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GREAT BRITAIN.
It is further agreed that these moneys shall be
paid into the hands of an officer whom Her Britannic
Majesty's Representative' shall specially appoint to
receive them, and that the accuracy of the amounts
shall, before payment, be duly ascertained by British and Chinese officers appointed to discharge this duty. In order to preveut future discussion, it is more- over declared, that of the Eight Millions of Taels herein guaranteed, Two Millions will be appropriated to the indemnification of the British Mercantile com- munity at Canton for losses sustained by them, and the remaining Six Millions to the liquidation of war expenses.
繳八百萬總數完結均富隨
第四款
結淸交
押之日
一續增條約畫
第五欸
大吏以凡有華民惝出口或在 大清大皇帝允於即日降證各省督撫 一戊午年定約互換以後
慎重再今所定取償八百萬
大英欽差大臣專派委員監收外 四彼此各應先期添派數 查數目清單等件以昭
大清大皇帝允以天
爲通商之毕凡
津郡城海口作
英國所屬各處或在外洋別地承
有英民人等至
雨内二百萬兩仍爲住學英
此居住貿易均
裨軍需之費載此明文庶免 商補虧之歎其六百萬兩少
開各口章程比
照經准各條所
吏亦宜時與 大英欽差大臣查照各口地方情形會
口下英國船隻毫無禁阻該省大 身或願機帶家屬一幷赴通商各 前項華工之意
工俱准與英民立約爲憑無論單
禁丼
阻赴
例畫
一無別
保
全
項口
ARTICLE IV.
It is agreed that on the day on which this Con- vention is signed, His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of China shall open the port of Tientsin to trade, aud that it shall be thereafter competent to British sub- jects to reside, and trade, there under the same con-
ditions as at any other port of China by Treaty open to trade.
ARTICLE V.
As soon as the Ratifications of the Treaty of one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight shall have been exchanged, His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of China, will, by decree, command the high authorities of every province to proclaim throughout their juris- dictions, that Chinese, choosing to take service in the British Colonies or other parts beyond sea, are at perfect liberty to enter into engagements with British Subjects for that purpose, and to ship themselves and their families on board any British vessel at any of the open ports of China. Also that the high authorities aforesaid, shall, in concert with Her Britannic Majesty's Representative in China, frame such regulations for the protection of Chinese emigrating as above, as the circumstances of the different open pports may demand.
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