Another important point is that the fifth clause of article I provides for the reciprocal most-favoured-nation treatment in regard to the immovable property and apan had hitherto not recognized in her treaties the principle of land ownership by—foreigners,—having permitted only the leasing of land for residential and trading ow departure en: il themselves of Russian permission to foreigners to own land for agricultural purposes in some parts of Siberia, separate agreement attacheal to the new treaty excludes certain commercial. relations from. its jurisdiction. For Japan, these rosery tions include her special relations with Korea (Russia thus granting a free hand in that quarter); her trade with neighbouring countries in East Avis and any Government monopoly; and for Russia, they include special terms accorded to neighbours in a zone fitty versts around her frontier, Archangel. wr existing treaties and speci ents with her subjects also Government monopolies, TRUE RECIPROCITY, Rossian's consent to the establidhuent of japanese Consulate in Vladivostok since there have len foreign Commercial agencies there, but no Consulates, The establishment of a Japanese Consulate in Nikolaevsk is chiefly to protect Japanese fishers in Russian waters.—Tsuruga on. th
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