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shall be allowed for the completion of the Railway, subject to the
preceding contingencies mentioned in this Article, and if this period is
exceeded unless with the consent of the Railway Administration, the
Corporation shall forfeit its one-fifth share of net profits already
earned during the previous five years, and shall not begin to
participate in such net profits until the line has been completed.
ARTICLE 19.
In the working of the Railway the tariff for fares and freights
shall be settled in accordance with the Working Agreement and in
such manner as to produce a reasonable amount of profit therefromt
and the settlement thereof and any charges to be from time to time
made therein shall require the consent of the Corporation.
Arrangements shall be made subject to the approval of the
Board of Commissioners with connecting railways of other companies
for through rates of fare and freight.
In case of military operations, whether on account of foreign war
or internal insurrection, the movement of troops ammunition and
stores by the Chinese Government, and in case of famine or other
great public calamity, the despatch of relief shall on the requisition of the Director General have preference over the line at half of the
tariff rates.
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