1.—It is proposed that a tablet should be suspended in the foreign Custom-House, es of every particular article coming within the description of genuine ign merchandise, together with a list separately every article of commerce whether Chinese or Foreign, which will not only prove of convenience when the time comes for making a di procedure, but it will also mitting, the enumerated the above list of foreign youds.
2.—Although it has been definitely settled that the levy of lekin tax on foreign goods in the foreign Settlements shall be remitted, yot heretofore foreign opium has weet looked upon as foreign being ® special d Trade Regulati At the Chefvo Convention amalyar tax in an incronsed Customs duty and it therefore becomes idea the amount of the amalgamated lekin. only is foreign opium distinctly us being excluded from the attic lekin tax in remitted in the ta, but it is proposed that the regi Fespecting the an n of the Lekin tax should be put amount of lekin decided on, on the same day that the remission of the lekin tax on foreign goods in the Settlements com-merices.
3.—It is proposed that x deputed officer together Commissioner, h me all trading vessels entering the port, when ie said deputed officer shall affix a seal bearing the characters "genuine for merchandise" upon the wrappers of all the real foreign mei chandise he may find, in order to prevei with a deputed officer from Custom House, to make an exami when they shall fix upon the seams of the wrappers of auch goods as have been stamped as genuine foreign mer-seal ug the five characters "Tax. foreign Settle-whereby th filtration will by the goods are transported to another locality. Should the seal for exemption from lekin tax be wanting when the goods, on a subsequent occasion, are transported, although they be. genuine foreign merchandise, yet of they have never paid the half-duty or been examined, the bult-duty must either be then paid on the goods dealt with as native produce, 5.—A rigid conformity must be made ement that foreign goods whether in the of foreign merchants or sold to Chinese merchants shall wholly exempt from lekin taxation within the Settlements, but the quanti ive produce in the Settlements is also considerable, and although genuine foreign merchandise in the Settlements must be exempted from taxation in' accordance with the regulations, yet it is propos interior Kwang that all nati, whether from the
and be tions, by the several Committees and sub-Commitees, in order to prevent mugging, 6—When the original goods are about to be exported, the "genuine foreign merchandise" seal of the foi p Custom House, and the exemption -from lekin taxation seal of the pekin committee must be closely inspected, when, if choy not been tampered with, the good alt with accor the regulations respecting the export of or Of they do not tally, or the from the seals originally affixed, it is proposed that a request be made that the suid goods he forfeited, in accurdauce with the regulations respecting smuggling,"
7.—All native produce sent into. the terior from the foreign Settlements must, in xcourdanos with existing regula tions, be reported at the lekin offices, offices shall issue merchants from vexatious delays, 8.—Although duty is paid at the fo Custom House upon native produce merchants in for icalos of registry, yet the transportation of no class or kind of native produce over yet boon permitted under transit order to mut and foreign goods, alt with according to the existing regulation 9.—When the tra paid on foreign goods ficate issued for them, th and barrier officials on finding by examination that the goods tally with the pass, and that there are no goods in excess being clandestinely conveyed, should at once let them pass, Under the present proposed arrangement, seeing that ala of the foreign Custom House Lehin off tamped on the of foreign goods, the inspection barriers will be more facile. and expeditious, and the merchants thereby anyed from delay.
10.—Foreign goods of all desori if covered by transit pastes, will, on inspec tion thereof, be passed free of lekin dues exported from the Sottlein accordance with the regulation not be covered by' tras dues will be collected ut exch nstoma' Station, a1 passed on the journey the time when delivery is taken ese merchants, of foreign mer-ive now lying in the various godowns, be made to the foreign Cus:
when aman will be sent by ner of Customs, who, in coni th the deputed officer, will proceed to the said godown and fix in order to facilitate the remission of Lekin in th Settlements and to comply with the new regulations.
12.—The examination of local produce belonging to Chinese merchante in the Se Hlemente is an act of the Chinere admi tration with respect to the native produce of Ching, with which foreigners are in no wise concerned. Should foreigners interfere
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