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enumerated in the list. The Customs authorities of either country may, however, affix a supplementary mark to such samples in special cases where they may think this precaution necessary.
Art. XIV. -The Chambers of Commerce, as well as such other Trade Associations and other recognised Commercial Associations in the territories of the high con- tracting Parties as may be authorised in this behalf, shall be mutually accepted as competent authorities for issuing any certificates that may be required for com- mercial travellers.
Art. XV.—Limited liability and other companies and associations, commercial, industrial, and financial, already or hereafter to be organised in accordance with the laws of either high contracting party, are authorised, in the territories of the other, to exercise their right and appear in the Courts either as plaintiffs or defendants, subject to the laws of such other party.
Art. XVI.-Each of the high contracting parties shall permit the importation or exportation of all merchandise which may be legally imported or exported, and also the carriage of passengers from or to their respective territories, upon the vessels of the other; and such vessels, their cargoes, and passengers, shall enjoy the same privileges as, and shall not be subjected to, any other or higher duties or charges than national vessels and their cargoes and passengers.
Art. XVII. In all that regards the stationing, loading, and unloading of vessels in the ports, docks, roadsteads, and harbours of the high contracting parties, no privileges or facilities shall be granted by either party to national vessels which are not equally, in like cases, granted to the vessels of the other country; the intention of the bigh contracting parties being that in these respects also the vessels of the two countries shall be treated on the footing of perfect equality.
Art. XVIII.-All vessels which according to Japanese law are to be deemed Japan se vessels, and all vessels which according to British law are to be deemed British vessels, shall, for the purpose of this Treaty, be deemed Japanese and British vessels respectively.
Art. XIX.—Ño duties of tonnage, harbour, pilotage, lighthouse, quarantine, of other analogous duties or charges of whatever nature, or under whatever denomina- tion, levied in the name or for the profit of Government, public functionaries, private individuals, corporations or establishments of any kind, shall be imposed in the ports of either country upon the vessels of the other which shall not equally, under the same conditions, be imposed in like cases on national vessels in general, or vessels to the most-favoured nation. Such equality of treatment shall apply to the vessels of either country from whatever place they may arrive and whatever may be their destination.
Art. XX.--Vessels charged with performance of regular scheduled postal service of one of the high contracting parties shall enjoy in the territorial waters of the other the same special facilities, privileges, and immunities as are granted to like vessels of the most favoured nation.
Art. XXI. The coasting trade of the high contracting parties is excepted from the provisions of the present Treaty, and shall be regulated according to the laws of Japan and the United Kingdom respectively. It is, however, understood that the subjects and vessels of either high contracting party shall enjoy in this respect most favoured nation treatment in the territories of the other.
Japanese and British vessels may, nevertheless, proceed from one port to an- other, either for the purpose of landing the whole or part of their passengers or cargoes brought from abroad, or of taking on board the whole or part of their pas- sengers or cargoes for a foreigu destination.
It is also understood that, in the event of the coasting trade of either country being exclusively reserved to national vessels, the vessels of the other country, if engaged in trade to or from places not within the limits of the coasting trade so reserved, shall not be prohibited from the carriage between two ports of the former country of passengers holding through tickets or merchandise consigned on through bills of lad- ing to or from places not within the above-mentioned limits, and while engaged in
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