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TARIFF OF EXPORT DUTIES.

Duties chargeable on Articles of Export from China-continued.

The "Friend of China," a newspaper, dated Hong Kong, January 12th, 1843, gave the following statement relative to the then Chinese Tariff, as equivalent averages on duties.

In addition to the Sea Customs on goods, there are also Transit Duties paid at the Custom Houses of Kan, Taeping, and Pihsin, on goods that are going down to Canton, or from thence transported to the Northern Provinces. [Extracted from the Hoo-poot-sihle, 30th & 31st volumes, published by Imperial Authority, on the Revenues of the Empire.]

General Regulations, under which the British trade is to be conducted at the five ports of Canton, Amoy, Foochowfoo, Ningpo, and Shanghai.

"1st. Pilots.-Whenever a British merchantman shall arrive off any of the five ports opened to trade, viz.: Canton, Foochowfoo, Amoy, Ningpo, or Shanghai, pilots shall be allowed to take her immediately into port; and in like manner, when such British ship shall have settled all legal duties and charges, and is about to return home, pilots shall be immediately granted to take her out to sea, without any stoppage or delay. "Regarding the remuneration to be given these pilots, that will be equitably settled by the British Consul appointed to each particular port, who will determine it with due reference to the distance gone over, the risk, run, &c.

"2nd.

Custom-house Guards.-The Chinese Superintendent of Customs at each port, will adopt the means that he may judge most proper to prevent the revenue suffering by fraud or smuggling. Whenever the pilot