Year: 1871

under such rules and regulations as may
be agreed UPON -between the Government
of Her Britannia Majesty and the Govern
ment of the United States


Citizens of the United States may, for q
like period, carry, in United States vessels,
goods, wares or merchandise, from one
port or place within the possessions Of Her
Britannia Majesty in North America, TO
another port or place within said posses
sions provided that the portion of such
transportation made through the territory
of the United States be by land carriage
and In bond, under such rules and regula-
tions as may be agreed upon between the
Government of the United States and the
Government of her Britannia Majesty. The
Government OF the United States further
engages not to impose any export duties
on goods, wares or merchandise carried,
under this article, through the territory of
the United States; and Her Britannia Ma
jesty's Government engages to urge the
Parliament of the Dominion of Canada
and the Legislatures of the other colonies
not to impose any export duties on goods,
wares or merchandise carried under this
article; and the Government of the United
States may, IN case such export duties be
imposed by the Dominion of Canada, sus-
pend, during the period of such dutiesim-
posed, the right of carrying granted under
this article in favor of subjects of Her
Britannia Majesty. The Government OF
the United States may also suspend the
right of carrying granted in favor of SUBJ
jects of Her Brittanic Majesty, under this
article, IL case the Dominion of Canada
should at any time deprive citizens of the
United States of the use of the canals in
said Dominion, on terms of equality with
the inhabitants of the Dominion, as pro-
vided in Article 81.


In Article 81 the Government of Her
Britannia Majesty engages to urge upon
the Parliament of the Dominion of Cana
da and the Legislature of New Bruins
wick, that no export or other duty be
levied on lumber or timber of any kind
cut on that portion of American territory
in the State of Maine, watered by the river
st. John and its tributaries, and fioated
down that river to the sea, when the same
is shipped to the United States from the
Province of New Brunswick.


Article 33 provides that articles IS to 26,
inclusive, and article 80 of the treaty, shall
take effect as soon as the laws required to
carry them into operation shall have been
passed by the imperial Parliament of
Great Britain, by the Parliament of Cam
ada, and by the Legislature of Prince Ed
wards Island on the one hand, and by the
Congress of the United States on tie
| other Such assent having been given,
said articles shall remain in force for a
period of ten years from the date at which


they may commence to operate, and fur


ther, until the expiration of two years af-


ter either of the high contracting parties
| shall have given notice to the other of its
| wish to terminate the same. Each of the
high contracting parties being at liberty to
give such notice to the other at the end of
said period of ten years, or any time after
ward


THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY QUESTION.
The remaining portion of the treaty
articles 81 to Al, inclusive, relate to
the northern boundary question, and state
that, whereas, it was stipulated by article
of the treaty concluded at Washington


on 18th of June, 1913, between the


United States of America and Her


Britannia Majesty, the line of boun-


dairy between the territory of the United


States and that of Her Britannia Majesty,


from point on the49th parallel of north
| latitude, up to which had already been as


certained, should be continued westward


along said parallel of north latitude to the


middle channel which separates the


continent from Vancouver's Island, and


thence southerly along the middle of said


channel and of Fuca Strait to the Pacific


Ocean; and, whereas, the Commissioners


appointed by the two high contracting
parties to determine that portion of the


boundary which runs southerly through the


middle channel aforesaid, were unable to
agree upon the same; and, whereas, the


Government of Her Britannia Majesty


claims that such boundary line should, un-
| der the terms of the treaty above recited


be run through Rosario Straits, and the


Government of the United States


claims that it should be run through


the Canal de Haro; it is agreed


that the respective claims of the


Government of Her Britannia majesty and


of the Government of the United States


shall be submitted to the arbitration and


award of His Majesty the Emperor of


Germany, who, having regard to the


aforementioned article of said treaty,


shall decide thereupon finally and without


appeal, which of these claims is most in


accordance with the true Interpretation OF


the treaty of June 10, 1886 The award


thus determined to be considered as ebso-
lutely final and conclusive, and full effect


to be given to such award, without any
objection, evasion or delay whatsoever
Rules governing the arbitration are pre-


scribed. -i
Article 40 reads: "This treaty shall be
duly ratified by the President of the
United States of America, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate,


thereof, and by Her Britannia Majesty


and the notifications shall be exchanged


either at Washington or at London, within
} six months from the date hereof, and
earlier if possible"