Locality District Mineral

Niu Hsin T’ai Pen-hsi Coal

Tien Shih Fu Kou Pen-hsi Coal

Sha Sung Kang Hai-lung Coal

T’ieh Ch’ang Tung-hua Coal

Nuan Ti T’ang Chin Coal

An Shan Chan region From Liaoyang
                        to Pen-hsi Iron

Kirin (Southern portion)

Locality District Mineral
Sha Sung Kang Ho-lung C. & I.
Kang Yao Chi-lin (Kirin) Coal
Chia P’i Kou Hua-tien Gold

I avail, etc.,

(Signed) Lou Tseng-tsiang.

His Excellency, Hioki Eki, Japanese Minister.

—­Reply—­

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.

Monsieur le Ministre,

In the name of my Government.

I have the honour to make the following declaration to your
Government:—­

China will hereafter provide funds for building necessary railways in South Manchuria and Eastern Inner Mongolia; if foreign capital is required China may negotiate for a loan with Japanese capitalists first; and further, the Chinese Government, when making a loan in future on the security of the taxes in the above-mentioned places (excluding the salt and customs revenue which have already been pledged by the Chinese Central Government) may negotiate for it with Japanese capitalists first.