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other bait fishes, at all times on the same terms and conditions, and 

 subject to the same penalties in all respects as Newfoundland vessels. 

 They shall also have the privilege of touching and trading, selling 

 fish and oil, and procuring supplies in Newfoundland, conforming 

 to the harbor regulations, but without other charge than the pay- 

 ment of such light, harbor, and Customs dues as are or may be levied 

 on Newfoundland fishing vessels. 



ARTICLE II. 



Dry codfish, cod oil, seal oil, sealskins, herrings, salmon, trout and 

 salmon trout, lobsters, cod roes, tongues, and sounds, the product 

 of the fisheries of Newfoundland, shall be admitted into the United 

 States free of duty. Also all hogsheads, barrels, kegs, boxes, or tin 

 cans, in which the articles above named may be carried, shall be 

 admitted free of duty. It is understood, however, that " green " cod- 

 fish are not included in the provisions of this Article. 



ARTICLE III. 



The officer of the Customs at the Newfoundland port where a 

 vessel laden with the articles named in Article II clears shall give 

 to the master of said vessel a sworn certificate that the fish shipped 

 were taken in the waters of Newfoundland; which certificate shall 

 be countersigned by the Consul or Consular Agent of the United 

 States, and delivered- to the proper officer of Customs at the port of 

 destination in the United States. 



ARTICLE IV. 



When this convention shall come into operation, and during the 

 continuance thereof, the duties to be levied and collected upon the 

 following enumerated merchandise imported into the Colony of 

 Newfoundland from the United States shall not exceed the following 

 amounts, viz : 



Flour 25 cents per barrel. 



Pork 1 cents per Ib. 



Bacon and hams, tongues, smoked beef and sausage__2i cents per Ib. or $2.50 per 



112 Ibs. 



Beef, pigs' heads, hocks, and feet, salted or cured cent per Ib. 



Indian meal 25 cents per barrel. 



Peas 30 cents per bnrrel. 



Oatmeal 30 cents per barrel of 200 Ibs. 



Bran, Indian corn, and rice 12 per cent, ad valorcw. 



Salt (in bulk) 20 cents per ton of 2,240 Ibs. 



Kerosene oil 6 cents per gallon. 



46 And the following articles imported free from the Colony of 



Newfoundland from the United States shall be admitted free 

 of duty : 



Agricultural implements and machinery imported by agricultural 

 societies for the promotion of agriculture. 



Crushing mills for mining purposes. 



Raw cotton. 



Corn for the manufacture of brooms. 



