Tien-British vessels must be reported to the Consul under tain, by which British subjects are authorized to Article XXXVII of the Treaty of Tien-tsin, shall be proceed into the interior with passports to trade, will understood to commence from the time a British not extend to it, nor will those of Article XXVIII vessel comes within the limits of the port; as, aleo, of the same Treaty, by which the transit-dues are the term of forty-eight hours allowed her by Article regulated; the transit-dues on it will be arranged as XXX of the same Treaty to remain in port without the Chinese Government see fit; nor, in future revi- payment of tonnage-dues. sions of the Tariff, is the same rule of revision to be

The limits of the ports shall be defined by the applied to opium as to other goods.

Costoms, with all consideration for the convenience 2.-Copper Cash.-The export of cash to any for- of trade, compatible with due protection of the re eign port is prohibited; but it shall be lawful for venue; also the limits of the anchorages within which British subjects to ship it at one of the open ports of lading and discharging is permitted by the Customs,

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CHINESE CUSTOMS TARIFF-RULES.

LXIII and the same shall be notified to the Consuls for ↑ ut ali Port,-11 being by Treaty at the option of the Chinese Guvernament va adopt what means appear public information. RULE --Truncit Ducs.—It is agreed that Article | to it best suited to protect its revenue, accruing on XXVIII of the Treaty of Theu-tsin shall be inter- British trade, it is agreed that one uniform system preted to declare the amounts of tmausit dues legally shall be enforced at every part. leviable upon merchandise imported or exported by British subjects, to be one half of the tariff duties, except in the case of the duty-free goods libh to a transit-duty of 24 per cent ad valorem, as provided in Article 11 of these Rules. Merchandise shall be cleared of its transit dues under the following condi-

tions:

The high officer appointed by the Chinese Govern- ment to superintend foreign, trade, will, accordingly, from time to time, either Limself visit, or will send a deputy to visit the different ports. The said ligh officer will be at liberty, of his own choice, and in- dependently of the suggestion or nomination of any British authority, to select any British subject he lu the case of Imports.-Notice being given at the may see fit to aid him in the administration of the port of entry, from which the imports are to be for- Customs revenue; in the prevention of amuggling; in warded inland, of the nature and quantity of the goods, the definition of port boundaries; or in discharging the ship from which they have been landed, and the the duties of barbour-master; also in the distribution place inland to which they are bound, with all other of lights, buoys, beacons, and the like, the maintenance necessary particulars, the Collector of Customs will, of which shall be provided for out of the tonnage-dues, The Chinese Government will adopt what measures on due inspection made, and on receipt of the transit duty due, issue a transit-duty certificate. This wast it shall find requisite to prevent snuggling upon the be produced at every barrier station, and vised. No Yang-tsze-kiang, when that river shall be opened to further duty will be leviable upon imports so certifi- trade. cated, no matter how distaut the place of their desti-

nation.

In the case of Exports-Produce purchased by a British subject in the interior will be inspected, and taken account of, at the first barrier it passes on its A memorandum, way to the port of shipment. showing the amount of the produce, and the port at which it is to be shipped, will be deposited there by the person in charge of the produce; he will then re- ceive a certificate, which must be exhibited and viséď at every barrier, on his way to the port of shipment On the arrival of the produce at the barrier nearest the port, notice must be given to the Customs at the port, and the transit dues due thereon being paid, it will be passed. Ou exportation the produce will pay the tariff duty.

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Any attempt to pass goods inwards or outwards. otherwise than in compliance with the rule bere laid down, will render them liable to confiscation.

Unauthorised sale, in transitu, of goods that have

been entered as above for & port, will render them

liable to conoscation. Any attempt to pass goods in

(L.5.)

Seal of

Chinese Plenipotentiaries.

ELGIN & KINCARDINE.

Figastures of the Five hinese Plenipotentiaries.

POSTHUMOUS TITLES of CHINESE EMPERORS.

The following are the "Temple-names,” or justhumous titles of the Emperors of the Ta-Tsing Dynasty, by which they are de- signated in all public documents:—

shih-tru-chang Buang-ti

-Emperor SBCN-CHI, reign from 1644 to 166].

聖祖仁皇帝 Shing-tou-jin Hwang-ti

excess of the quantity specified in the certificate, will-Emperor K`ANG-HL reign from 1662 to 1722.

render all the goods of the same denamination named

in the certiheate liable to confiscation. Permission

£*££† Shih-trung-hien Bwang-ti

Emperor YUNG-CHENG, reign from 1723 to 1735. ac-tsung-shun Owang-ti

to export produce, which cannot be proved to have paid its transit dues, will be refused by the Custonis. until the transit dues shall have been paid. The above being the arrangement agreed to regarding the Emperor KIRN-LUNG, reign from 1736 to 1795. transit dues, which will thus be levied once and for

all, the notification required under Article XXVIII£*£****n-trung-jui Hwang-ti

of the Treaty of Tien-tsin, for the information of Emperor Kia-8186, reign from 1796 to 1820. British and Chinese subjects, is hereby dispensed

with.

Sun-tsung-¿À'ing Hwang-

RCLE B-Foreign Trade under Passport.-It is ti-Emperor TAG-WANG, reigu from 1821 to 1850. agreed that Article IX of the Treaty of Tien-tain

shall not be interpreted as authorising British subjects170£* Tin-toung-hien Orang-ti

to enter the capital city of Peking, for purposes of trade.

-Emperor Hies-Fuso, reign from 1851 to 1861. RULE 9-Abolition of the Meltage Fee.-It is Not-The terms Hien-Fung, Tao-Kwang, &c, agreed that the percentage of one tael two mace, are adopted on the accession of each new sovereign hitherto charged in excess of duty payments, to defray as the title of his reign, and are continued to the end the expenses of melting by the Chinese Government, of the year in which his death occurs, although the shall be no longer levied on British subjects.

decease may take place within the first month of the

BULB 10.-Collection of Duties under one System | year.

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