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ORIENTAL COMMERCE. {Malay Peninsula. 



use of vessels belonging to this port ; pepper, nutmegs, mace, cloves, piece- 

 goods, and cotton-wool, exported on square-rigged vessels, under British 

 colours, are free of duty ; on foreign vessels, 2\ per cent on current price; 

 all other goods pay 2| percent on the current price, on British vessels; 

 on foreign vessels, 5 per cent. Goods not free of duty, transshipped in the 

 harbour from British vessels, to be charged 2\ per cent, on the invoice price, 

 except Malay articles, which are charged at current prices. Transshipments 

 into foreign vessels, double duty. 



The arrack farmer has likewise the right of levying a duty of 1 

 rupee on every gallon of spirits, and 3 rupees for every dozen of wine, beer, 

 and brandy, imported and sold, in addition to the Customs. 



By a Government notification, the duties on the export of oil, ghee, 

 hogs 1 lard, salt, and tobacco ; and on goods the produce of Great Britain, 

 Foreign Europe, America, China, and British India, as well as the duty on 

 timber and planks from Ava, were suspended from August I, 1S23. 



Regulations. — A manifest must he delivered within 24 hours after 

 arrival : goods attempted to be landed will be charged with double duties, 

 and if with intent to defraud the Customs, will be confiscated. When re- 

 mission of duty is claimed for damaged goods, they must be sold, and the 

 duties levied on the proceeds. A port-clearance is not furnished until a cer- 

 tificate is obtained from the Collector. 



Anchorage Rates. — The following rates are payable to the Master- 

 Attendant, on Foreign and British vessels: — 



For Vessels drawing under 10 feet. It Sjnuiish dollar* 



- - - - from 10 lo 12 U iliitu 



- - - - 12 to 13. 10 ditto 



~ - - .... 14 to 16 .. 18 ditto 



- - - - .... 16 to 16. .. 15 ditto 



- - - - .... 17 to IB... 20 ditto 



I'W Vessels drawing \y f^t, 22 SjAiiiah dollars 

 ... 20 .... 26 ditto 

 ... 21 .... 28 ditto 

 ... 22 .... 31 diUo 

 ... 23 .... 33 ditto 

 ... 24 .... 35 ditto 



Pilotage. — The rates in the S. channel are \ a Spanish dollar per foot. 

 Port-Clearance is 2 Spanish dollars. 



Coins, — Accounts are kept by the Company in Spanish dollars, 

 copungs, and pice; 10 pice making 1 copang, and 10 copangs I Spanish 

 dollar. 



The merchants keep their accounts in Spanish dollars and cents. 

 The current pice are coined on the island, being pieces of tin, nearly the 

 size of an English penny ; they have the Company's mark on one side, and 

 are plain on the other : 100 of them ought to contain 4^ catties of pure tin. 



On the exchange of dollars into pice there is a loss of 2 per cent. ; 

 on dollars without the head, 10 per cent ; and on dollars defaced, from 5 to 

 10 per cent. 



