The record-union., 1899-10-04

PARIS, Oct. BY the direction of
the glo-Venezuelan Arbitration
Commission some of Great Britain's
claims as to the interior and on the
coast are disallowed. Her frontier
will start at the Waini River.
The award was unanimous. 1t is
considered in the nature of COM
promise rather than as favoring Ven-
ezuela. 1t was read at 1906 D. m
The decision which was read by Nj.
r. Demartins. the umpire. who has
presided over the deliberations of the
tribunal, and is as follows:
The undersigned, by these present,
give and publish our decision deter
mining and judging. touching and
concerning the questions that have
been submitted to us by said arbitTa-
tion, and, in conformity with said ar
bitration, we' decide, declare and pro-
nounce definitely that the line of
frontier of the colony of British Gui-
MIA and the United States of Venezuela
is as follows:
Starting on the coast at Point
Playa, the frontier shall follow a
straight line to the confluence of the
Barfrna and the Maruima; thence fol-
lowing the Thalwag. of the latter to
the source of the Corentin, otherwise
called the Guitar River; thence it shall
proceed to the confluence of the Haiwa
and the Amakuru; thence following the
Thalwag of the Amakuru to it's source
IN the place of Imatika; thence in a
southwesterly direction along the
highest ridge of Imatika Mountains to
the highest point of the Imatika chain,
opposite the source of the Barima, and
the principal chain of the Imatika
Mountains; thence in a southeast di-
rection to the source of the Acarabisi.
Following the Thalweg of the Aca-
rabisi to the Cuuyni, the northern bank
of which it shall follow in a westerly
direction to the confluence of the
Cuuyni and the. Vanamu; thence along
the Thalweg of the Vanamu to it's west
ernmost source: thence in straight
line to the summit of Mount Rorarima;
thence to the source of the Colinga
From this point the frontier shall
follow the Thalweg of the Colinga to
its confluence with the Takulu; then
along the Thalweg of the Takulu to it's
source; thence in a straight line to the
most western point of the Aketrari
Mountains, the highest ridge of which
it shall follow to the source of the
Corentin, whence it will follow the
course of the river
The award of the tribunal. briefly
summarized, means that of the 10000
square miles claimed by Venezuela
that country obtains only 100, formed
partly of the marsh land near the river
Barima, and a portion of the interior,
n in foi, oil
forest country.
hereby delimitated reserves, and in no
way prejudices questions actually ex-
listing or that may here lfter arise be-
tween Great Britain and the republic
of Brazil or between the republic of
Brazil and Venezuela
In fixing the above dclimitation the
arbitrators consider AMI decide that
in time of peace the rivers Amakuru
and Barima shall be open to naviga-
tion by the merchant shipping of all
nations, due reserve being made with
regard to equitable regulations and The
payment of light dues and other like
imposts, on conditions that the dues
levied by Venezuela and british Guiana
on ships traversing the parts OF Bit
ssh owned by them respectively shall
be imposed in accordance with The
same tariff of Venezuelan and Brit sin
vessels. These tariffs are rot - ex-
ceed those of all other countries.
The award proceeds also upon the
condition that neither Venezuela nor
British Guiana shall impose any cusI
toms duty upon goods carried in vcs-
sells, ships or boats passing through
these rivers, such customs being levied
only on goods landed upon Venezuelan
territory or upon the territory of Great
Britain, respectively.
One of the counsel for Great Britain
made the following statement to the
Associated Press: "The award prac-
tically indorses the judgment of Sir
Robert Schomburg, whose line it fol-
lows except in a few particulars. Great
Britain acquires the whole of the river
Cuyuni. This covers about thirty square
miles. All the valuable plantations
and gold fields are now indisputatlY
settled within British territory"