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CANTON CUSTOM-HOUSE REGULATIONS.

I. Masters must deposit their Ship's Papers and Manifest with their Ships' Papers. Consul (if they have no Consul, with the Customs,) within 48 hours after entering the Port.

II. The Import Manifest must contain a true account of the nature Import of the Cargo on board, and must be handed to the Customs before any Manifest. application to break bulk can be attended to.

III. The Import Manifest having been received, and Ship's Papers Application to duly lodged with the Consul or the Customs, Permits to land goods will land Cargo. be granted, on the receipt of applications specifying the number of pack- ages, with their Marks, Weight, Quantity, and such like particulars.

IV. Before Shipment of goods, Permits to ship must in like manner Application to be obtained.

ship Cargo.

V. Cargo for which a Permit has been issued, but which cannot be Exclusion of received on board, must be brought to the Custom House Jetty for Cargo. examination. before being re-landed.

VI. When a vessel has received on board the whole of her Outward Export Cargo, the Customs must be furnished with an Export Manifest.

Manifest.

VII. After the examination of goods, Consignees or Shippers will be Payment of supplied with a Memorandum, for which early application should be made, Duties. of the Duties payable.

They may then pay in the amount to the Hae Kwan Bank or Receiving Office, when they will be furnished with a Duty Receipt Chinese, which they must bring to the Custom House.

Import Duties are due upon the landing of Goods, and export Duties on their shipment. Amendment in respect of Weight or Value must be

made within 24 hours after the landing or shipment of the goods.

VIII. On application being made for the Customs' Clearance, if the Customs' Customs are satisfied that the Import and Export Manifests are correct, Clearance. and that all Dues and Duties have been paid, the Clearance will be issued.

IX. In all cases of transhipment, application must be made for a Transhirment. Tranship Permit. Goods transhipped before receipt of such Permit, are liable to confiscation.

X. Cargo Boats conveying Goods from Canton to Whampoa for Goods con- shipment there, must be taken for examination to the Customs' Jetty veyed to and before the goods can be put on board the Ship. On arrival at Whampoa from Wham- their permit must be exhibited at the Floating Custom House, for counter- poa in Cargo signature. In like manner, the permits of Cargo Boats conveying Goods Boats. to Canton from Ships at Whampoa must be Countersigned at the Wham- pos Floating Custom House, and on arrival at Canton they must repair to the Customs' Jetty for examination.