3.
steamers may be paid if desired by the shipper to the
Chinese Maritime Customs office in Hong Kong.
ARTICLE VII.
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Any steamship or motor vessel clearing out of the
Colony of Hong Kong for or arriving there from any place
on the West River shall provide a manifest in duplicate of
all its cargo and shall be liable to search for unman1-
fested cargo by the proper Hong Kong withorities.
Chinese dies on the cargo shippe from Hong Kong on such
steamships or motor vessels may be paid if desired by the
shipper to the Chinese Maritime Customs Office in Hong Kong.
The
ARTICLE VIII.
Sea-going Motor boat aoans any vessel not exceeding
one hundred and fifty tons net register tonnage self pro-
pelled by any mechanical power except steam, cara or sails,
which clears from the Colony of Hong Kong for or arrives
at the Colony of Hong Kong From any place within five
hundred miles thereof.
All sea-going Lotor boats on arrival at or departure
from the Colony shall enter and clear at such station in the
Colony as the proper Hong Kong authorities shall direct and
shall there pay the Chinese Customs dues (if any).
Any such Motor boat may be required to furnish security
for the production of proof that all its cargo has been
shipped from or landed at the declared place of shipment
or destination.
ARTICLE IX.
Launch means any vessel not exceeding sixty tons, net
register tonnage, in the self propulsion of which use is
made /
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