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(6) Each of the groups to apply to their respective Bourses for the internationalisation of the above Loans.
(7) The stamp duties on the Bonds to be pooled and divided equally between the three Groups, but this is not to be treated as a precedent for future Loans. All other expenses of issue to be borne by the respective groups.
(9) A general agreement to be entered into by the three groups providing for equal participation of all future Railway Loans in China, with as far as possible equal division of orders for materials, and with alternate appointments of Engineers, except where the interest of any party can be shown to predominate. This general agreement to be entered into for a fixed period to be agreed, but the determination of this general agreement shall not affect the above arrangements in regard to the Hankow-Canton Railway and the Hankow-Chengtu Railway.
(9) A general agreement also to be entered into by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank and the Banque de l'Indo-Chine providing for equal participation in all future Chinese Government Financial Loans on the basis of the Anglo-German Bank Agreement of 1895 and 1905. This agreement to be entered into for a fixed period to be agreed.
Approved subject to ratification,
THE BRITISH AND CHINESE CORPORATION, LIMITED,
C. S. ADDIS.
For CHINESE CENTRAL RAILWAYS, LIMITED,
CARL MEYER.
DEUTSCH-ASIATISCHE BANK,
ERICH.
READERS.
FR. URBIG.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE,
ST. SIMON.
Heads of Agreement made at Berlin 14th May, 1909,
Between
CHINESE CENTRAL RAILWAYS, LIMITED,
THE BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE representing the French Group.
It having been agreed between the above parties and the Deutsch-
Asiatische Bank representing the German Group, that in regard to the
Hankow-Chengtu Railway, the Chief Engineer for Ichang Hsiangyang Kuangchui line and the Ichang Hanyang line to the length of about 800 kilometres, is to be appointed by the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank, and that
the Chief Engineer of the extension of the line from Ichang or Hsiangyang
to Chengtu is to be appointed by Chinese Central Railways, Limited, it is hereby agreed between the parties hereto, that in respect of the portion of the line for which the Chief Engineer is to be appointed by Chinese Central Railways, Limited, that Company shall appoint a French Engineer for the first section to be constructed of such portion up to about 800 kilometres, but not exceeding one-half of such portion, and a British Engineer for the
second section to be constructed.
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CHINESE CENTRAL RAILWAYS, LIMITED,
C. S. ADDIS.
BANQUE DE L'Indo-Chine,
ST. SIMON.
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