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later. The investigative body is bending every effort to ascertain 

 the need for changes in regulations as promptly as practicable. 



To meet the United States share of the expenses of this commis- 

 sion, Congress appropriated $11,250 for the fiscal year 1925, $15,000 

 for 1926, and $28,500 for 1927. Like amounts have been put at the 

 disposal of the Canadian representatives by the Dominion Gov- 

 ernment. 



FISHERIES CONVENTION WITH MEXICO 



Section III of the convention between the United States and 

 Mexico to prevent smuggling, and for certain other objects, for which 

 ratifications were exchanged at Washington on March 18j 1926, is 

 devoted to the fisheries and contains the following provisions : 



PREAMBLE 



For the three following purposes, namely : 



1. To facilitate the labors of the corresponding authorities in conserving 

 and developing the marine life resources in the ocean waters off certain coasts 

 of each nation ; 



2. To prevent smuggling in all kinds of marine products ; 



3. And to consider and to make recommendations with respect to the 

 collection of the revenue from fish and other marine products. 



The Government of the United States of America and Government of the 

 United Mexican States agree as follows : 



article x 



The high contracting parties agree that the waters dealt with under this 

 convention shall be the waters off the Pacific coasts of California, United States 

 of America, and Lower California, Mexico, including both territorial and extra- 

 territorial waters, the latter being the westward extension of the former. 



article XI 



The high contracting parties agree to establish within two months after 

 the exchange of ratifications of this convention a commission, to be known 

 as the International Fisheries Commission — United States and Mexico, that 

 shall consist of four members, two to be appointed by each party. This com- 

 mission shall continue to exist so long as this convention shall remain in force. 

 Each party shall pay the salaries and expenses of its own members, and the 

 joint expenses incurred by the commission shall be paid by the two high 

 contracting parties in equal moieties. 



The commission is hereby empowered to organize, to appoint its staff, and 

 to fulfill the requirements of this section. 



The commission shall make a thorough study of whatever subjects are 

 necessary for carrying out the purposes of this section and shall submit recom- 

 mendations unanimously approved by the commission to each Government for 

 consideration and approval, covering whatever the commission deems neces- 

 sary for the accomplishment of the purposes of this section. This study shall 

 be undertaken within two months after appointment of the commission, and 

 the recommendations shall be submitted as soon as practicable. 



article xii 



The high contracting parties agree that if, after its study of conditions, the 

 International Fisheries Commission recommends the adoption of regulations 

 regarding the subjects set forth in the preamble and such regulations are 

 approved by each Government, they shall become binding upon the authorities 

 of both countries and shall be enforced by them. 



The high contracting parties agree that the authorities of their respective 

 ports shall refuse to permit any and all fish or marine products to enter the 

 ports if brought into port from the waters specified in Article X, and if 



