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 MULTILATERAL-BILLS OF LADING-AUGUST 25, 1924 I, the Undersigned, His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador at Brussels, on affixing my signature to the Protocol of Signature of the Interna- tional Convention for the unification of certain rules relating to Bills of Lading, on this 15th day of November 1924, hereby make the follow- ing Declarations by direction of my Government: I declare that His Britannic Majesty's Government adopt the last reservation in the additional Protocol of the Bills of Lading Convention. I further declare that my signature applies only to Great Britain and Northern Ireland, I reserve the right of each of the British Dominions, Colonies, Overseas Possessions and Protectorates, and of each of the territories over wich His Britannic Majesty exercises a mandate to accede of this Convention under Article 13. GEORGE GRAHAME. His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador at Brussels. Brussels, this 15th day of November 1924. AMBASSADE IMPERIALE DU JAPON Note annexee d la lettre de S. Exe. M. l'Ambassadeur du Japon a M. Ie Ministre des Affaires Rtrangares de Belgique, du 25 aout 1925. Au moment de proceder A la signature de la Convention internatio- nale pour l'unification de certaines regles en matiere de connaissement, le soussign6, Pl6nipotentiaire du Japon, fait les reserves suivantes: a) A L'ARTICLE 4: Le Japon se reserve, jusqu'a nouvel ordre l'acceptation des disposi- tions du a) Al'alin6a 2 de l'article 4. b) Le Japon est d'avis que la Convention, dans sa totalit6, ne s'applique pas au cabotage national; par cons6quent, il n'y aurait pas lieu d'en faire l'objet de dispositions au Protocole. Toutefois, s'il n'en est pas ainsi, le Japon se reserve le droit de regler librement le cabotage national par sa propre legislation. M. ADATCI. Bruxelles, le 25 aott 1925. AND WHEREAS the said convention, in accordance with a provision in Article 14 thereof, came into force on June 2, 1931, one year after the deposit with the Government of Belgium of the ratifications of the States which took part in the first deposit of ratifications on June 2, 1930, namely, Belgium, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Spain, and Hungary; AND WHEREAS the said convention was duly ratified on May 26, 1937, on the part of the United States of America, subject to two understandings as follows: 1. "Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 4, Section 5, and the first paragraph of Article 9 of the convention, neither the carrier nor the ship shall in any event be or become liable within the jurisdiction of the United States of America for any loss or damage to or in con- nection with goods in an amount exceeding $500.00, lawful money of Date convention came into force. Post, p. 254. Ratification by United States subject to specified under- standings. Limitation on liabil- ity for loss or damage in U. S. jurisdiction. Pod, pp. 252, 253. 245

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