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Gas engines, when protected by patent. 

 Ploughs and harrows. 



Heaping, raking, ploughing, potato-digging and seed-sowing ma- 

 chines to be used in the colony. 



Printing presses and printing types. 



ARTICLE V. 



It is understood that if any reduction is made by the Colony of 

 Newfoundland, at any time during the term of this convention, in 

 the rates of duty upon the articles named in Article IV of this con- 

 vention, the said reduction shall apply to the United States. 



ARTICLE VI. 



The present convention shall take effect as soon as the laws required 

 to carry it into operation shall have been passed by the Congress of 

 the United States on the one hand, and by the Imperial Parliament of 

 Great Britain and the Provincial Legislature of Newfoundland on 

 the other hand. Such assent having been given, the convention shall 

 remain in force for five years from the date at which it may come 

 into operation, and further, until the expiration of twelve months 

 after either of the high contracting Parties shall give notice to the 

 other of its wish to terminate the same ; each of the high contracting 

 parties being at liberty to give such notice to the other at the end of 

 the said term of five years, or at any time afterwards. 



ARTICLE VII. 



This convention shall be duly ratified by the President of the 

 United States of America, by and with the advice and consent of the 

 Senate thereof, and by Her Britannic Majesty; and the ratifications 

 shall be exchanged at Washington on the 1st day of February, 1891, 

 or as soon thereafter as practicable. 



In faith whereof, we, the respective Plenipotentiaries, have signed 

 this convention and have hereunto affixed our seals. 



Done in duplicate, at Washington, this day of , in the 



year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 



No. 30. 190%, November 8: Unrati-fted Convention between Great 

 Britain and the United States of America for the Improvement of 

 Commercial Relations between the United States and His Britannic 

 Majesty's Colony of Newfoundland. 



The Governments of Great Britain and the United States, desiring 

 to improve the commercial relations between the United States and 

 His Britannic Majesty's Colony of Newfoundland, have appointed as 

 their respective Plenipotentiaries, and given them full powers to 

 treat of and conclude such Convention, that is to say: 



His Britannic Majesty, on his part, has appointed the Right Hon- 

 ourable Sir Michael Herbert, I^.C.M.G., C.B., His Britannic Majes- 

 ty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Washing- 



