CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS Am. =American. Art. Article. B.P.P. British Parliamentary Paper. British. PREFACE ix Br. 4 C.A. Customs archives. C.P. Customs publication. CHAPTER I.The Genesis of the Five per cent Ad Ch.Rep.=Chinese Repository. Valorem Treaty Tariff.. 。 1 Cire. Circular. F.0. =British Foreign Office archives. CHAPTER II.The Administration of the Tariff:The Fr. =French. origin of the Inspectorate of Customs 82 I.G. Inspector General. N.C.D.N. North-China Daily News. CHAPTER III.The.Administration of the Tariff:From N.C.H. North China Herald. the Creation of the Inspectorate of s/0 Semi-Official. Customs to the Revision that Failed.. 177 Tr. Treaty. CHAPTER IV.From the Revision that.Failed to the Revision of 1902 . 259 CHAPTER V.From the Revision that Failed to the Peking Tariff Conference of 1925-1926..347 CHAPTER VI.The Peking Tariff Conference of 1925-1926 461 CHAPTER VII.The Aftermath of the Peking Conference. The Levying of the Surtaxes.The regain- ing of Tariff Autonomy . 601 APPENDICES 693 INDEX 749Am. Art .. B.P.P. ABBREVIATIONS Am!)rican. Article. British Parliamentary Paper. Br. British. C.A. Customs archives. C.P. Customs publication. Ch. Rep. = Chinese Repository. Cire. F.O. Fr. I.G. N.C.D.N. N.C.H. S/O = Circular. British Foreign Office ar~hives. = French. = Inspector General. North-China Daily News. = North China Herald. = Semi-Official.. Tr. = Treaty. PREFACE CHAPTER CONTENTS 1. The Genesis of the Five per cent Ad ValorMn Treaty Tariff CHAPTER II. The Administration of the Tariff: 'rhe origin o{ the Inspectorate of Customs CHApTER III. The .Administration of the Tariff: From the Creation of the Inspectorate of Customs to the Revision that tailed ix 1 82 177 CHAPTER IV. From the Revi~ion that. Failed to the Revision of 1902 .. 259 CHAPTER V. From the Revision that Failed to the Peking Tariff Conference of 1925-1926.. .347 CHAPTER VI. . The Peking Tariff Conference of 1925-1926 ·461 CHAPTER VII. The Aftermath of the Peking Conference. The Levying of the Surilaxes. Theregain￾ing of Tariff Autonomy 601 ApPENDICES 693 INDEX 749