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352 PORT, CONSULAR, CUSTOMS, SAILING, AND HARBOUR REGULATIONS, &c.

of channels entering by black or red buoys chequered, vertically striped with white, and middle ground by horizontally striped buoys.

Kellet Spit, north end, formerly marked by a striped buoy, is now marked by a red buoy.

Coker Rocks, formerly marked by a red buoy, are now marked by a vertically striped red and white buoy. This buoy has been placed about 20 fathoms to the E.S.E. of the shoalest patch, in order to guard vessels against ledges of rock, with 15 feet water, found to exist in that direction, and it may be passed close to on the port hand when entering the harbour. The shoalest patch, or pinnacle of the Coker Rocks, has a floating beacon on it until further notice.

New Rock, in north part of harbour, and Brown's Rock are marked by horizon- tally striped buoys.

In case any of these buoys are lest or moved, the position will as soon as possible be marked by a flag-boat or floating bacon.

Office of Maritime Customs, Amoy, 13th August, 1868.

FOOCHOW.

The limits of the port of Foochow extend from the Wantee or City Bridge to the Kinpae Pass.

Any appeal from the decision of the Vice-consul at Pagoda Island is required to be forwarded under flying seal, through the Vice-consul, or to the Consul at Foochow.

TAIWAN.

Masters of vessels frequenting this port shall be required to send in every day to the Consul a list of the names of the men to whom they give permission to go on shore, and shall allow none to go on shore except those included in the list. It shall be competent to the Consul to proibit leave being given to the men of any vessel to come ashore if he shall think fit so to do.

TAMSUI AND KELUNG.

The limits of the port of Tamsui are defined to be from Sand Point in a straight line bearing N.N.E. to the Red Fort.

The limits of the port of Kelung ar› defined to be within a straight line drawn from Image Point to Bush Island.

NINGPO.

The port of Ningpo is construed to include any portion of the Yang or Ningpo river contained within a line from the nort! ern extremity of the Chinbai promontory, called by the Chinese Chaou-pau shan, to the islet known variously as the Inner Triangle, the Pasyen island, and the Hoo-tsun-shan. And a second line running from the said islet to the northern base of the hill on the eastern side of the mouth of the Yang river, known as Look-out Hill.

CUSTOMS REGULATIONS.

I. The port shall be considered to have been entered by any vessel that has crossed the line supposed to be drawn from the Chaou pau-shan to the Kin-shan at Chinbae.

II.-On entering the port tide-waiters will be placed on board.

III. The limits within which the shipment and discharge of cargo can take place, are the British cemetery, the bridge of boats, and the salt gate ferry. A vessel having once anchored within these limits must not change her position before obtaining permission to do so from the Customs.

IV.-Vessels must, within forty-eight hours after entering the port, deposit with the Consul their papers and manifest. If there be no Consul, they must be deposited with the Customs.