applying the provisions established by the decree, No. 6,368, Feb- 
ruary 14, 1907, or others, which will not impose greater burdens, 
and which may be more economic. 
Art. 7For the same purpose as mentioned in the previous 
article, all vessels of any kind destined for river navigation, are 
declared exempt from all custom house duties, including fees, 
revision, rates. 
Art. 8.—The Government will grant the same exemption in 
addition to the indirect favors found convenient, to the contractor 
who will bind himself at a public competition, to establish coal 
depots at points in the valley of the Amazon previously indicated, 
and to supply steamers and launches with fuel at prices approved 
by the Government. 
Art. 9—The Government will promote and aid the production 
of food stuffs in the valley of the Amazon through the following 
measures, or others which may be found convenient and promise 
satisfactory results. 
1. The leasing of two of the National Reservations on the Rio 
Branco, at a public auction or private competition to a reliable 
concern, which binds itself to develop on a large scale, the breed- 
ing of cattle of improved types, the production of cereals, and 
other foodstuffs, to establish packing houses, dairies, rice-shelling 
mills, flour and mandiok mills, etc. 
2. Direct colonization, through the Federal Government, on 
lands still belonging to the Union, on the S. Marcos Reservation, 
situated between the Rivers Mahu, Tacutt, Surumt and Cotingo, 
with native families of farmers and stock-farmers, with a view 
of developing and inereasing the production of foodstuffs, as well 
as horses and mules. 
3. Concession to concerns which propose to establish large 
plantations or colonies under the above mentioned conditions, 
one in the Territory of Acre (between the Rio Branco and Xar- 
pury), one in the State of Amazonas (in the region of the Autaz 
River), and one in the State of Para (on the island of Marajé 
or other point more convenient on the lower Amazon), granting 
them the following favors: 
(a) Exemption from all import duties, including fees, for all 
material imported, necessary for establishing the plantation, in- 
cluding buildings, corrals, pastures, fences, watering places, agri- 
cultural implements and machines for the cultivation, harvesting 
and treatment of cereals, the installation of factories treating 
dairy produce and packing houses, as well as cattle and seed 
which may be imported during the first five years after the plan- 
tation is started. 
(b) Premiums of 30,000 milreis for lots of 1,000 hectares of 
cultivated pasture, planted and conveniently fenced, and of 100,- 
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