70 PROTOCOLS. 



The Tribunal docided to meet on Tuesday, Anf>nst loth, at 10 a. m., 

 Avith rdosed doors, for the signature of the award and the dedarations, 

 and innnedintely thereafter, in public nieetnig, for the delivery of the 

 award and the declarations to the agents of the two Governments. 

 Done at Paris, the 11th of August, 1S03, and signed: 



The Frc^iiiUut: AlPH. DE CoUKOEL. 

 TheStcreiory: A. ImEEHT. 



Translation certiiied to be accurate: 

 A. Bailly-Bi.anchaed, ) 

 H. CUNYNGHAME, i Co- Secretaries, 



PROTOCOL LV. 



]VrEETING OF TUESDAY, ATIGUST 15, 1893. 



The Tribunal assembled, with closed doors, at 10 a. m., all the arbi- 

 trators being ]>resent. 



The seven arbitrators signed the final award of the Tribunal, in trip- 

 licate copies, on i)archment, one of these copies being ior each of the par- 

 ties, in conformity with the directions of the treaty, and the third, by 

 virtue of a previous decision of the Tribunal, to be ])reserved in the 

 archives of the arbitration confided to the safekeeping of the French 

 Government. 



The original text was a'ccomiianied by an English version, which the 

 seven arbitrators have certified by their signatures thereto as being true 

 and accurate. 



The seven arbitrators also signed, in triplicate copies, on parchment, 

 the declarations to be referred by them to the two Governments of the 

 United States and of Great Britain ami certified the English version 

 thereof to be true and iiccurate. 



Lord Hannen and Sir John Thompson, while signing, stated in 

 writing that they aj)i)roved only Declarations I and III. 



The arbitrators then considered a re(]uest which had Ix^en trans- 

 mitted to them by the agents of the Llnited State^s and of Great 

 Britain, to settle the allowances which it would be proper to make to 

 the secretaries who had assiste<l the Tribunal in its labors, and drew 

 111) ^ statement of these allowances, which was handed to the agents 

 of the two Governments, through the; care of Mr. Justice Harlan and 

 of Sir John Thompson. 



At 11 o'clock the meeting with closed doors came to an end and was 

 immediately followed by a public meeting. 



All the arbitrators were present, also the agents of the Governments 

 of the United States of America and of Great Britain. 



Upon the request of the president, Mr. Imbert, secretary of the 

 Tribunal, handed to the Honorable John W . Foster, agent of the Gov- 



