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The clauses in question are as follows:
(1) The clause providing for connection with the
Canton-liankow Railway. It is of great importance that some
provision for this connection shall if possible be incorpor-
ated in the Agrement; but I fore-seo difficulty in per-
suading the Chinese Government to accept an Article by which
they bind themselves in advance to make a foreign railway
administration a party to any agrement (for through traffic)
between two Chinese railways. Of the two versions of this
clause supplied in your despatch. I propose to use the one
mmbered *37 A' as a basis of negotiations here, inasmuch as
it is not clear that the one numbered "38" has over been
seen by the Chinese negotiator.
(2) The clause for Police. This will probably
have to be referred to the Viceroy at Canton.
(3)
The clause for putting Schedule D into force
for collection of custome revenue. It seems to me essential
that the twelve words in question should be deleted, as you
request. In paragraph 9 of the despatch under acknowledg
ment I am invited to observe that the Customs clause is
agreed to by the Chinese negotiator on behalf of his
Goverment