210 Bestimmungen für den Handel und den Ilafen des Yang-tse-hiang. 
verkehren bereits auf demselben und die Entwickelung aller Geschäfte wäre gewiss eine noch 
weit grossartigere, wenn sie nicht durch die fortwährenden politischen Wirren im Innern 
gehemmt würde. 1 
1 Die Verordnung, welche den Handel am Yang-tse-kiang regelt, lautet nach dem officiellen englischen Texte : 
Revised Regulations of trade on theY r ang-tse-kiang. 
Article I. British vessels are autliorised to trade on the Yang-tse-kiang at three ports only, viz., Chin-ldang, 
Kiu-kiang, and Hankow. Shipment or discharge of cargo at any other port on the river is prohibited, and Viola- 
tion of the prohihition rcnders ship and cargo liable to confiscation. 
Native produce when exported from any of these three ports, or Foreign imports not covered by Exemption 
Certificate, or Native produce that has not paid Coast Trade Duty, shall, when imported into any of these three 
ports, pay duty as at the Treaty Ports. 
Art. II. British merchant vessels trading on the river are to be divided into two classes, namely: 
Ist Class. Sea-going vessels , that is, mercliantmen trading for the voyage up the river above Chin-kiang; 
lorclias, and sailing vessels generally. 
2nd Class. Steamers running regularly between Shanghai and the river ports. 
These two classes of vessels will be dealt with according to Treaty, or the rules affecting the river ports 
to whiclr they may be trading. 
All vessels, to whichever of the two classes they may belong, if about to proceed up the river, must first 
report to the customs the arms or other munitions of war they may have on board, and the numbers and quan- 
tities of these will be entered by the customs on the vessel’s river pass. Permission to trade on the river will 
be withdrawn from any vessel detected carrying arms or munitions of war in excess of those reported to the 
customs, and any vessel detected trading in arms or munitions of war, will be liable to confiscation. 
Any vessel falling in with a revenue cruiser of the Chinese Government will, if examination be required, 
produce her papers for inspection. 
Art. III. Sea-going vessels, British merchantmen, lorchas and sailing vessels generally, if trading at Chin- 
kiang, will pay their duties and tonnage dues at Chin-kiang. 
If a vessel of this class is proceeding further than Chin-kiang, that is, either to Kiu-kiang or Hankow, her 
master must deposit her papers with the Consul at Chin-kiang, and must hand in her manifest to be examined 
by the Chin-kiang customs; the Superintendent of which, on receipt of an official application from the Consul, 
will issue a certificate, to be called the Chin-kiang pass , to the vessel. The Chin-kiang pass will have entered upon 
it the number and quantities of arms, muskets, guns, swords, powder, &c., on board the vessel; also the number of 
her crew, her tonnage, and the flag she sails under. 
The Customs will be at liberty to seal her hatches, and to put a Customs employd on board her. On her 
arrival at Kiu-kiang, whether going up or coming down, her master must present her pass to the customs for 
inspection. 
The duties on cargo landed or sliipped at Kiu-kiang or Hankow must all be paid in the manner prescri- 
bed by the regulations, of whichever of the two ports she may be tradingat, and on her return to Chin-kiang she 
must surrender her Chin-kiang pass to the customs at Chin-kiang, and the Customs having ascertained that her 
duties and dues have been all paid, and that every other condition is satisfied , the grand chop will be issued 
to the vessel to ehable her to obtain her papers and proceed to sea. 
The Customs will be at liberty to put an employe on board the vessel to accompany her as far as 
Lang-shan. 
Any British vessel of this class found above Chin-kiang without a Chin-kiang pass will be confiscated. Any 
junk without Chinese papers will similarly be confiscated. 
Art. IY. River Steamers. Any British steamer trading regularly on the river will deposit her papers at the 
British Consulate at Shanghai, and the Customs, on application of the British Consul, will issue a special river 
pass (or steamer’s pass), that shall be valid for the term of six months. Steamers trading- on the river under 
