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The ratifications of this Treaty, under the hand of His Majesty the King of Great
rights when she is satisfied that the state of the Chinese laws, the arrangement fain and Ireland and of His Majesty the Emperor of China respectively, shall be administration, and other considerations warrant her in so doing.
hanged at Peking within a year from this day of signature.
ARTICLE XIII,
In token whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed and sealed this aty--two copies in English and two in Chinese.
wang Hsü.
Donc at Shanghae, this 5th day of September, in the year of our Lord 1902, corre- The missionary question iu China being, in the opinion of the Chinese Govending with the Chinese date the 4th day of the Sth moon of the 28th year one requiring careful consideration, so that, if possible, troubles such as have og in the past may be averted in the future, Great Britain agrees to join in a Comm to investigate this question, and, if possible, to devise micans for securing pern peace between converts and non-converts, should such a Commission be formed by and the Treaty Powers interested.
ARTICLE XIV.
Whereas under Rule V appended to the Treaty of Tien-tsin of 1858 I merchants are permitted to export rice and all other grain from one port of Chi another under the same conditions in respect of security as copper "cash," it is agreed that in cases of expected scarcity or famine, from whatsoever cause, in any di the Chinese Government shall, on giving twenty-one days' notice, be at liber prohibit the shipment of rice and other grain from such district.
Should any vessel specially chartered to load rice or grain previously coute for, have arrived at her loading port prior to or on the day when a not prohibition to export comes into force she shall be allowed an extra week in whi ship her cargo.
(L.S.) JAS. L. MACKAY,
(Signature of his Excellency Lu Hai-huan.) (Signature of his Excellency Shêng Hsüan-huai.)
(Seal of the Chinese Plenipotentiaries.)
instation.)
Annex A (1),
LU, President of the Board of Works;
Sheng, Junior Guardian of the Heir-Apparent, Vice-President of the Board of Works;
Imperial Chinese Commissioners for dealing with the questions connected with the Commercial Treaties; to
Sir James Mackay, His Britannic Majesty's Special Commissioner for the discussion of Treaty
Shanghae, K. H. xxviii, 7th moon, 11th day (received August 15, 1902).
If, during the existence of this prohibition, any shipment of rice or grain is altera. by the authorities, the prohibition shall, ipso facto, be considered cancelled, and sha be reimposed until six weeks' notice has been given.
When a prohibition is notified, it will be stated whether the Government have Tribute or Army Rice which they intend to ship during the time of prohibition, and, the quantity shall be named.
Such rice shall not be included in the prohibition, and the Customs shall ke record of any Tribute or Army Rice so shipped or landed.
llency Liu, Governor-General of the Liang Chiang, on the subject of clause 2, mutually agreed We have the honour to inform you that we have received the following telegram from his by us:-
As regards this clause, it is necessary to insert therein a clear stipulation to the effect that, batter what changes may take place in the future, all customs duties must continue to be ated on the basis of the existing higher rate of the Haikwan tael over the Treasury tael, and the touch' and weight of the former must be made good."
The Chinese Government undertake that no rice, other than Tribute or Arms we have already arranged with you that a declaration of this kind should be embodied in belonging to the Government, shall be shipped during the period of prohibition.
elves the honour to make this communication. ficial Note, and form an annex to the present Treaty, for purposes of record, we hereby do
Notifications of prohibitions and of the quantities of Army or Tribute for shipment shall be made by the Governors of the provinces concerned.
Similarly, notifications of the removals of prohibitions shall be made by the authorities.
The export of rice and other grain to foreign countries remains prohibited.
(Seal of the Imperial Commissioners for dealing with questions connected with Treaty Revision.)
ARTICLE XV.
Annex A (2).
dismen,
Shanghae, August 18, 1902.
It is agreed that either of the High Contracting Parties to this Treaty may de have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 14th instant, a revision of the Tariff at the end of ten years; but if no demand be made on e arding copy of a telegram from his Excellency Liu, Governor-General of the Liang Chiang, side within six months after the end of the first ten years, then the Tariff shall remat subject of Article II of the new Treaty, and, in reply, I have the honour to state that his force for ten years more, reckoned from the end of the preceding ten years, andey's understanding of the Article is perfectly correct. shall be at the end of each successive ten years.
Any Tariff concession which China may hereafter accord to articles of the pro or manufacture of any other State shall immediately be extended to similar ar of the produce or manufacture of His Britannic Majesty's Dominions by whomse imported.
presume the Chinese Government will make arrangements for the coinage of a national able to the public in return for a quantity of silver bullion of equivalent weight and fineness, con of such weight and touch as may be decided upon by them. These coins will be made the usual mintage charge.
The coins, which will become the national coinage of China, will be declared by the Chinese ment to be legal tender in payment of Customs duty aud in discharge of obligations Treaties already existing between the United Kingdom and China shall continued in Haikwan taels, but only at their proportionate value to the Haikwan tael, whatever force in so far as they are not abrogated or modified by stipulations of the pre
may be. Treaty.
ARTICLE XVI.
The English and Chinese Texts of the present Treaty have been carefully compa but in the event of there being any difference of meaning between them, the sens expressed in the English text shall be held to be the correct sense.
Excellencies
La Hai-huan and Sheng Hsuan-huai,
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I have, &c. (Signed)
JAS. L. MACKAY,
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