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REGULATIONS FOR BRITISH TRADE WITH COREA

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10.-Any person desiring to tranship cargo shall obtain a permit from the Customs authorities before doing so.

III.—Protection of the Revenue

1.-The Customs authorities shall have the right to place Customs officers on board any British merchant vessel in their ports. All such Customs officers shall have access to all parts of the ship in which cargo is stowed. They shall be treated with civility, and such reasonable accommodation shall be allowed to them as the ship affords.

2.-The hatches and all other places of entrance into that part of the ship where cargo is stowed may be secured by the Corean Customs officers between the hours of sunset and sunrise, and on Sundays and holidays, by affixing seals, locks, or other fastenings, and if any person shall, without due permission, wilfully open any entrance that has been so secured, or break any seal, lock, or other fastening that has been affixed by the Corean Customs officers, not only the person so offending, but the master of the ship, also, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding One Hundred Mexican Dollars.

3-Any British subject who ships, or attempts to ship, or discharges, or attempts to discharge, goods which have not been duly entered at the Custom-house in the manner above provided, or package containing goods different from those described in the import or export permit application, or prohibited goods, shall forfeit twice the value of such goods, and the goods shall be confiscated.

4. Any person signing a false declaration or certificate with the intent to defraud the revenue of Corea shall be liable to a fine not exceeding Two Hundred Mexican Dollars.

5. Any violation of any provision of these Regulations, to which no penalty is specially attached therein, may be punished by a fine not exceeding One Hundred Mexican Dollars.

Note.-All documents required by these Regulations, and all other communications addressed to the Corean Customs authorities, may be written in the English language.

[L.S.]

HARRY S. PARKES.

MIN YONG-MOK.

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