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China shall be forbidden to take service in non-treaty countries. Only subjects of treaty powers will be allowed to open agencies; and only subjects of treaty powers will be allowed to take service in the dominions of a treaty power; and only ships of treaty powers will be allowed to carry Emigrants, and this in accordance with the terms of the convention and of the despatch of March 16th, 1866. With reference to Macao, with a view to the protection of Chinese subjects, the Prince is writing to the Governor General of Canton to prohibit Chinese from going there to take service; and it is also his duty to request H. E. the British Minister to forbid the establishment of agencies and the shipment of Coolies there by the English Merchants.
The 20th clause of the Convention provides that "should the Chinese Authorities upon the reports of the Officers deputed by Them protest against the unlawful embarkation of a body of Emigrants it shall be in the power of the Customs to suspend the granting of a Ship's Port clearance."
Whenever at a treaty port Chinese Coolies enter into engagements with foreigners, the agreement of service and the rules of the Coolie establishment when sent by the Consul to the local Authority will be transmitted by him to the Superintendent...