Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1865-09-30

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land. having conc 10 an a-re-D-ni upon
Tie osallts.sss of tA- T.drIaP,i..A. by .api-
lization. OF the dues ,-s'ablish-d gpoa the
navigs'ion Of the Sched'. and of its
mouths, hy parsgra' b , of the 9Th article
OF the treaty OF the 18th April, 1889,
have resolved TO conclude special treaty
on this subject. and hsv. appointed for
their plenipo:entiarics, namely
lis Mnjesry the King of the Brlgians,
NJ. Aldephouse Alexander Felix, Baron
du Jardin, commander of the Order Of
Leopold, decorated with the iron cross,
commander Of the Lion of the Neiher-
lands, chevalier grand cross of the Oaken
Crown, grand cross and commander Of
other orders. his envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary neary to his Majes-
ty the King of the Netherlands:
His Majesty the King of the Neither
lands, Me>srs. Paul Wander Maesen do
Sombreff, chcvalicr grand cross of the
Order of the Nichan Ihihar of Tunis, his
minister of foreign affairs. NJ. Jsan Ru-
dolphe Thorbeckc, chevalier grand cross
of the Order of the Lion of the Neither
lands, grand cross of the Order Of Leo
pold of Belgium. and Of other orders. his
minister of interior, and NJ. Gerand Henri
Bctz. his minister of finance;
Who, after having exchanged their full
powers. found in good and due form, have
concluded upon the following articles:
Articie l.
His Majesty the King Of the Neither
lands renounces forever, for the sum of
l7,l4O,6iO forms Of Holland, the dues
levied upon the navigation Of the Scheldt.
and of its mouths. by virtue of paragraph
3 of article 0 of the treaty Of 10Th April,
1889.
Article III.
This sum shnll be paid to the govern
ment of the Netherlands by the Ralgian
government. at Antwerp, or at Amster-
dam, at the choice of the latter, the franc
calculated at Az cents of the Netherlands,
as follows:
One third Immediately after the ex-
change ofratifications. and the two other
thirds in three equal nstalments, payable
on the lst May, 1864, 1st May. 1865. and
lst May. 1866. The Brls ian government
may anticipate the above-named pay
ments.
Article III
From and nfier the payment OF the first
instalnent of ono third, the dues shall
cease to he levied by the government Of
the Netherlands.
The sumo no, immediately paid shall
bear interest at the rate of per cent. per
annum in favor of the treasury Of the
Netherlands.
Article ".
1t is understood that the capitalization
of the dues shall not in any way affect
the engag. .ments by which the two
States are bound in what concerns tho
Schelat by treaties in force.
article Y.
The pilo.agc dues now levied on the
Scheldt are reduced
20 per cent. for sailing vessels.
25 per cent. for towed vessels. and
30 per cent. for steam vess-ls.
1t is, moreover, agreed that the pilossge
dues on the Sch~ldt can never BE- higher
than the pilotage dues Levied al the mouths
Of the Mouse.
.irfscle VI.
The ps-~cn, tr-s'v shah be rsiiSei. and
and the rasi6czrioas shall b. unchanged s'
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