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non-open ports in the Kuangtung Province by steam

launches duly registered by the Chinese Maritime

Customs under the Inland Waters team Navigation

regulations; and in that case auch junks, lighters,

and launches will be treated as junks under sail

and will be required to conform to the rules govern-

ing junk traffic, and the procedure prescribed in

Article V of this Agreement.

ARTICLE VII.

Lighters towed by launches to treaty ports in

the Liang Kuang provinces may have their hatches

sealed by the Chinese Maritime Custoas prior to

departure and such vesels may then proceed direct

to their destination. The Chinese Maritime Cust-

ons reserve the right to require the launch to call

at a Customs station en route for search.

ARTICLE VIII.

Foreign goods carried by junks or launches reg-

istered as in Articles V and VI clearing from Hong-

kong, Vittoria Harbour, for non-open ports in the

Kuangtung Province may acquit themselves of import

and transit duties before departure and may be

granted transit passes. Report for Customs purposes

must be made at the Chinese Maritime Customs sub-

office agreed upon by the Hongkong Government.

Junks and launches carrying transit pass cargo will

be subject to the usual rules as to call at the

Customs stations specified on the pass.

/ARTICLE IX,