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issued by or addressed to Chinese Post Offices.

Other mail matter shall not be conveyed by them. British vessels accorded under this Agreement the privilege of plying in inland waters in the

Canton Delta shall undertake to accept and

carry all mails either originating at Chinese Post Offices or consigned to them, i to

carry no other mails to or from places in auch

waters.

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Aschedule of certain places in the Liang Kwang Provinces recommised by the Chinese Authorities at the time of the conclusion of this agreement as non-open

ports is annexed to this agreement.

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ARTICLE VI.

ARTICLA VI.

All junks and lighters registered in

accordance with this article and ended in the trade contemplated by this article, and the oods carried by such vessels, shall receive a favourable treatment in all respects as is in fact enjoyed by Chinese vessels en ed in the same trade, whether registered under this article or not, and the goods carried by such Chinese vessels respectively, and in particular no taxes, duties, dues or charges shall be levied on such vessels so registered, or on the

oods carried by such vessels, other or gre ter than those levied on Chinese vessels engaged in the said trade, or on the goods carried by such Chinese vessels respectively.

ARTICLE VII.

Lighters towed by steam or motor vessels to

treaty ports in China may have their hatches sealed by the Chinese Maritime Customs prior to departure and such

vessels may then proceed direct to their destination.

The Chinese Maritime Customs reserve the right to

Fowing vessel

require the launch to call at a Customs station en route

for search.

ARTICLE VIII.

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