EKl'OkT OF THE SECRETARY 113 



CONVKXTIOX I'OK ASSURING THE IMMEDIATK EXCHANGE OF THE OFIflCIAL JOUHXAL, 

 AS WELL AS OF THE PARLIAMENTARY ANNALS AND DOCUMENTS. 



[Translation from tlieFreuch.J 



The President of the Uuited States of America, His Majesty the King of the Bel- 

 giaus, His Majesty the Euiperor of Brazil, Her Majesty the Queeu Regeut of Spain, 

 His Majesty the King of Italy, His Majesty the King of Portugal and of the Algarves, 

 His Majesty the King of Servia, desiring to assure the immediate exchange of the Of- 

 ficial Journal, as well as of the parliamentary anuals and documents of their respect- 

 ive states, have named as their plenipotentiaries, to wit : 



The President of the United States of America, Mr. Lambert Tree, minister resi- 

 dent of the United States of America at Brussels, 



His Majesty the King of the Belgians, the Prince de Caraman, his minister of foreign 

 affairs, and the Chevalier de Moreau, his minister of agriculture, industry, and public 

 works, 



His Majestj' the Emperor of Brazil, the Cou«t de Villeueuve, his envoy extraordi- 

 nary and minister plenipotentiary near His Majesty the King of the Belgians, 



Her Majesty the Queen Regent of Spain, Mr. de Tavira, chargd d'affaires ad interim 

 of Spain, at Brussels, 



His Majesty the King of Italy, the Marquis Maffei, his envoy extraordinary and 

 minister pleuipoteutuiry near His Majesty the King of the Belgians, 



His Majesty the King of Portugal and of the Algarves, the Baron de Sant'Anua, 

 envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of His Very Faithful Majesty, 



His Majesty the King of Servia, Mr. Marinovitch, liis envoy extraordinary and 

 minister plenipotentiary near His Majesty the King of the Belgians, 



Who, after having communicated between thcmselv^es their full powers, found in 

 good and due form, have agreed upon the following articles: 



Article I. Independently of the obligations which result from article 2 of the Gen- 

 eral Convention of this day, relative to the exchange of oflicial documents and of 

 scientific and literary publications, the respective Governments undertake to have 

 transmitted to the legislative chambers of each contracting State, as fast as their 

 publication, a copy of the official journal, as well as of the parliamentary annals and 

 documents Avhich are given publicity. 



Art. II. The States which have not taken part in the present Convention are ad- 

 mitted to adhere thereto on their request. 



This adhesion will be notified diplomatically to the Belgian Government, and by 

 that Government to all the other signatory States. 



Art. III. The inesent Convention will be ratified, and the ratifications will be ex- 

 changed at Brussels as soon as practicable. It is concluded for ten years from the day 

 of the exchange of the ratifications, and it will remain in force beyond that time, so 

 long as one of the Governments shall not have declared six months in advance that it 

 renounces it. 



In wirness whereof, the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed it, and have there- 

 unto affixed their seals. 



Done at Brussels, in seven copies, the ir)th of March, 1886. 



Lambert Tree. [seal.] Jose Ma. De Tavira. [seal.] 



Prince De Caraman. [seal.] Makfei. [seal.] 



Chevalier De Morkau. [seal.] Baron De Sant'Anna. [seal.] 



Co.MTE De Yilleneuvk. [seal.] I. Marinovitch. [seal.] 



Exhibit C. 



official government exchanges. 



During the year ending June 30, 188S, thenumber of packages sent abroad to those 

 Governments participating in the Government exchanges was 30,445. 



H. Mi.s, 142 8 



