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Art. 6. — An entrepot shall only exist at Batavia, with exclusion from 

 henceforth of sugar, which no more shall be received therein. 



The fees of the entrepot are hereby fixed at a quarter of the duties for 

 importation. 



Art 8. — At all Dutch possessions in India, equal duties on importation 

 shall be levied as in Java and Madura ; w herefore, henceforward on all 

 goods about which as yet no fixed regulations are made, import duties shall 

 be paid — 



When they shall he imported in Dutch ships, or native vessels consi- 

 dered equal therewith, six per cent. ; and when imported in foreign ships, 

 or ships navigating under Dutch colours, and belonging to owners residing 

 in India, but coming from ports belonging to foreign Potentates, and 

 situated in Europe or in America, twelve per cent. Calculated after the 

 stipulations expressed in the Regulations of August, 1813. 



Art. 10. — The duty levied at present at the different settlements out of 

 Java and Madura on exportation of goods, shall continue till other arrange- 

 ments respecting them shall be made, with exception alone of such goods as 

 are the productions of the soil, or of the industry of the inhabitants in those 

 settlements, on which goods, when exported to foreign ports, the double 

 exportation duty shall be paid, which, according to the existing regulations, 

 are not levied on them when exported to a Dutch port, or to ports belong- 

 ing to native Princes in amity with the Dutch Government, Siam included. 



Art. 15. — By the above, it is not understood that any alterations have 

 been made, either in the regulations now in vigour at the places or harbours 

 in Netherlands India, which may or may not be touched at, or in the 

 existing regulations on the trade and navigation in Netherlands India in 

 general ; all which must be considered to remain in full force, till other 

 orders shall be given. 



Art. 16. — No seizures of any goods shall take place, except in cases of 

 evident fraud, and wilful intention to avoid payment of duties, and all con- 

 traventions, neglect of formalities required by law ; and such like trespasses, 

 when accompanied by any aggravated circumstances, shall henceforward be 

 punished by a fine of one to three per cent, on the value of the good?, 

 according to circumstances ; and those fines will in singular cases be reduced 

 below one per cent, on the value of the property ; or at five and twenty 

 florins to Europeans, and at ten florins to natives. 



B. — Opium is excepted from the aforegoing provisions. 



Shippers in foreign vessels destined to the Netherlands, in addition to 

 regular duties, must deposit the surplus paid by foreign ships destined 

 ehtewhere^ which will be refunded on their arrival at the Netherlands. 



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