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SUPPLEMENTARY TREATY BETWEEN JAPAN AND CHINA
guarding the Legations and communications, a place in Peking outside the Inneri
City, convenient to both parties and free from objections, shall be selected and seti
apart as a place where merchants of all nationalities may reside and carry on trade4
Within the limits of this place merchants of all nationalities shall be at liberty toj
lease land, build houses and warehouses, and establish places of business; but as td
the leasing of houses and land belonging to Chinese private individuals there musfl
be willingness on the part of the owners, and the terms thereof must be equitably
arranged without any force or compulsion. All roads and bridges in this place will
be under the jurisdiction and control of China. Foreigners residing in this place ar@
to observe the Municipal and Police Regulations on the same footing as Chinesei
residents, and they are not to be entitled to establish a Municipality and Police of
their own within its limits except with the consent of the Chinese authorities. When
such place of international residence and trade shall have been opened and its limits!
properly defined, the foreigners who have been residing scattered both within and;
without the city walls shall all be required to remove their residence thereto and;
they shall not be allowed to remain in separate places, and thereby cause inconvenience]
in the necessary supervision by the Chinese authorities. The value of the land and;
buildings held by such foreigners shall be agreed upon equitably, and due compen-j
sation therefor shall be paid. The period for such removal shall be determined ini
due time, and those who do not remove before the expiry of this period shall not be;
entitled to compensation.
We have considered it to be to our mutual advantage to come to the present;
basis of understanding in order to avoid future unnecessary negotiations, and we beg
that your Excellencies will consider and agree to it, and will favour us with a reply.]
We have the honour, etc.,
(Signed) Lu H
Ln Hai-huan.
Skeng Hscan-huai.
Wn T'ing-fang.
Annex 7
Imperial Japanese Commissioners for Treaty Revision to Imperial Chinese.
Commissioners for Treaty Revision
Shanghai, the 8th Day of the 10th Month of the 36th Year of Meiji. {
Gentlemen,—We have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your;
Excellencies’ despatch of the 18th day of the 8th moon of the 29th year of Kuang;
Hsu.
In reply we beg to inform you that we agree generally to all the terms contained,
in the despatch under acknowledgment. As to the detailed regulations, these ■
shall in due time be considered and satisfactorily settled in accordance with :
Article X. of this Treaty; but it is understood that such regulations shall not differ
in any respect to our prejudice from those which may be agreed upon between China
and other Powers. We have the honour to send your Excellencies this communi¬
cation in reply and for your information.
We have the honour, etc.,
(Signed) Hioki Eki.
Odagiri Masnoske.