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lighters, and other vessels will be treated as junks
under sail and will be required to conform to the
rules governing junk traffic, and the procedure pre-
scribed in Article V of this Agreement.
All Junks and lighters registered in accordance
with this article and engaged in the trade contempla-
ted by this Article, and the goods oarried by such
vessels, shall receive as favourable treatment in all
respects as is in fact enjoyed by Chinese vessels
engaged in the same trade, whether registered under
this Article or not, and the goods carried by such
Chinese vessels respectively, and in particular no
taxes, duties, dues or charges shall be levied on
such vessels so registered or on the goods carried by
such vessels, other or greater than those levied on
Chinese vessels engaged in the said trade, or on the
goods carried by such Chinese vessels respectively.
ARTIOLE VII.
Lighters towed by steam or motor vessels to
treaty ports in China may have their hatches sealed
by the Chinese Maritime Customs prior to departure
and such vessels may then proceed direct to their
destination. The Chinese Maritime Customs reservo
the right to require the towing vessel to call at a
Customs station en route for search,
ARTICLE VIII.
Goods carried by steam or motor vessels, or by
Junks or lighters, registered as in Articles V and VI,
olearing from Hong Long for non-open ports as define d
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