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Peking, the 25th day of the 5th month of the 4th year of Taisho.
Excellency,
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's
note of this day respecting the opening of mines in South
Manchuria, stating; "Japanese subjects shall, as soon as possible,
investigate and select mines in the mining areas in South
Manchuria specified hereinunder, except those being prospected for
or worked, and the Chinese Government will then permit them to
prospect and or work the same; but before the Mining regulations
are definitely settled, the practice at present in force shall be
followed.
1 Provinces Fengtien.
Locality District Mineral
1. Niu Hsin T'ai Pen-hsi Coal
2. Tien Shih Fu Kou Pen-hsi Coal
3. Sha Sung Kang Hai-lung Coal
4. T'ieh Ch'ang Tung-hua Coal
5. Nuan Ti T'ang Chin Coal
6. An Shan Chan region From Liaoyang
to Pen-hsi Iron
KIRIN (Southern portion)
1. Sha Sung Kang Ho-lung Coal & Iron
2. Kang Yao Chi-lin (Kirin) Coal
3. Chia P'i Kou Hua-tien Gold
I avail, etc.,
(Signed) HIOKI EKI.
His Excellency, Lou Tseng-tsiang, Minister of Foreign Affairs of
the Republic of China.
EXCHANGE OF NOTES RESPECTING RAILWAYS AND TAXES IN SOUTH MANCHURIA
AND EASTERN INNER MONGOLIA
--Note--Peking, the 25th day of the 5th month of the 4th year of
the Republic of China.
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