1.—The inland waters of China are hereby opened to all such steamers, native or foreign, as are specially registered for that trade at the Treaty Ports. They may proceed to and fro at will under the following regulations, but they must confine their trade to the inland waters, and must not proceed to places out of Chinese territory. The expression Inland Waters" is used with similar meaning to that given for places in the interior (n in the 4th article of the Chefoo Convention.
2.—Trading steamers, native or foreign, not being vessels of sea-going type, who: ther plying only in the waters of a Treaty Port, or going thence inland, are to be registered at the Custom House, and thoro take out papers, showing respectively the owner's name and residence, name and type of steamer, number of crew, etc., etc., in addition to' whatever national papers they are allowed or required by law to carry. Such Customs papers are to be renewed annually, and are to be surrendered on any change of ownership, or when the vessel ceases to ply. The fee for the first issue of Customs papers will be Taels 10, and for each renewal, Taels 2.
3.—Such registered steamers may ply freely within the waters of the port without reporting their movements to the Customs, but if they go inland they must report both departure and return. No unregistered steamer will be allowed to ply inland.
4.—As regards exhibition of lights, prevention of collisions, shipping of crows and inspection of boilers and machinery, ete., all such steamers are to observe the rule? in force at the port they belong to These rules will be published by the Customs and printed on the vessel's Custom papers.
An official telegram, dispatched from B. REVENUE, Washington to Tokio under date the 13th 5.—Datiable cargo shipped under these inst., in connection with the conditions of regulations at any Treaty Port, on a re-pence between America and Spain reads as istered steamer for conveyance to the follows interior, must be declared at the Custom The Protocol of Pence was signed by the House and pay on export such duties as representatives of both countries on the the Customs decide to be leviable, 12th inst. The text of the Protocol has Dutiable cargo brought from inland toa not yet been promulgated, but according Treaty Port is to be in like manner dealt to reliable information it runs as follows:—with by the Customs there. As to the 1.—Spain shall abandon sovereignty and duties to be paid by vessels of foreign all other rights in Cuba, merchants, they are to be in accordance 2.—Porto Rice and other islands belong-with the Treaty Tariff. ing to Spain in the West Indies, and one 6.—Cargo landed or shipped inland is of the Ladrone Islands are to be handed to pay at the place of Ianding or shipment over to America. America will select one whatever duty or likin local regulations of the Ladrone Islands. call for. In dealing with the vessels of 8.—America will occupy Manila and its foreign merchants a procedure analogous harbour until the Peace Treaty, by which to what the Treaty Tariff calls for is to be the control and administration of the followed.
Philippine Islands may be fixed, is signed.
7.—If such steamers have vessels in 4.—Spanish Troops stationed in Cabs, tow, they must bring to at whatever likin Porto Rice, and other islands in the West stations the vessels towed are required Indies shall be promptly withdrawn within to stop at for inspection, and for the a certain number of days [whether it is 10 respective cargoes of both vessels to be or 30 days is not clear] after signing the dealt with as the local rules prescribe. Protocol. A Committee shall be appointed The rules to be enforced on foreign mer-to discuss the details in connection with chants must be in accordance with Treaty the withdrawal of troops, for which pur-Bose the committee will hold meetings at provisions, and as well be published in full the Customs. Unregistered_steamers havana and San Juan.
5.—In order to discuss the formal treaty
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