Whereas, with reference to allowing Chinese merchants to take out transit passes to cover foreign goods to be conveyed into any part of the interior, the Taotai is in receipt of a semi-official note from: the Shanghai Superintendent of Customs, informing him that he has had the honor to receive instructions from the Tsungli Yamen instituting this practice, and whereas [these instructions} are equally applica ble to Chinkiang, it is his duty to issue a proclamation, The Taotai then hereby notifies, expect ing that every merchant will thoroughly inform himself of the fact, that whoever buys foreign goods to be conveyed inland, and is desirous to pay transit dues to take out a transit pass may, as at Shanghai, do 80.—A Special Proclamation.
'22nd day 2nd moon.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.