2.
subjects until the special Chambers referred to in
Article 2 have been organised and until the Legal
Counsellors above mentioned have been appointed and
installed in office as provided in this Article."
"With reference to the treaty concluded between us
today, I have the honour to declare on behalf of my
Government that the Legal Counsellors referred to in
Article of the above-mentioned treaty will be engaged
and employed by the Chinese Government under contracts
specifying in detail the duration and the terms of
their service, including in the case of each foreign Legal Counsellor's total emoluments of not less than
3,000 pounds a year, to be paid in quarterly instalments, the said quarterly instalments to be deposited in such a bank or banks as the Legal Counsellor concerned may
indicate six months ahead of the time when such instal.
ment falls due. Have also the honour to declare, with
reference to the arrangements provided in the Article above referred to that as far as practicable a Legal Counsellor of British nationality will officiate at the trial of cases involving British subjects."
Repeated to Peking No. 138.
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