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vessels on Haitian account, pays one-tenth less export duties than the most favoured nation (Enclosure 10). Besides the export, there is also a territorial duty levied equally on the produce of the soil, whether exported i n national or foreign ships, as stated i n tariff N o . 2. of the law of the customs (Enclosure 9). The export o f the following articles is strictly prohibited : — g o l d and silver coin ; side and fire arms, munitions, and other articles of w a r ; old or new iron and copper; horses, brood mares, mules, asses; and wood for ship-build ing. The coasting trade is entirely confined to Haitian citizens. There are also levied wharf, weighing and tonnage dues, port charges, and water money, as w i l l be seen by the tariffs N o s . 3, 4, 5, and 6, i n the accompanying “ L o i sur les Douanes” (Enclosure 9). H a y t i a n vessels, as they pay for a license, are not subject to the tonnage duty. A s far as I k n o w , there are not any other legal charges. The warehousing system has within this year been partially adopted. B y a law o f A p r i l 25th