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ARTICLE 22.
1. The present Treaty shall be ratified by the High Contracting Parties in accordance with their respective constitutional methods.
2. The ratifications shall be exchanged at Nanking.
3. The present Treaty shall come into force as soon as the ratifications of Ilis Majesty the King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, in respect of each and all the members of the League of Nations as enumerated in the Preamble of the present Treaty, and of His Excellency the President of the National Government of the Republic of China, shall have been exchanged.
ANNEXES.
A.—Declaration by Minister for Foreign Affairs.
WITH reference to the Treaty concluded between us to-day, I have the honour to declare on behalf of my Government that the Chinese courts will ensure to the persons and property of subjects of His Majesty due protection in accordance with international law and the general practice of nations.
B.-Declaration by Minister for Foreign Affairs.
WITH reference to the Treaty concluded between us to-day, I have the honour to declare on behalf of my Government that the chief judge of any of the special chambers provided in article 2 of the said Treaty shall be the president of the court to which the chamber belongs. Other judges of the special chamber as well as its procurators shall be selected from among legal scholars with thorough training and practical experience and with a broad know- ledge of the general concepts of modern jurisprudence. Their names, ranks, and salaries will be made known to the public and they will not be removed from office without cause.
C.-Declaration by Minister for Foreign Affairs.
WITH reference to the Treaty concluded between us to-day, I have the honour to declare on behalf of my Government that the legal counsellors referred to in article 3 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 total emoluments of not less than £3,000 a year, to be paid in quarterly instalments, the said quarterly instalments to be deposited in such bank or banks as the legal counsellor concerned may indicate six months ahead of the time when such instalments fall due.
I have further the honour to declare that among the legal counsellors above referred to there will also be included one legal counsellor of Chinese nationality to be similarly selected and appointed from among Chinese legal experts possessing the same training, qualifications, and experience, and that this Chinese legal counsellor will have the same functions as the other legal counsellors.
D.-Exchange of Notes.
His Britannic Majesty's Minister to the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Sir,
WITH reference to article 8 of the Treaty signed between us to-day, I have the honour to request your Excellency's confirmation of my understanding as follows:-
All legal Chinese land transfer fees leviable under regular Chinese legislation as provided in article 6 of the said Treaty, where properly payable under such legislation, will be paid by subjects of His Majesty on account of land transactions effected after the date
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