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confidentially by the Chamben.

Article II . This merely fulfils

stipulation in the Treaty of 26 espril, 1886 whereby China.

China agreed to open two ports, on the Chinew frontier, to trade, with the further concession that a 3:

o

port has been granted. Thus Long tcheon in Kwangoi and

Kwanger and Mong-ben

v avi

in Junnan

the two ports in compliance with the original Agreement, while Man hao, which lies between those two posts, has been added to the number.

Article III. I. the Treaty of 1886 Concessions

were made to France of certain rebates

from the general Pariffs of the Maritime Customs, these have been further.

increased under the Convention and the following reduction are provisionally permitted

Under Further ad

Under Convention. Treaty vantage to France Imports a rebate of 3/10th 1/5th 10%/% Exports a rebate of 14/10th 1/3.0 60000

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coods are

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« Article IV. Under the Treaty of 1886 the products of China, on exportation from Anamneze Pork, were free from all import at the French Cuslonn to whatever destination they might be sent. Now, by the Convention, only such goods Stotined for Ports in China. Article V. Commits the export of Chinoce

grow Opium to Tonquin, through the land Frontion only, onpayment of duty at the role of taels 20 from 100th Chinese. A locality limit is placed purchase of Native Opium by Freuch "Merchants and their Agents, such

the

dealings are confined to the theren Treaty

Frontier Ports named in Article II.

Article VI . Regulates the traffic on the long Ki-Kong and Quo. Bang Rivers;

Merchant vessels

· required to pay to

the Chinese Imperial Customs five Candarse no perton

for

on

their Tonnage

each journey . Permission is also given for the land carriage of goods

impor

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