The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-04-15


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resolutions or the m,Asur,s nuct sshry un.
der the cifcumstunUt
The vcrincuuons and estimation. how
ever. under Sections 10 and G.. shall have
binding character Tor thu contracting
States. they shall sbo established by
vote % the majority each contracting
State disposing ~ one vote, and thpN
shall come into effect 81 the furthrst.
at the expiration Of period ~ two
months.
In case one OF the contracting States
were to appeal from the decision Of the
commission IL shall have to promote.
within eight days aiter the notification
OF the said decision. n new elaboration
OF the commission the latter shall meet
under urgent call. and shall decide def
initely within a period OF one month from
the date OF the appeal.
The new decision shall be eNecutory, at
the latest two months after it's date. the
same proceedings to be followed In regard
TO the examination Of requests for admis-
sion under the provisions OF Section r.
? The expenses arising from the orFaniya-
tion Of the permanent commissioner
ccpt the salary and the compensRtions OF
the delegates. which are TO be paid by
their respective countries-shall be borne
by all the contracting States and shall
be assessed among them according to
method to be decided hpon 10y the com
mission
ARTICLE VIII
/ The high contracting parties bind them
selves on their behalf and ON behalf Of
their colonies and possessions, exception
being made in the case of the autonomous
colonies OF Great Britain and British
West Indies, To resort to this measures
necessary to prevent bounty-fed sugar
which has passed through the territory
Of a contracting State from having the
same advantages as those accruing under
the convention on the market they are
destined for. The permanent commission
shall present in this connection the nee
ossary propositions.
ARTICLE TX.
The States that have taken part in the
present convention shall be admitted to
adhere thereto upon request and after
favorable report of the permanent com
mission.
The request shall be addressed through
! the diplomatic channels to the Belgian
! Government. which will take charge
] eventually Of notifying the adhesion to
all the other Governments The adhesion
shall involve, I'm full right, the accession
to all charges and the admission to all
I advantages enumerated in the present
| convention, and 1t shall enter into force
l q.
mission of the notification by the Bel
| CLAN Government to the other contract
ing States.
ARTICLE X.
The present convention shall come into
| force from September l, 1908.
| Ii shall remain in force during the five
years from this date, and II none of the
high contracting parties shall have noti-
/ fled the Belgian Government twelve
months after the expiration of said period
of five years of its intention to have it's
effects ceased, 1t shall continue for one
year. and so on from year to year.
| In case one Of the contracting States
were to denounce the convention, this
denunciation shall take effect only as 1t
may affect its own interests the other
States would retain. until October 81 OF
the year of the denunciation, the privilege
of notifying their intention to also retire
If one of the latter intended to make
use of this privilege, the Belgian Gov
eminent is to promote a meeting at Brus
sells, within three months, Of a conference
which would have to determine the meas
ures to be resorted to.
ARTICLE NJ.
| The provisions of the present conven-
ton shall apply to the provinces beyond
the seas, colonies and foreign possessions
of the high contracting parties. The
colonies and possessions of Great Britain
and the Netherlands however. are not
to be included in this regulation, ex-
cept as far as it Is provided In Articles
V and VIII.
The status of the colonies and posses
sions of Great Britain and the Neither
lands is, moreover. defined by the dec
larations inserted in the final protocol.
ARTICLE XII.
The execution of the reciprocal engage
ments contained in the present conven-
| ton is subjected. inasmuch al need be,
to the performance of the formalities and
rules established by the constitutional
laws Of each of the contracting States.
The present convention shall be ratified
and Publications thereof shall be deposit
ed at Brussels, at the Ministry OF For
eign Affairs on February l, 1903 or
earlier. II possible.
1t is understood that the present con-
vention shall only become binding after
it has been ratified at least by the. con-
tracing States that have not been af-
fected by the exceptional provision of Ar
ticle vi. In case one or several of the
said States have not deposited their rati-
fications within the time provided for,
the Belgian Government shall immediate
ly endeavor to obtain a decision from
the other signatory States as to the en-
tering into force Of the present conven-
ton among themselves.
U.-FINAL PROTOCOL.
At the moment of proceeding to the
signature of the convention relating TO
the regime Of sugars, entered into on
this date by the Governments OF Ger
many, Austria and Hungary, Belgium
Spain. France. Great Britain, Italy, the
Netherlands and Sweden, the plenipoten-