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PORT CONSULAR, CUSTOMS, AND HARROUR REGULATIONS, &c.

required to give a bond as guarantee for the due observance by them of the Treaty and Local Regulations.

II.-After any such steamer has been reported at the Consulate office, and her papers lodged according to the usual form, it will not be necessary (unless she has to renew her tonnage dues certificate) that she should again be formally reported for four months; but whenever she enters the port, ber arrival must be notified at the Consulate. It will not, however, be required that her papers should be shown or a clearance obtained.

III.-A manifest will have to be handed in, at the expiration of every mouth, of all cargo and treasure imported into or exported from the port.

IV.-The fee for every entry as a "coasting steamer" shall be $12.

V.-It will be incumbent on the agent or master of a "coasting steamer," under a penalty of $25, to notify at the Consulate office within one hour after her arrival, should it be during daylight, or before 8 A.M. should it be dark, the hour at which in is intended to despatch every such steamer. And should any steamer engaged in the Coasting Trade depart previous to the hour for which she has been circulated (such time to be taken from the clock in the Consulate office) a fine of $50 will be inflicted.

AMOY.

The limits of the port are defined within lines drawn from the Southernmost point of Amoy Island south eastward to the Island nearest to it, and thence in the direction of the bigh pagoda to the point of Lam-tai-hoo Hill; and from the Northern- most point of Amoy Island to the opposite point on the mainland. All the islands and waters between these lines are therefore included within the limits of the port.

CUSTOMS' REGULATIONS FOR THE PORT OF AMOY.

I. The limits of the port are defined within lines drawn from the Southern- most point of Amoy island South-eastward to the nearest island; and thence in the direction of the high Pagoda, to the point of Lam-tae-hoo Hill; and from the North- ernmost point of Amoy island to the opposite point on the mainland.

II. The shipment and discharge of cargo can only be carried on in the inner harbour between Kulansoo and Amoy: Northern and Southern limits. The authorised Customs' jetties for the examination, landing, and shipment of goods, are those known as the Kang-ah-kow and Custom-house wharves.

III.-Masters of merchant vessels must deposit their ships' papers and import manifest with their Consul, (if they have no Consul, with the Customs) within 48 hours after entering the port.

IV. The impost manifest must contain a true account of the nature of the cargo on board, and must be handed to the Customs, signed by the master, before any application to break bulk can be attended to.

V. The landing and discharging of cargo must be carried on within the limits of the inner anchorage, as defined in Rule II.,-can only take place between sunrise and sunset, and cannot go on, without special permission, on Sundays and Holidays. Cargo-boats employed for the shipment of landing or merchandise cannot make use of other jetties than those specified in Rule II.

VI. When ready to discharge cargo, the consignee must send to the Customs an application in Chinese (and English), giving full particulars of the cargo to be discharged, when he will be furnished with a permit to remove his consignment from the ship by which it is imported, and to place the same in a cargo-boat. The cargo-boat must then repair to one of the authorised jetties, in order that the goods may be ex- amined and assessed for duty. A "Customs' memo." will thereon be issued, to be taken to the bank by the consignee, who, upon payment of the duty therein noted, will be supplied with a "Duty Receipt." Upon the presentation at the office of Customs of the duty receipt, a "Duty-paid Order" will be issued. The goods. imported may then be removed from the Customs' jetty, and placed in the merchant's godown.