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 AGREEMENT—GR.EAT BRITAIN. JANUARY 27, 1909. 2143 extends. from Cape Ray to Rameau Islands, or on the western and northern coasts of Newfoundland from Cape Ray to Quirpon Islands, or on the Magdalen Islands? Question 7. Are the inhabitants of the United States whose vessels ,€§,gmm<=*¤*=·¤ P'*'*· resort to the treaty coasts for the purpose of exercisin the liberties ` referred to in Article I of the treaty of 1818 entitled to have for those vessels, when dully authorized by t_ e United States in that behalf, the commercial priv` eges on the treaty coasts accorded by agreement or otherwise to United States trading vessels generally? Am·1c1.1: II. Either Party may call the attention of the Tribunal to any legisla- t,,§,f*;g¤,§e*$*lf”,;E},*;¤g‘,§'°· tive or executive act of the other Party, specified within three months ' of the exchange of no tes enforcing this agreement, and which is claimed to be inconsistent with the true interpretation of the treaty of 1818; and may call upon the Tribunal to express in its award its opinion upon such acts, and to point out in what respects, if any, they are inconsistent with the principles laid down in the award m rep y to the preceding questions; and each Party agrees to conform to such oprmon. · Amicnn III. If any question arises in the arbitration regarding the reasonable- P°§,°$¤,;_#s_*?*n;b*,g¤g ness of any regulation or otherwise which requires an examination Mmmm. of the practica effect of an Erovisions in relation to the conditions surrounding the exercise of the libert of fishery enjoyed by the inhabitants of the United States, or which requires expert information about the fisheries themselves, the Tribunal may, in that case, refer such question to a commission of three expert specialists in such matters; one to be designated by each of the Parties hereto, and the third, who shall not be a nationa of either Party, to be designated by _ the Tribunal. This Commission shall examine into and report their conclusions on any question or question so referred to rt by the Tribunal and such re ort shall be considered by the Tribuna and shall, if incorporated lby them in the award, be accepted as a part thereo. . ` Pending the report of the Commission u on the uestion or ques- *"°"* ¥’°“°"“¤ '•* tions so referred and without awaiting suchpreport, the Tribunal may pm °‘C°mmmm' make a separate award upon all or any other questions before it, and such separate award, if made, shall become immediately effective, provided that the report aforesaid shall not be incorriplorated in the award until it has been considered by the Tribunal. e expenses of such Commission shall be borne in equal moieties by the Parties hereto. Amicnn IV. The Tribunal shall recommend for the consideration of the High P'°°°d“'°· _ Contracting Parties rules and a method of procedure under which all questions which may arise in the future regarding the exercise of the liberties above referred to may be determined in accordance with the principles laid down in the award. If the High Contracting Parties shall not ado t the rules and method of rocedure so recommended, or if they shalll not, subsequently to the d)elivery of the award, agree upon such rules and methods, then any differences which may arise in the future between the High Contracting Parties relating to the interpretation of the treaty of 1818 or to the effect and application of the award of the Tribunal shall be referred informally to the Permanent Court at The Hague for decision by the summary procedure Iéroviéied in Chapter IV of The Hague Convention of the 18th of cto er, 1907. _