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Rules.

KUL-ewwwer-stød Cock.-- Trticles ton enumerated in the list of experts, but enumerated 1. the list of imports, when exported, will pay the amount of duty set against them in the list of in ports; and, similarly, articles not enumerated in the list of imports, but enumerated in the jist of exports, when imported, will pay the amount of duty set agaist them in the list of exports.

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british anbeel; to shy it at Que c; the open port i kina te asother, un companite with the family begulation. The shipper shah give Lota“ t diunt of cast, he desires to ship, and the port deelination, and shall kind himself, either by a bet. with two sufficient suistics, or by deposting suci other security as may be deemed by the resoE disfecing, in return within six menthe frea. the ment, the certificate issued by him, with an wekto date of clearancs, to the collector at the poet of etis edgement thereon of the receipt of the cash at the sbail thereto affix his seal; or, failing the praduction port of destination, by the collector at that port, who RULE 2.-Duty Free Goods-Gold and silver of the certificate, to forfeit a sum equal in value to bullion, foreign coins, four, Indian weal, sago, bis: the cash shipped. Cash will pay no duty inwards though no other cargo be on board, will render the cuit, preserved meats and vegetables, cheese, butter, or outwards; but a freight or part freight of cash confectionery, foreign clothing, jewellery, plated-|| ware, perfumery, soap of all kinds, charcoal, fire-vessel carrying it liable to pay tonnage-dues. wood, candles (foreign), tobacco (foreign), cigars (foreign), wine, beer, spirits, household stores, ships' stores, personal baggage, stationery, carpeting, drug. geting, cutlery, foreign medicines, and glass and

Articles not enumerated in either list, nor in the list of duty-free Goods, will pay an ad colorem duty of 5 per cent., calculated on their market value.

The above pay no import or export duty; but, if ängerted into the interior, will, with the excep- personal baggage, gold and silver ballion, and coins, pay a transit duty at the rate of 24 per freight or part freight of duty-free commodities stage, grid and silver bullion, and foreign 4)wil render the vewall carrying them,

3.-The export of rice and all other grain whatso- ever, native or foreign, no matter where grown or wbence imported, to any foreign port, is prohibited; merchants from one of the opau ports of Chine to but these commodities may be carried by British of shipment another, under the same conditions in respect of security as cash, on payment at the

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the duty specified in the Tarif No import duty will be leviable on ries 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 touage-dues.

4-PulsThe export of pulse and bean-cake from Tang-chan and Newchwang, under the British

* cargo be on board, liable to tenme Ang, is prohibited. From any other of the open ports

graband Goods,––Import and ex- prohibited in the following articles cannon, fowling-pieces, rißen, maa- ¿ther munitions and implements.

they may be shipped on payment of the tariff duty either to other parts of China, ar to foreign countries.

NB-Prohibition to export pulse, &c., from Tang-chan and Nowchwang resended Jahuary, 1861. -Salipotra, lphur, brimstone, and spelter, and Mouguras. —In the calcn being munitions of war, shall not be imported by stiff, the weight of a pint of ong] British subjects, savo at the requisition of the Chinese » held to be equal to one hundred Government, or for me to Chinese duly authorised bras and one-third pounds" avait apoia ↑ to purchase them. No permit to lend them will be and the length of a chang of ten Chinese feet, to be issued, nutil the Customs have proof that the noces- equal to one hundred and forty one English inchessary authority has been given to the purchaser. It One Chinese chih is held to equal "fourteen and one tenth inches English, and four yards English less three inches, to equal cue chang

RULE 3.—Hıyarding rertain. Commodities hereto- fare Contraband,—The restrictions affecting trade in. opium, cash, grain, pulse, sulphur, brimstone, salt petre, and spelter, are relaxed, under the following conditions:

shall not be lawful for British subjects to carry these commodities up the Yang-taze-king, or into any poest other than those open to the seaboard, nor to accom pany 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, saltpetre, brimstone, sulphur, and spelter, may henceforward carried on, will be punishable by con- fiscation of all the goods concerned.

1.—Opium will benceforth pay thirty thels 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 foreign trader will not be allowed to accompany it. To the prevention of misunderstanding, it is agreed The provisions of Article IX. of the Treaty of Tien-that the term of twenty-four hours, within what tain, by which British subjects are authorized to British vessels must be reported to the Consul umaku ► prossed into the interior with passports to trade, will Article XXXVII, of the Treaty of Tientsin, shalı not extend to it, nor will those of Article XXVIII be understood to commence from the time a Briton?: of the same Treaty, by which the transit-dues are vessel comes within the limits of the port; us, als regulated; the transit-dues on it will be arranged as the term of forty-eight hours allowed her by Article the Chinese Government set fit; nor, in future revi- | XXX. of the same Treaty to remain in port without nious of the Tariff, is the same rule revision to be payment of tonnage-dues. The limits of the ports shall be defined by the applied to opium as to other goods. Cask. The export of padli ja ang | Customs, with all consideration for the conveniense of trade, compatible with due protection of the zav profikited; but it shall berlawful

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Call the tart as the NEU SAVO Mar except in the Case of the Guty from panis había izmetot de vist pre det { transit-doyt of 24 per cent, da naj om as provided that wit be as check 11. Article 11. of these Buies. Merchandise shik, be dependenty of p cleared of its transit dues under the wilowing cond: · Butist, authority, 1 may see hit to aid him u: the act ustume revenue; în tie preverimo of sitpUNT lu the case of Laports,~Notice being given at from which the imports are to be it, the dennition of port boun tapes, er in dimag- the purt uf entry. forwardei inland, of the nature and quantity of the ing the duties of harbour waster ; also in distribution goods, the ship from which they have been landed, of lights, buoys, beacons, and the like, une mailitene and the place inland to which they are bound, with ance of which shall be provided for out of the all other necessary particulars, the Collector of Cus woonage dues. The Chinese Government will adopt what measur...I tome will, on due inspection made, and on receipt of } the transit duty due, issue a transit duty certificate it shall find requisite to prevent smuggling upon the This must be produced at every barrier station, and | Yang-tsze-kiang, when that river shall be opened to No further duty will be leviable upon imports trade.

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so certificated, no matter how distant the place of their destination.

(LF.) Seal of Chinone

ELGIN & KINCARDINE.

Plenipotentiarios.

Signatures of the Five Chinese Plenipotentiaries.

POSTHUMOUS TITLES OF

CHINESE EMPERORS.

In the case of Exports.-Produce purchased by a British subject in the interior will be inspected, and taken account of, and the first barrier it passes on its way to the port of shipment A memorandum, showing the amount of the produce and the port at which it is to be shipped, will be desposited there by the person in charge of the produce; he will then receive a certificate, which must be exhibited and wised at every barrier, on his way to the port of for posthumous titles of the Emperors of the shipment. On the arrival of the produce at the Ta-Tang Dynasty, by which they are de- barrier nearest the port, notice must be given to the

The following are the "Temple-naINOS,”

Customs at the por, and the transit duos dus thereon signated in all public documents:

being paid, it will be passed. On exportation the

produce will pay the tariff duty.

Shih-touchong Hwang ti

Any attempt to pass goods inwards or outwards. Emperor Savs-cut, reign from 1644 to 1861. otherwise than in compliance with the rule bere laid down, will render taem liable to confiscation • Unauthorised sale, in transitu, of goods' that have

Bite Shing-to-jện Hwang-t

been entered as above for a port, will render them-Emperor K'axG-81, reign from 1662 to 1722. liable to confiscation. Any attempt to pass goods in *** Shih-sung-bien Hwang-li excess of the quantity specified in the certificate,

will render all the goods of the same denomination-Emperor YUNG-CHENG, reign from 1723 to 1735. Gamed in the certificate liable to confiscation. Per-

mission to export produce, which cannot be proved tsung-shun Hwang-ti to have paid its transit dues, will be refused by the

Jệu tsung-jui Hrong-ti Customs, until the transit dues shall have been paid. 2, 1986, teigu from 1736 to 1795. The above being the arrangement agreed to regarding R096

the transit dues, which will thus be levied once and

for all, the notification required under Article, -Emperor Klärkish, reign tràm 1796 to 1990, XXVIII. of the Treaty of Tien-tsu, for the inform-

ation of British and Chinese subjects, is hereby ziet

dispensed with.

RILE-Foreign Trade under Pussport.—It is

agreed that Article IX, of the Treaty of Tien-Übiti

shall not be interpreted as authorising British suli-

jects to eater the capital city of Peking, for purposes ! of trade.

Du mete ng-chluge Hungeti

·Tankwan, teigi from 1881 6. 1970,

文宗顯皇帝 Westsimpelin Bmgati

reigt, from 14.01 to 18 1. —Emperor Hiɛs-FUNG, Note.--The terms Hien-Fung. Tac-Kwang, &c., RULE 9.—Abolition of the Meltage Fas-It is are adopted on the access of each new Lovereign agreed that the percentage of one tael two mace, as the title of his reign, and are continued to the end hitherto charged in excess of duty payments,to de of the year in which his death occurs, although the fry the expense of melting by the Chinese Govarn-decrease may take place within the first month of the meni, shall be no longer levied on British subjects. | year.

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