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Rh (3) In the event of the Consultative Board considering that its representations are insufficiently attended to and that the commercial interests of the port are thereby threatened, it will refer the matter to a Consular Committee consisting of the Consuls-General of the nations referred to in Article 10 (1). If the Consular Committee is unable to arrange matters to their satisfaction with the Conservancy Board, they will refer the question at issue to their respective Ministers for diplomatic settlement.

11. The object of the existence of the two Boards is as follows:

(a) to provide that the Conservancy Board, in view of its executive nature, be small in order to expedite business.

(b) to provide that members of the Conservancy Board be officials of the Chinese Government in view of the extensive jurisdiction, namely to the head of tidal influence, which it is desirable the Conservancy Board should have.

(c) to provide nevertheless that the commercial interests of the port be effectively represented.

It is considered that the representation as provided will be more usefully effective than would be the case were the representatives of commercial interests on the Conservancy Board.