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the fisheries convention, provided they submit to the laws, regula- 

 tions, and ordinances at present in force or which may be enacted in 

 future for the breeding and protection of fish, for the supervision of 

 the industry connected therewith, and on any other matter relating 

 to fisheries in the aforementioned regions. It is understood that the 

 Japanese subjects shall only be subject to these laws, regulations, and 

 ordinances to the extent that the same laws, regulations, and ordi- 

 nances are applicable to Russian subjects themselves who have ac- 

 quired fishing tracts in these regions. 



ARTICLE 5. 



The term " Russian subjects who have acquired fishing tracts " 

 (see articles 2, 4, 7, 9, and 10 of the fisheries convention and article 4 

 of the present protocol) shall neither apply to colonists nor to native 

 races enjoying special privileges. 



1407 ARTICLE 6. 



It is understood that the Imperial Russian Government reserves 

 the right to grant fishing rights to colonists who may come and 

 settle at places where there are no fishing tracts leased. The same 

 shall apply to the native races. 



The Russian Government agrees not to grant, during the con- 

 tinuance of the fisheries convention, the said rights to colonists or 

 native races at the places where fishing tracts have already been 

 created once. 



It is agreed that the term colonists shall be applied only to per- 

 sons and their families who are personally engaged in fishing with- 

 out hiring any workmen. 



ARTICLE 7. 



The Imperial Russian Government gives the assurance for the 

 future that the fishing tracts already existing in the regions specified 

 in article 1 of the fisheries convention shall remain open throughout 

 the duration of the said convention, with the exception of the tracts 

 at present occupied by the colonists for their fishing. 



ARTICLE 8. 



The duration of the grants of fishing tracts leased by public auc- 

 tion shall be fixed as follows: 



1. One year for tracts which are opened for the first time after 

 the fisheries convention goes into force. 



2. Three years for tracts which have already been worked for one 

 year. 



3. Three years for tracts which have already been worked during 

 the first period of three years. 



4. Five years for tracts which have already been worked during 

 the two periods of three years. 



ARTICLE 9. 



Leases of fishing tracts whose term has not yet expired at the 

 time of expiration of the twelve-year period mentioned in article 13 



