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ers falling into tlieni, and except iisli preserved in oil, 

 being the produce of the fisheries of the United 

 States, or of the Dominion of Canada, or of Prince 

 Edward's Island, shall be admitted in each country 

 respectively free of duty. 

 Then follows : 



"Article XXII. Inasmuch as it is asserted by the Govern- 

 ment of Her Britannic Majesty that the privileges accorded 

 to the citizens of the United States under Article XVIII. of 

 this Treaty are of greater value than those accorded by Arti- 

 cles XIX. and XXI, of this Treaty to the subjects of Her Bri- 

 tannic Majesty, and this assertion is not admitted by the Gov- 

 ernment of the United States, it is further agreed that Com- 

 missioners shall be appointed to determine, having regard to 

 the privileges accorded by the United States to the subjects 

 of Her Britannic Majesty, as stated in Articles XIX. and XXI. 

 of this Treaty, the amount of any compensation which, in their 

 opinion, ought to be paid by the Government of the United 

 States to the Government of Her Britannic Majesty in return 

 for the privileges accorded to the citizens of the United States 

 under Article XYIII. of this Treaty ; and that any sum of 

 money which the said Commissioners may so award shall be 

 })aid by the United States Government, in a gross sum, withio 

 twelve months after such Award shall have been given." 



The Commissioners referred to in this article are 

 to be appointed, one by each of the two Govern- 

 ments, and the third by the two Governments con- 

 jointly, or, in case of disagreement between them, by 

 the Minister at London of the Emperor of Austria 

 and Hungary. The Commission is to sit at Halifax, 

 in the Province of Nova Scotia. 



With this provision ends the list of Gover7iments 

 concerned in this truly international Treaty, which, in 

 the interests of peace, engages the co-operation of 



