Foreign owners or lessees of land ' abutting on the sea or separated therefrom by a publio road or footpath, to whom deeds of conveyance or lease have been issued by the British Weihaiwei Administration shall not be deprived of their existing wayleaves (except within the terms therein stated) or of access to the sea, With reference to Article 14 of this Agreement, in the event of accretion such owners or lessees shall "have the first option of lease at (a) a ground rent based on the assessed value of their abutting land and for the term of their lease, or (b) the ground. rent payable in respect of their lease under the British Weihaiwei Administration and for the term thereof respectively.
ARTICLE 17, The British Government presents to the Chinese Government all British Government lands and buildings in the territory, and in return the Chinese. Government agrees to lease to the British Government, free of charge for a period of 30 years with option of renewal by holder, the Senior District Officer's house, grounds and stables for use as Consular residence, the non-commissioned officers' mess and grounds for use as Consular offices, the two foreign cemeteries, and Block A of the former barracks for use as a British Club. Should the said Club cease to exist the building shall revert to the Chinese Goyernment without compensation. As regards the piece of waste land known as the Parade Ground, it is agreed that it shall continue to be used as at present as an international recreation ground and golf course, unless it is required for public purposes, including port development, in which case the Chinese Administration under takes first to provide in lieu.an equally siitable recreation ground and golf course elsewhere.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.