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rences of which reAlstration mast be tla-te by thd
(miter of the plantation), to give op,- in (Inter to
lie caucelled, the deed, of mortgiv: first plAceit iA
his habd-si oi• to give legal prom Ow this deed Of
mortgage or security for debt, has beelily cant
celled, and is of no (sillier validity or efieit:

It being farther expressly detertained,llf/tt
the exception of the provisions specified in. 1.11.13
article, the rights of mortgage-holders. or ct•eili=
tots 0)4.111 remain in their full force.

V. All Dutch proprietors who are recognised a§
such by this Convention, be.. competent to
supply, from the Netherlands, their plantations
with the usual necessarir., an•l, in return' may
export to the Netherlands the produce o the
aforesaid plantation? ;- but all other import of
goods from the Netherlands into the colonies, or
export of produce front the colonies to the Nether-
lands, are strictly prohibited ; and it is farther
determined, that no export of any article that i 4
prohibited.to be exported thither from the British
States, Shall be sent thither from the Netherlands.

VI. 'By Dutch proprietots roust be undeestoodi
Ist, all subjects of his Majesty the King of the
Netherlands, residing in his European States, and
now being .landed proprietors. in. the aforesaid
ccdtmtes.

2d. All subjects of 1113 said Nl4jesty who, in•
01 iniq eorme.into pos,ession.olplan.'
tations in them, now belonging—to Dutch pro 7.
ictoi
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3d. All such landed proprietors as, now residing-
in the said colonies, were horn in the Netherlatrils,
and wlto, in conformity. to Art, VIII. of this Con -
vrittion, twig declpre, that they wish to be elm-
-5410114 Dotelv proprietors in tot ore ; and
4th. MI subjects of his said Alajesty,,who may
be holders of ntortgages on plantations itt.the said
colonies before the date of the rati'fleation ut tkis
Convention ; And Who, roinietpience of tkeir
deed of mortgage, posseii4 the right of; exporting
the prodnce of the said plantat ioos to the Nether-
lands, under the restriction stated in Arr. IX,

VII. In all cases where the right of supplying
the wants of plant►►tines, and the right
of exporting the produce of the sante to the iSle-
therlands, is not' actually secured to, the mort-
gage-holder, the hitter shall he permitted to ex-
port from the colonies only such quantity of pro-
duce as, estimated by the price , current of the.
colony, shall be sufficient to pay the. amount of
interest mrca.pit:ll yearly due to hint, an.d.un the
other hand, to 'introduce into the colony Artie:4es
of necessity in the saute proportion. •
VI ll.• All proprktors, being subjeuts of hii Ma.
je3Cy the King of die Netherlands, now resident,
in these colonies, shall be bound, in order to be'
entitled to the benefits of this Convention, within
three inonths after its publieation •in the said CO.
lollies, to declare whether they are satisfied tube
Considered as snob in future. • .

IX-In all cases where both Dutch.and British
sollects shall have a niurtgng.e on the.same plan.
,tatioa, in the said Colonies, the- smomit of the
produce to be consigned to the different mortgage..
holders, shall he in proportion to ,the amount of,
the debt tine to each respectively.
X. In order that the disposit loos of the present
Convention rutty be the more readily inunght,into
mid kept in operation, it is deteemined,that, every
year, hy.order of the King or, the isletherlands,.
correct and specific listi.shall be made out,. con.
twining. the names and. places of resilience of Pro.
,prietors resident in .the Netherlends, together,
with'the names and descriptions of tine
flora to them respectively belonging with thee&
dition of whethtr the last mentioned he sugar or.
°the, kind of plantations, . whether ,the first
mentioded art,owners in whole or only in part of the
,plantationsysimilar lists shall also be made Out of.
the mortgageS vested on the plantation, in so.'%far.
as these mortgages are in the possession of Dutch
subjecti, specifying the mount of the debt. or
mortgage, as they at present exist, (4 they are
to he paid in virtue of. Act. IV,
These lists shall be givers to the British Govern-
ment, and sent to the aformid,colonies,.in order
that, atith the edditirin of the list of, Dutch pu-
rloins resident in the. said colonies, they may:
serve to ascertain the whole athount. of the Deitch
popular iUn and preperty ur intereA tire lacitc-
said colonies.
XI, his Majesty the 'King of the Netherlands
and his Britannic Alaiesty having considered,•tlint
the Dutch merchants and shareholders, known.
miller the name of the Sneietat van tie Bernice,
have u lust claim to certain plantations formerly.
:cleared by them, in the Colony of Berbice, and,
of which they were dispossessed by thellevoin.
tionary Government of Holland, and wjficil
the last occupation of the Said Colony by.the
tith arms, were considered as' Government pro-.
perty,-s-his Britannic Majesty therefore •binds;
himself 'to restore to the said Company of .Ber«
bier,. within the period of six. months after the,
exchanging of the ratifiCations of. t he present Con,
ventions, the plantations Dageraud, Dankbaar«
held, jobanna, and Sandvoort, with their ne..
groes and other appentenauees at preterit actually
employed upon .them, and this in lull -satisfaction
of all claims which the s'ai'l Company May have,
or claim to .have, chargeable on his Britannie.Ma.
jesty or hii subjects,, on the account of .any pro-
party-which -formerly belonged to the said Com..
pithy in the Colony, of Berbice. •
Xll. M 1 questions that .may arise between pri«
Nate persons in relatien to rights of property as
determined by the present Convention, shall be
decided by the competent tribunal according. to
the laws ih force in the said colonies.,
Ills Britannic
,Majesty engages, in, all
MO where the rights and interests of Dutch pro«.
prictors are concerned, to proceed with the great-
est equity pWI impartiality.
• XIV. The two contracting parties reserve to
themselves the power to make, in future, such
retnlifications of the' present COoventiok:as ex«
pericnee may suggest to be :required-by the in-
terests of. both Vowers,,, . - • ,

\V. Finally, it, is aiiree4l, that the st.ipulations'
of this Convention shall be ot-force front the day'
of the exchanging of the ratifications si it.
XVI. The present Convention shall
,be ratified',
and the ratifications exchanged At London, with.
in three weeks after the signing of the s3lllej or
earlier, if possible.
In testimony wheredf the rFsinCtive Yleulp Y.