BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE. 



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Article XVII. 



The provisions of the present 

 Convention shall apply to the 

 islands adjacent to the coasts 

 mentioned, as well as to the coasts 

 themselves, except where other- 

 wise specified. The Islands of 

 Groais and South Belleisle shall 

 be regarded as adjacent to the 

 nearest coast. 



Article XVIII. 



In order to settle the various 

 points left by this Convention to 

 be decided by Commissioners or 

 an Umpire, each of the two Gov- 

 ernments shall, on the application 

 of the other, at any time after the 

 passing by the Imperial Parlia- 

 ment of Great Britain, and by the 

 Provincial Legislature of Xew- 

 foundland,of the laws required to 

 carry this Convention into opera- 

 tion, appoint a Commissioner, to 

 enter immediately on his func- 

 tions. 



Whenever a case shall occur in 

 which the said Commissioners 

 may differ in opinion, they shall 

 name some third person to act as 

 an Arbitrator or Umpire therein. 

 If they should not be able to agree 

 in the choice of such a third per- 

 son, they shall each name a per- 

 son, and it shall be determined by 

 lot which of the two persons so 

 named shall be the Arbitrator or 

 Umpire. In the event of the death. 

 absence, or incapacity of cither of 

 the Commissioners, or of the Ar- 

 bitrator or Umpire, or of their or 

 his omitting, declining, or ceasing 

 to act I - 3uch Commissioner, Ar- 

 bitrator, or Umpire, another and 

 different person shall be appointed 

 or named in the manner herein- 

 before specified to jcf as such 

 Commissioner, Arbitrator, or Um- 

 pire in the place and stead of t he 

 person ao originally appointed or 

 named as a foresaid,. 



The said Commissioners or Um- 

 pire shall frame regulations for 



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Article XVII. 



Les stipulations de la presente 

 Convention s'appliqueront aux 

 iles adjacentes aux cotes mention - 

 nees, aussi bien qu'aux cotes elles- 

 memes, excepte sur les points ou 

 il en est dispose autrement. Les 

 Iles de Groais et de Belle-ile du 

 Sud seront considerees comme ad- 

 jacentes a la cote la plus voisine. 



Article XVIII. 



Afin de regler les divers points 

 laisses par cette Convention a la 

 decision de Commissaires ou Ar- 

 bitre, et lorsque les lois necessaires 

 pour rend re la Convention effec- 

 tive auront ete votees par le Par- 

 lement Imperial de la Grande 

 Bretagne et par la Legislature 

 Provinciale de Terre-Neuve, cha- 

 cun des Gouvernements devra, sur 

 la demande de l'autre, designer un 

 Commissaire, pour entrer imme- 

 diatement en fonctions. 



Dans tons les cas ou une diver- 

 gence d'opinion pourra se pro- 

 duire entre les Commissaires, ils 

 designeront une personne tierce 

 pour prononcer a titre d'Arbitre. 

 S'ils ne tombent pas d'accord sur 

 le choix de cette personne, chacun 

 des Commissaires en nommera 

 nne, et celle des deux que le sort 

 designers sera I'Arbitre. En cas 

 de mort, d'absenoe, Oil d'incapacite 

 de l'nn des Commissaires ou de 

 I'Arbitre, ou si Fun d'eux omet, 

 refuse, ou cesse d'agir en sa qua- 

 lite de Commissaire ou d'Arbitre, 

 une autre personne -era nominee 

 selon la forme indiquee ci-dessus 

 pour agir en cette qualife. a la 

 place de celui designe anterieure- 



liient. 



Dans le but de prevenir des 

 collisions, les dits Commissaires 



