Any, Japanese merchant vessel arriving atlan open port of China, shall be at liberty to engage the services of a pilot to take her into port. In like manner, after she has discharged all legal dues and duties and is ready to take her departure, she shall he allowed to employ a pilot to take her out of port.
Japanese merchant vessels compelled on account of injury sustained or any other cause, to seek a place of refuge, shall be permitted to enter any nearest port of China, without being subject to the payment of tonnage dues or duties upon goods landed in. order that repairs to the vessel may be effected, provided the goods so landed remain under the supervision of the Customs Authorities. Should avy such vessel be stranded or wrecked on the coxst of. China, the Chinese Authorities. shall immediately adopt measures for securing the vessel and cargo. The persons thus saved shall receive friendly. treatment, and, if necessary, shall be furnished with means of conveyance to the nearest Uonsular Station. Should any Chinese merchant vessel be compelled account of injury sustained or any other cause to seek a place of refuge in the nearest port of Japan, she shall likewise be treated in the same Way by the Japanese Authorities.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.