Ist.—All questions regarding the conservation of the Harbour are committed, in the first instance, to the Harbour-Master.
2nd.—The authority and control of the Harbour-Master, as hereinafter defined, extend to that part of the River opposite the City, the suburbs, and the Foreign Settlemenis, and to that part of the Soochow Creek between the Settlements.
Srd.—Within these limits, no stone, earth or other solid structure, or filling in or de-it of waste or other material upon either bank of the said River or Creek shall be permitted hereafter beyond lines which shall be established and marked out by the Harbour-Master. The Foreign Consular Body will be requested to appoint a Committee or Delegate to ce-operate with the Harbour-'Master and Chinese territorial authorities in the determination of such lines.
4th.—Within the same limits, no new wharves, jetties or pontoons, shall be constructed or placed excepting' with the permission of the Harbour-Master first had and obtained, and in accordance with plans approved by him.
Sth.—The Harbour-Master may require the removal, by the party responsible, of any obstruction to the free course of the River, or any encroachment upon it made in contravention of the two preceding rules. Where the responsible party refuses compliance, the Harbour-Master will himself remove the obstruction or encroachment, and will recover the expenses attendant thereon by process in the appropriate Courts.
Gth,—Any vessel, foreign or native, observed throwing ballast, &. into the water, will be fined——Taels for each offence.
'7th.—It shall be the duty of the Her-hour-Master to report to his superior officers, either upon his own motion or upon representation made to him, what other or further measures or works may be necessary or desirable to prevent the deterioration of the Harbour as a result of natural or other causes. The direction of all such works is the affair of the Chinese Government, which will also provide the necessary funds,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.