568 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



MAURITIUS. 



(Law of January 1, 1894.) 



[Rupee=$0.231. Kilogram = 2.2040 pounds. Hectoliter =22 imperial or 26.417 U. S. standard gallons. 



CHINA. 

 [10candarins=l mace. 10 mace— 1 tael. 1 tael=$0.80. 1 pitul=100 catties=133J pounds.] 



No. 



Items. 



Duty. 



Unit. 



Rati! daily. 



Rate 

 per 100 

 pounds. 



t. m, c. 



1 2 Candles, sperm Free. 



22 Fish : 



Dried I Picul I 5 



Salt I do I 1 8 



Fresh ' i Free. 



Shellfish, caviar, etc \ ' I do 



28 , Glue Picul 1 5 



47 Oil I I 5 percent. 



$0.30 

 .11 



JAPAN. 

 (All fishery products imported pay a duty of 5 per ceut ad valorem.) 



KOREA. 



Items. 



Candles, sperm 



Coral 



Fish, fresh 



Fish, dried and salted 



Isinglass, all kinds 



Preserved goods 



Sea products, as seaweed, beche-de-mer, etc 



Duty. 



Per cent. 

 7* 

 10 

 5 

 7k 

 74 

 7$ 

 7* 



PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. 



(Royal decree of January 8, 1891.) 

 [Kilogram = 2.2046 pounds.] 



No. 



96 

 236 

 237 

 238 

 239 



274 

 275 

 291 



Items. 



Duty. 



Unit. 



Rate. 



Spermaceti 100 kilos . . 



Salt codtish and stockfish Kilogram . 



Fish, fresh do 



Fish, salted, pressed, smoked, or pickled I do 



Shellfish I do .... 



Whalebone and mother-of-peari : 



In rough or cut in strips or plates do 



In form of jewelry or ornament do 



Candles, sperm ! do 



$3. 30 

 .04 

 .01 

 .06 

 .05 



.01 

 .05 

 .22 



Rate 

 per 10J 

 pounds. 



$1.50 



1.81 



.45 



2.72 



2.27 



.45 

 2.27 

 9.98 



NOTE. — By decree of July 10, 1895, a transitory impost of 4 per cent on above was established. 



