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RENDITION OF WEI HAI WEI

Article III.-The British garrison now stationed in the territory of Wei- haiwei, including Liukungtao, shall be withdrawn within one month from the date of the coming into force of the present Convention.

Article IV.-The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland will hand over to the National Government of the Republic of China such archives, registers, title deeds and other documents in the ros- session of the British Administration in Weihaiwei as may be useful for the transfer of the administration, as well as those that may be useful for the subsequent administration of the territory by the National Government.

Article V.-The Government of the United Kingdom will present to the National Government of the Republic of China all lands and buildings in the territory of Weihaiwei belonging to the firstnamed Government.

Article VI.-The Government of the United Kingdom will hand over to the National Government of the Republic of China, without compensation, all works and purchases including the steam launch "Gallia," made under the special levy in respect of the Victory Pier and the Wukou Improvement Scheme.

Article VII.-The Government of the United Kingdom will present to the National Government of the Republic of China the Chefoo-Weihaiwei cable and the Government stores, including those detailed in Annex I.

Article VIII.-The Government of the United Kingdom will hand over to the National Government of the Republic of China free of charge the Civil Hospitals at Port Edward and Wenchuantang, including land and buildings and present equipment.

Article IX.-The Government of the United Kingdom will return to the National Government of the Republic of China all land previously owned by the Chinese Government on Liukungtao together with the buildings thereon, and will further hand over all the land subsequently acquired by purchase and all Crown leases in respect of sites in that island with the reversionary interest in the buildings on the land so leased.

Article X.-The transfer of the administration of Weihaiwei and the trans- fer of public properties in the said territory, as well as of other matters under the present Convention, shall take place on the day of the coming into force of the said Convention.

Article XI. When the Nation Government of the Republic of China assumes the administration of the territory of Weihaiwei after rendition, the existing regulations, including land and house tax, sanitary and building regulations, and policing will as far as possible be maintained.

Article XII.-All documents of title to land, deeds of conveyance and mortgage and Chihchao under the British Weihaiwei Waste Land Ordinance No. 6 of 1919, issued to Chinese owners by the British Administration of Wei- haiwei in the form prescribed within the territory of Weihaiwei, shall, subject to the terms contained therein, be recognized as being of the same validity as during the British administration, unless the documents of title are contrary to Chinese law making revision or issue of additional documents of title

necessary.

Article XIII.-All documents of title to land issued to persons other than Chinese by the British Administration of Weihaiwei in the prescribed form shall be exchanged for Chinese deeds of perpetual lease in the same form as those recently issued by the Chinese authorities to foreign lot holders in the former British Concession at Chinkiang, a registration fee of $1.00 per mow

All leases issued by the British Administration of Weihaiwei will be re- cognised by the National Government of the Republic of China.

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If the National Government of the Republic of China should decide to close the port of Weihaiwei to foreign residence and trade, with a view to