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 1546 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION—·FUR SEALS. J mir 7, 1911. Aarxcu HIL ¥*¤”¤‘¤¤°’***°°' Itisagreedonthe ofJa thatof thetotalnumberofseal- E’Zl'€ftJi?$¤£`;i”$°ei§ skins taken annually Iixutn Rohm Island, or any  1slands_or ii{.Z'f?... Bm”°’ shores of the waters degiied in Article I subject to the jurisdiction A¤¢¢.1>·¤¤· of Japan to which any seal" herds hereafter resort, there shall be delivered at Robben Island at the end of each  cent (10%) goes in number and value thereof tot 121; ogth _ agent bgf tha nlted States Governmen ten r W. gross m num r an value thereof to an authotniiaed largent of the Canadian Government, and ten per cent (10%£gr·on in number and value thereof to an au- ¤;¤’::°”* *°' “”‘ thorized agent of the ussian Government; provided, however, that y nothing herein contained shall restrict the rght of Japan at any time andfrmntimetotimeduringthefirst veyearsof theterm of this Convention to suspend altogether   taking of sealskms on such islands or shores subject to its ]\l1'lH]1Qh0!l, and to impose during the term of this Convention such restrictions and regulations upon thetotalnumberofsl:instobetakeninanyseason,andthemanner andtimes and placesoftakingthemasmayseemnecessarytogreserve !¤¤¤••*·@v··¤ and protect the Japanese herd, or to increase its number; ut it is agreed, nevertheless, on the part_of Japan that during the last ten years of the term of this Convention not les than live per cent (5%) of the total number of seals on the Japanese rookeries and hauling grounds will be killed annually, provided that said five per cen (ly,) does not exceeed eight-live per cent (85%) of the three-yearol male seals hauling m such year. · _ ‘ hj'd¤¤yg§§f¤ ,_‘,$¤* _ If, however, the total number of seals frequcnting the Ja anese islands in any year falls below six thousand Eve hundred 55,500) enumeratedgiy omcial counh then the allowance of skins mentioned above and killing of except such as may be necessary for thesupport of the nativesontheislandamaybe ded until the number of such_seals again exceeds mx thousand Eve hundred (6,500) enumerated m like manner. Arrmu XIV. “‘¥‘"°’?‘°""" ItlB|g§d0lll’•llGP|·I.'t0fG!'$¢B!lt|lD·*dIltlD sealherd aomng to Bmian GIS ID wffggz ml W hereafter resorts to any_ia1ands_or shores of the watensydeiined in ’ °  I subject to the jurisdiction of Great Britain, there shall bg delivered at the end of each season during the term of this Convention ten per cent (10%)E;>: m number and value of the total number of   annually from such herd to an authorized agent of the United States Government, ten per cent (10%u)ngz~oes in numberandvalueof thetotalnumberofsealshruann ytakenirom such herd to an authorized agent of the Japanese Government, and ten  cen¤t:1(10Ea) gross in numb; and vaéue of tht; total number of _ y su an au orued' agent of the Roman Government. Axncne XV. ”°°‘ °" ’°””' Itisfurt.heragreedbetweentheUnited Statesand reatBritain ¤`I:¤,p¤sa that the provisions of this Convention  super-sede,Gi¤ ge fu- g they are inconsistent therewith or in duplication thereof, the provxsions_of the treaty relating to the fur seals, entered into between ilalllmmd States and Great Britain on the -7th day of February, Airncu XVI. ummm eectu the15thda ofDece:n· bar, 1911, and shall contidua in force gin a period ofhfteen (15)
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