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interfere with passengers' baggage carried by train.

But if it is rumoured or has been ascertained that in

defiance of lav smuggling of postal matter is being

carried on, a suitable arrangement will be made for

dealing with the difficulty.

(c) At all stations where trains start a

syecial compartment for the use of Post Office offi-

cials must be provided. Ay alteration in the time

of departure of trains must be notified to the Post

Office two months beforehand, in order that it may

Le nde generally known.

(a) The railway shall not charge for the

compartment reserved for ordinary mails. Should a

special car become necessary, the charge for it shall

be based upon the practice in other countries, but

must be more than usually moderate. (This shall be

made the subject of further negotiations).

(e) Officials and servants of the Post Of-

fice on duty may come and go by train as they please,

And must not be obstructed, but they must be provided

With passes.

If they have no pass, they shall be

treated in all respots as ordinary travellers. The

railway will provide passes on application.

(1) At all stations on the railway,

the

Post Office may hire any mumber of storerooms, for

which it will pay suitable rent, and set up letter-

boxes which it will itself look after. (The rent to

be paid for the storerooms shall be the subject of

further negotiations).

(g)

All charges due in accordance with

these regulations by the Post Office to the railway,

shall be paid in full by the end of each year.

Any future alterations must be approv-

ed of and settled by the Wal Wu Pu and the Board of

Commerce before they come into force.

XXVIII. The mails of the Macao Post Office

shall also be carried by the railway free of charge

to the first place in Chinese territory where there

is a Chinese Post Office.

XXIX.

The engineers, mechanics and special-

ists employed by the railway must be foreigners, but

the workmen must be all Chinese. No person may be

engaged or appointment for the railway except by the

special

railway