The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-30 00:00:00

BRITISH TRADE WITH JAPAN.

The following regulations under which British
trade is to be conducted in Japan are from the
China Mail

Regulation 1.--Within forty-eight hours (Sun-
days excepted) after the arrival of a British ship
in a Japanese port, the captain or commander shall
exhibit to the Japanese custom-house authorities
the receipt of the British Consul, showing that he
has deposited all the ship's papers, the ship's bills
of lading, &c., at the British Consulate, and he
shall then make an entry of his ship, by giving a
written paper, stating the name of the ship, and
the name of the port from which she comes, her
tonnage, the name of her captain or commander,
the names of her passengers (if any), and the num-
ber of her crew, which paper shall be certified by
the captain or commander to be a true statement,
and shall be signed by him ; he shall, "at the same
time deposit a written manifest of his cargo, setting
forth the marks and numbers of the packages and
their contents, as they are described in his bills
of lading, with the names of the parson or per-
sons to whom th©y are consigned. A list of the
stores of the ship shall be added to the manifest.
The captain or commander shall certify the mani-
fest to be a true account of all the cargo and stores
on board the ship, and shall sign his name to the
same.

If any error is discovered in the manifest, it may
be corrected within 24 hours (Sundays excepted)
without the payment of any fee, but for any altera-
tion or post entry to the manifest made after that
time a fee of fifteen dollars shall be paid.
All goods not entered on the manifest shall pay
double duties on being landed.
Any captain or commander that shall neglect to
enter his vessel at the Japanese customhouse with-
in the time prescribed by this regulation, shall pay
a penalty of sixty dollars for each day that he shall
so neglect to enter his ship.
Regulation ll.—The Japanese-government shall
have the right to place custom-house officers on
board of any ship in their ports (men-of-war ex-
cepted) ; all custom-house officers shall be treated
with civility, and such reasonable accommodation
shall be allotted to them as the ship affords.
No goods shall be unladen from any ship between
the hours of sunset and sunrise, except by special
permission of the custom-house authorities ; and the
hatches, and all other places of entrance into that
part of the ship where the cargo is stowed, may be
secured by Japenese officers between the hours of
sunset and sunrise, by fixing seals, locks, or other
fastenings ; and if any person shall, without due
permission, open any entrance that has been so se-
cured, or shall break or remove any seal, lock, or
other fastening that has been affixed by the Japa-
nese custom-house officers, every person so offend-
ing shall pay a fine of 60 dols. for each offence.
Any goods that shall be discharged, or attempted
to be discharged, from any ship without having
been duly entered at the Japanese custom-house as
hereinafter provided, shall be liable to seizure and
confiscation.

Packages of goods made up with an intent to de-
fraud the revenue of Japan, by concealing therein
articles of value which are not set forth in the in-
voice, shall be forfeited.

If any British ship shall smuggle, or attempt to
smuggle, goods in any of the non-opened harbours
of Japan, all such goods shall be forfeited to the
Japanese Government, and the ship shall pay a fine
of 1,000 dols. for each offence.

Vessels needing repairs may land their cargo for
that purpose without the payment of duty. All
goods so landed shall remain in charge of the
Japanese authorities, and all just charges for
storage, labour and supervision shall be paid there-
on. But if any portion of such cargo be sold, the
regular duties shall be paid on the portion so dis-
posed of.
Cargo may be transshipped to another vessel in
the same harbour without payment of duty, but all
transshipments shall be made under the supervision
of Japanese officers, and after satisfactory proof has
been given to the custom-house authorities of the
bona fide nature of the transaction, and also under
a permit to be granted for that purpose by such
authorities.

The importation of opium being prohibited, any
British vessel coming to Japan for the purposes of
trade, and having more than three catties' weight
of opium on board, the surplus quantity may be
seized and destroyed by the Japanese authorities;
and any person or persons smuggling, or attempt-
ing to smuggle opium, shall be liable to pay a fin•
of 1 5 dols. for each catty of opium so smuggled or
attempted to be smuggled.
Regulation lll.—The owner or consignee of any
goods who desires to land them, shall make an
entry of the same at the Japanese custom-house.
The entry shall be in writing, and shall set forth
the name of the person making the entry, and the
name of the ship in which the goods were imported,
and the marks, numbers, packages, and the con-
tents thereof, with the value of each package ex-
tended separately in oue amount, and at the bottom
of the entry shall be placed the aggregate value of
all the goods contained in the entry. On each
entry, the owner or consignee shall certify in writ-
ing that the entry then presented exhibits the
actual cost of the goods, and that nothing has been
concealed whereby the customs of Japan would be
defrauded, and the owner or consignee shall sign
his name to such certificate.

The original invoice or invoices of the goods so
entered shall be presented to the custom-house
authorities, and shall remain in their possession
until they have examinad the goods contained in
the entry.
The Japanese officers may examine any or all the
packages so entered, and. for this purpose may take
them to the custom-house ; but such examination
shall be without expense to the importer or injury
to the goods; and after examination the Japaneseshall restore the goods to their original condition
in the packages (so far as may be practicable), and
such examination shall be made without any unrea-
sonable delay.
If any owner or importer discovers that his goods
have been damaged on the voyage of importation
before such goods have been delivered to him, he
may notify the custom-house authorities of such
damage, and he may h ave the damaged goods ap-
praised by two or more competent and disinterested
persons, who, on due examination, shall make a
certificate setting forth the amount per cent. of
damage on each separate package, describing it by
its mark and number, which certificate shall be
signed by the appraisers, in presence of the custom-
house authorities, and the importer may attach the
certificate to his estry, and make a corresponding
deduction from it. But this shall not prevent the
custom-house authorities from appraising the goods
in the manner provided in Article 15 of the treaty
to which these regulations are appended.
After the duties have been paid, the owner shall
receive a permit, authorising the delivery to him
of the goods, whether the same are at the custom-
house or on shipboard.
All goods intended to be exported shall be entered
at the Japanese custom-house before they are placed
on shipboard. The entry shall be in writing, and
shall state the name of the ship by which the goods
are to be exported, with the marks and number of
the packages, and the quantity, description, and
value of their contents. The exporter shall certify,
in writing, that the entry is a true account of all
goods contained therein, and shall sign his name
thereto.

Any goods that are put on board of a ship for
exportatiln before they have been entered at -the
custom-house, and all packages which contain pro-
hibited articles, shall be forfeited to the Japanese
Government.

No entry at the custom-house shall be required
for supplies for the use of the ships, their crews
and passengers, nor for the clothing, &c., of pas-
sengers.

Regulation IV. Ships wishing to clear shall give
24 hours' notice to the custom-house, and at the end
of that time they shall be entitled to their clear-
ance, but if it I e refused, the custom-house autho-
rities shall immediately inform the captain or con-
signee of the ship of the reasons why the clearance
is refused ; and they shall also give the same notice
to the British Consul.

But British ships of war shall not be required to
enter or clear at the custom. house, nor shall they be
visited by Japanese custom-house or police officers.
Steamers conveying the mails of Great Britain
may enter and clear on the same day, and they
shall not be required to make a manifest, except
for such passengers and goods as are to be landed
in Japan. But such steamers shall, in all cases,
enter and clear at the custom-house.
Whale ships touching for supplies, or ships in
distress, shall not be required to make a manifest
of their cargo ; but if they subsequently wish to
trade, they shall then deposit a manifest, as re-
quired in Regulation I.
'lhe word " ship," whenever it occurs in these re-
gulations or in the treaty to which they are at-
tached, is to be held as meaning ship, barque, brig,
schooner, sloop, or steamer.
Regulation V. Any person signing a false decla-
ration or certificate, with the intent to defraud the
revenue of Japan, shall pay a fine of 125 dollars
far each offence.
Regulation V T.'No tonnage dues shall be levied on
British ships in the ports of Japan, but the follow-
ing fees shall be paid to the Japanese custom-house
authorities :—For the entry of a ship, fifteen dol-
lars ' • for the clearance of a ship, seven dollars ; for
each permit, one dollar and a half; for each bill of
health, one dollar and a half; for any other docu-
ment, one dollar and a half.
Regulation VII. Duties shall be paid to the
Japanese Government, on all goods landed in the
country, according to the following tariff:—
Class 1. All articles in this clam shall be free of