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JAPANESE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 

 [From Jupan-Araerican Commercial Journal.] 



LONG ME.\SUR1C (s.\SHl). 



1 mo fO.nnO] Pliaku) 0.000099 fc-et. 



1 rin (10 mo) 0.000099 feet. 



1 bu (10 rin) ]. 431 7 lines. 



1 sun (10 bu) 1.1931 inches. 



1 shaku (10 sun) 11.9305 inches. 



1 ken (6 phaku) 1.9884 yards. 



1 jo ( 10 shaku) 3.3140 yanls. 



1 oho (60 ken) 5.4229 diains (xVm.) 



1 ri (36 cho) 2.4403 miles (2i m. ) 



1 kai-ri (marine ri) 1.1507 miles. 



DRY GOOnS ME.\SUKE (kUJIKA-.TAKU) . 



1 sun (0.1 shaku) 1.3913 inches. 



1 shaku (10 sun) 14.9130 inches. 



1 tan About 11 yards. 



1 hiki About 22 yards. 



WEIGHT (UAKARl). 



1 mo 0.000008 pounds (avoirdupois) . 



1 rin (10 mo) 0.000083 pounds (avoirdupois). 



WEIGHT fHAKARi) — Continued. 



1 fun (10 rin) 5.7972 grains favoirdupoig). 



1 momme (10 fun) 2.1201 dram.s (avoirduptjis). 



1 kin (160 momme) 1.3251 r>ound.'j (avoirdufxjii!), 



1 kwan (1,000 momme) 8.2817 pounds (avoirdufKiia). 



1 picul 132J pounds (avoirduix^ii?). 



CAF'ACITV (MASL). 



1 shaku (lOsai) 0.00.3973 gallon. 



1 go (10 shaku) 1.2706 ?ili; 0.0199 perk. 



1 sho (lOgo) 1.5881 quarts; 0.19S5 peck. 



Ito(lOsho) 3.9703 gallons; 1.9851 ijecks. 



Ikoku(lOto) 39.7033 gallons; 4.9629 bushels. 



SLPERFICIAL MEASURE (tAVBETSL"). 



1 square shaku About 1 s^juare foot. 



1 tsubo (36 square shaku ) 3.9533 sfjuare yards. 



1 se (30 tsubo) About 119 square yarda. 



1 tan (10 se) 0.2451 acre. 



1 cho (10 tan) square 2. 4-507 acres. 



1 square ri 5.9552 sfjuare miles. 



NEW JAPANESE TARIFF, 1899. 



The following is the new Japanese tariff as adopted by the Imperial Parliament and published in the Official Gazette. It went into 

 operation on January 1, 1899: 



Customs Tariff Law. 



Law No. 14. — Sanctioned hy His Imperial Majesty on the S6th day of the 3d month of the SOth year of Meiji (March 26, 1897). Promulgated 

 and published on the 29th day of the 3d month of the SOth year of Meiji (March 29, 1897).'' 



Article I. On the importation of articles from foreign countries, those enumerated in Class I of the annexed tariff shall be subject 

 to import duties according to the rates of duty set forth in the said tariff; those specified in Class II of the said tariff shall be exempted 

 from import duties; and the importation of the articles named in Class III of the said tariff is prohibited. 



The articles mentioned in group 15 of Class I of the import tariff are subject to the duty of alcohol, No. 69 of the tariff, when the 

 quantity of pure alcohol contained therein exceeds 65 per cent in volume at the temperature of 15° C. 



Art. II. The dutiable value of imported articles shall be the actual cost of the articles at the place of purchase, production, or 

 fabrication, with the addition of packing charges, cost of transportation, insurance, and all other charges incurred up to the arrival of 

 the articles at the ports of importation. 



Art. III. In regard to those articles enumerated in the annexed tariff, in respect of which it is found advisable to convert the 

 ad valorem rates of duty into specific duties, the articles and their subdivisions may be determined by Imperial ordinance. 



The specific duties above mentioned shall be determined according to the rates of duty set forth in the annexed tariff, taking average 

 values for a period of six months or more, and calculated upon the basis prescribed in the preceding article. 



Art. IV. In case of articles on which two or more rates of duty set forth in the annexed tariff are applicable, it shall be assessed 

 according to the highest of such rates. 



Art. V. Import duties shall not be levied on the following articles: 



No. 1. Articles imported for Imperial use. 



No. 2. Arms, ammunitions, and explosives imported by the Imperial army or navy. 



No. 3. Ships belonging to the Imperial navy. 



No. 4. Articles intended for the personal use of diplomatic agents accredited to this Empire. 



No. 5. Orders of decorations and medals. 



No. 6. Eecords, documents, and other writings. "* 



No. 7. Samples of commodities, which are only fit as such. 



No. 8. Traveling effects, earned by travelers. 



No. 9. Articles imported for permanent exhibition in Government, public, or commercial museums. 



No. 10. Articles of Japanese origin, reimported from foreign countries within the period of five years from the date of exportation, 

 provided they retain the nature and shape in which they were exported, tobaccos in all shapes and spirituous liquors of all sorts being 

 excluded. 



No. 11. Reimported articles which were exported to foreign countries for repair. 



No. 12. Articles of the Government monopoly imported by the Government. 



»This law and tariff thereunto annexed contain the various amendments made to the same under— 



1. Law No. 18 of the 13th dny of the 2d month of the 32d year of Meiji (February 13, 1S99, which entered into force on August 15, 1S99V, 



2. Law No. 69 of the 15th day of the 3d month of the 32d year of Meiji (March 15, 1899, which entered into force on September 18, 1S99). 



