1*—It will be necessary to make a list of
one by one on a painted b what are rosily for goods, and write ti take whatever foreign or native goods there fare one by one and write them on a Board to be hung up in the Foreign Custom How will be convenient in order that th may be disti aguished clearly at the time, and ikewiso in order that she Lekin officers may, in accordance with lists of goods #0 made, allow them all to pass free of lek 2*—Although it has already been settled that goods in the Foreign Settlements shall be free of duty; yet opium has not hitherto be trented im the same way as other for duties, Hlowed to pay transit d thas: igishing it from other the tidal regulations hitherto made the was a special clause to this effect The regulations made at Chefoo for unifying the e not yet been settled, but it is required to be immediately resolved upon, and the amounts decided. In the matter of opium it is not only clearly decided that it will not be free from duty in the Foreign Settlements, but in unifying the tariff before referred to it will be necessary to settle the amount leviable upon it and likewise the date from which the regulation aboli take effect.
3°—When cargo vetsols arrive in port, the Custom House will depute an officer in conjunction with " man likewise deputed by the native collectorate, to examine together what 2 are really foreign goods. Custom House bal al certifying that they are truly officers will then impress in the seam of the
foreign goods, to avoid subsequent confusion.
#—The Lekin office will depute an officer in conjunction with the Custom House officer to examine what goods have on them this ical, and then likewise add the characters (Free of duty in the Foreign Settlements). This will avoid a goad goods are being s ds from suffering;
found that they have not them this stamp although they are foreign goods, it will be apparent that they have not on that day paid half duty and not been examined, and if they have not paid half will he treated as native goods, goods within the Settlements, or their goods sold to Chinese, shall all be free of duty and this must be respectfully adhered to. But the native goods in the Foreign Settlements are also numerous; excepting foreign goods that are free of duty, all these goods—(siz., from the interior, Canton, Foochow or such like places)—will stil be subject to lekin dues and to be examined in accordance with jow standing. All the offices for the collection of these dues will have as before to examine all goods, in order to pre-
When original goods are re-exported, examination will he made whether the seals certifying their Foreign origin and their right to be free of lekin, have not been in the least torn er moved, and they will then be treated according to the regulations for the re-export of foreign goods. If they do not tally and are different from when they were led, it is decided to request that jel according to the smuggling ind confiscated.
7—All nati in the For tlements, when exported into interior, will have, according to previous tions, to be reported at the lekin it will be issued, to facilitate tion upon their passage, may not suffer from delay.
-se goods carried by forei and vessels having foreign register although
not hitherto been allowed to pay tr having paid duty at the Custom House have and will stilt be treated accordingly, to show che difference between native and goods have paid the transit dues and a duty certificate has been ivened to them, the Lei cer will compare them with the pass, and if no other goods have been packed up with them they Will he immediately passed.
The wrappers of foreign goods having on them referred to, exam n their arrival at the barrier will be more quick, and the will not he delayed, 10°—Alll kinds of foreign goods that are sent out of the Settlements with a transit pass, on examination, in accordance with th is, he free' of lekin. Those pass, on meeting with a barrier will pay duty, and on meeting with a lekin harrier will pay lekin.
Poreign g oils now in store in godown after the Chinese have bought them wil upon being cleared, be reported to the Custom House, and the Commissioner will send a man in oe notion with a Weiyuen and place a seal on the goods which have been bought for export, to facilitate their exemption frou lekin in the Settlements and to put them in accordance with the new regulations.
12—The examination of native goods be-Jonging to native merchants in the Foreign Settlements is the business of China, China will herself manage it. Native produce is no concern of foreigners. If foreigners come forwank idds, to the slightest detriment of China's sovereignty, it will be asked that they be fined according to law.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.