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weighed in gross, shall afterwards be tared, and tbe average tare upon tliese chests shall be assumed as tlie 
tare upon the vvbole; and upon tbis principle shall the tare be fixed upon all other goods and packages. If 
there sliould be any other points in dispute which cannot be settled, the British merchant may appeal to his 
Consul, who will communieate the particulars of the case to the Superintendent of Customs,' that it may be 
equitably arranged. But the appeal must be made within twenty - four hours or it will not be attended to. 
VYhile such points are still unsettled, the Superintendent of Customs shall postpone the insertion of the same 
in his books. ' 
Beduction of Duty on damaged Goods. 
(French, Art. XIX.) 
Art. XLIY. Upon all damaged goods a fair reduction of duty shall be allowed proportionate to their de- 
terioration. If any disputes arise, they shall be settled in the manner pointed out in the clause of this Treaty 
having reference to articles which pay duty ad valorem. 
Imports sent to other Ports in China or abroad. 
(American, Art. XXI. — French, Art. XXIV.) 
Art. XLV. British merchants, who may have imported merchandize. into any of the open ports , and paid 
the duty thereon, if they desire to re-export the same , shall be entitled to make application to the Superinten- 
dent of Customs, who, in Order to prevent fraud on the revenue, shall cause examination to be made by suitable 
oflicers to see that the duties paid on such goods, as entered in the Custom house books, correspond with the 
representation made, and that the goods remain with their original marks uncbanged. He shall then make a 
memorandum on the port-clearance of the goods, and of the amount of duties paid, and deliver the same to 
the merchant; and shall also certify the facts to the offieers of Customs of the other ports. All which being 
done, on the arrival in port of the vessel in which the goods are laden, everything being found on exami- 
nation there to correspond, she shall be permitted to break bulk, and land the said goods without being 
subject to the payment of any additional duty thereon. But if, on such examination, the Superintendent of 
Customs shall detect any fraud on the revenue in the case, then the goods shall be subject to confiscation by 
the Chinese Government. 
British merchants desiriijg to re-export duty-paid imports to a foreign country , shall be entitled, on. 
complying with the same conditions as in the case of re-exportation to another port in China, to a draw- 
back certificate, which shall be.a valid tender to the Customs in payment of import or export duties. 
Foreign grain brought into any port of China in a British ship, if nö part thereof has been landed, may 
be re-exported without hindrance. 
Chinese Authorities to prevent Smuggling. 
Art. XLYI. The Chinese authorities at each port shall adopt the means they may judge most proper to 
prevent the revenue suffering from fraud or smuggling. 
British Yessels to trade only at open Ports. 
(American, Art. XIV. — French,. Art. VII.) 
Art. XLYII. British merchant-vessels are not entitled to resort to other than the ports of trade declared 
open by this Treaty. They are not unlawfully to enter other ports in China, or to carry on clandestine trade 
along the coasts thereof. Any vessel violating this Provision,, shall with her cargo be subject to confiscation 
by the Chinese Government. 
Goods and Vessels liable to be seized wben smug’gling. 
(American, Art. XIV. — French, Art. XXVIII. — Russian, Art. IV.) 
Art. XLYIII. If any British merchant-vessel he concerned in smuggling, the goods, whatever their value 
or nature, shall be subject to confiscation by the Chinese authorities, and the ship may be prohibited from trading 
. further, and sent away as soon as her accounts shall have been adjusted and paid. 
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