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Aeticle III. 



It is agreed that the provisions of this convention and of said regulations shall apply 

 to the waters included within the following boundaries: 



Beginning at Carmanagh Lighthouse on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island, 

 thence in a straight line to a point three marine miles dtie west astronomic from 

 Tatoosh Lighthouse, Washington, thence to said Tatoosh Lighthouse, thence to the 

 nearest point of Cape Flattery, thence following the southerly shore of Juan de Fxica 

 Strait to Point Wilson, on Quimper Peninsula, thence in a straight line to Point 

 Partridge on Whidbey Island, thence following the western shore of the said ^^^lid- 

 bey Island, to the entrance to Deception Pass, thence across said entrance to the 

 southern side of Reservation Bay, on Fidalgo Island, thence following the western 

 and northern shore line of the said Fidalgo Island to Swinomish Slough, crossing the 

 said Swinomish Slough in line with the track of the Great Northern Railwaj-, thence 

 northerly following the shore line of the mainland to Point Grey at the southern 

 entrance to Riirrard Inlet, British Columbia, thence in a straight line to the southern 

 end of Gabriola Island, thence to the southern side of the entrance to Boat Harbor, 

 \'ancouver Island, thence following the eastern and southern shores of the said 

 \'ancouver Island to the starting point at Carmanagh Lighthouse, as shown on the 

 United States Coast and Geodetic Siuvey Chart No. ti300, as corrected to July 20, 1918, 

 and also the Fraser River and its tributaries. 



The High Contracting Parties engage to have prepared, as soon as practicable, 

 charts of the waters described in this article, with the international boundary line 

 indicated thereon; and to t-stablish such buoys and marks for the purposes of this 

 convention as may be recommended by the commission referred to in Article IV. 



AUTICLE IV. 



The High Contracting Parties agree to appoint, within two months after the 

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

 national Fisheries Commission, consisting of four persons, two to be named by each 

 party. This commission shall continue to exist so long as this convention shall be in 

 torce. Each party shall have the power to till, and shall lill, from time to time, any 

 vacancy which may occur in its re])roscntation on the commission. Each party shall 

 pay its own commissioners, and any joint expenses shall be paid by the two High 

 Contracting Parties in equal moieties. 



Article V. 



The International Fisheripa Commission shall conduct invostigatione into the life 

 history of the salmon, hatchery methotls, s])awniiig-ground conditions, and other 

 related matters, and shall ol)serve the operation of the said regidations appended 

 hereto, and shall recommend to their respective Governments any modifications of, 

 additions to, or substitutions for the appended regulatioua which may be found 

 desirable. 



Article VI. 



The regulations appended to this convention shall remain in force for a period of 

 eight years from the date of their promulgation, as provided in Article II, and there- 

 after until one year from the date when either of tne High (.'ontracting Parties shall 

 give notice to the other of its desire for their revision, or until the t^'rmination of this 

 convention, whichever shall first occur. Immediately upon such notice being given, 

 the International I'isheries Commis.'^ion shall proceed to make a revision of said regu- 

 lations, which revised regulations shall be incorporated in a special agrcic^ment between 

 the HiL^'h (.'ontractini,' Parties. It is imderstocjd that such special agreement shall 

 on th«! oart of the United Slates be made by the President of the United States, by 

 and \'ifh the advice and con.ient of the Senate thereof. Such special agreement shall 

 be Ijinding only when confirmed by the two Governmenls hy an exchange; of notes. 

 Sufh special agreement shall be promulgated as provided in .Article II hereof, and 

 shall remain in force for a jxiriod of five years and thereaftctr until one year from the 

 date when a further notice of revision is given as above provided in this article, or 

 nntil the tennination of this convention, whichever shall first occur. 



It shall, however, at any tini*;, be in the power of the High Contraetinsj Parties by 

 special atjreement uy)on the reconimr'ndation of the International I'islieries <'ommi8- 

 Kion, to make modifiealions of, adflilions to, or substitutions for any of the rei^ulations 

 in fdrce, and (or; to make the provisions of this convention, and any regulations pro- 



