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as they may have agreed upon, numbered, described, 

 and marked as herein provided, with quadrupUcate 

 charts thereof ; which Hues so reported shall forth- 

 with from time to time be simultaneously pro- 

 claimed by the High Contracting Parties, and be 

 binding after two months from such proclamation. 



Article VII 



Any disagreement of the Commissioners shall 

 forthwith be referred to an umpire selected by Her 

 Britannic Majesty's Minister at Washington and the 

 Secretary of State of the United States ; and his 

 decision shall be final. 



Article VIII 



Each of the High Contracting Parties shall pay 

 its own Commissioners and officers. All other 

 expenses jointly incurred, in connection with the 

 performance of the work, including compensation 

 to the umpire, shall be paid by the High Contracting 

 Parties in equal moieties. 



Article IX 



Nothing in this Treaty shall interrupt or affect 

 the free navigation of the Strait of Canso by fishing 

 vessels of the United States. 



Article X 



United States fishing vessels entering the bays 

 or harbours referred to in Article I of this Treaty 



