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due examinatiori, shall make a certificate, setting fortli tlie amount per cent of damage on eacli separate package, 
describing it by its mark and number, which certificate sliall be signed by the appraisers in presence of the 
custom-house authorities, and the importer may attach the certificate to bis entry, and make a corresponding 
deduction from it. But tbis shall not prevent the custom-bouse authorities from appraising the goods in the 
manner proyided in Article XV. of the Treaty to wliich tbese Regulations are appended. After the duties liave 
been paid , the owner shall receive a permit, authorizing the delivery to bim of the goods , whether the same 
are at the custom-bouse or on sbipboard. 
All goods intended to be exported shall be entered at the Japanese custom-bouse before they are placed 
on sbipboard. The entry , shall be in writing, and shall state the name of the ship by which the goods are 
to be, exp'orted, with the marks and number of the packages, and the quantity, description and value of their 
contents. The exporter shall certify, in writing, that the entry is a' true account of all goods contained therein, 
and shall sign his name thereto. 
Any goods that are put on board of a ship for expörtation before they liave been entered at the custom- 
house , and all packages which contain prohibited articles ■, shall b.e forfeited to the Japanese government. No 
entry at the custom-house shall be required for supplies for the use of the ships, their crews and passengers, 
nor for the clothing, &c., of passengers. 
Regulation IV. 
Ships wishing to clear shall gire twenty-four hours’ notice at the custom-house , and at the end 
of that time they shall be entitled to their clearance; but if it be refused, the custom-house authorities shall 
immediately inform the captain or consignee of the ship of the reasons why the clearance is refused ; and they 
shall also give the same notice to the British consul. British ships of war shall not be required to enter or 
clear at the custom-house, nor shall they be visited by Japanese custom-house or police officers. Steamers con- 
veying the mails from Great Britain may enter and clear on the same day, and they shall not be required to 
make a manifest except for such passengers and goods as are to be landed -in Japan. But suoh steamers shall, 
in all cases, enter and clear at the custom-house. 
"Whale-ships touching for supplies, or . ships in distress, shall not be required to make a manifest of their 
cargo; but if they subsequently wish to trade, they shall then deposit.a manifest, as required in Regulation I. 
The word ship, wlierever it occurs in these Regulations, or in the Treaty to which , they are attached, is to be 
held as meaning ship, barque, brig, schooner, sloop, or steamer. 
Regulation V. 
Any .person signing a false declaration or certificate , with the intent to defraud the revenue of Japan, 
shall pay a fine of one hundred and twenty-five dollars for each olfense. 
Regulation VI. 
No tonnage duties shall be levied on British ships in the’ ports of Japan, but the following fees shall be 
paid to the Japanese custom-house authorities; — for the entry of a ship, fifteen dollars; for the clearance of 
a ship, seven dollars. For each permit, one dollar and a half. For each bill of health, one dollar and a half. 
For any o,tker .document one dollar and a half. 
Regulation VII, 
Duties shall be paid to the Japanese government on all goods landed in the country, according to the 
following Tariff: 
Class 1 . All articles in this dass shall be free of duty: — Gold and silver, coined or uncoined. Wearing 
apparel in actual use. Household furniture and pirinted books, not intended for sale, but the property of per- 
sons, who come to reside in Japan. 
