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reasonableness of these regulations requires expert infor- 

 mation about the fisheries themselves and an examination of 

 the practical effect of a great number of these provisions 

 in relation to the conditions surrounding the exercise of 

 the liberty of fishery enjoyed by the inhabitants of the 

 United States, as contemplated by Article III. No further 

 action on behalf of the United States is therefore required 

 from this Tribunal under Article II. 



AS TO ARTICLE III. 



As provided in Article III, hereinbefore cited and above 

 referred to, "any question regarding the reasonableness of 

 any regulation, or otherwise, which requires an examina- 

 tion of the practical effect of any provisions surrounding 

 the exercise of the liberty of fishery enjoyed by the inhabi- 

 tants of the United States, or which requires expert infor- 

 mation about the fisheries themselves, may be referred by 

 this Tribunal to a Commission of expert specialists ; one to 

 be designated by each of the Parties hereto and the third, 

 who shall not be a national of either Party, to be designated 

 by the Tribunal." 



The Tribunal now therefore calls upon the Parties to 

 designate within one month their national Commissioners 

 for the expert examination of the questions submitted. 



As the third non-national Commissioner this Tribunal 

 designates Doctor P. P. C. Hoek, Scientific Adviser for the 

 fisheries of the Netherlands and if any necessity arises 

 therefor a substitute may be appointed by the President 

 of this Tribunal. 



After a reasonable time, to be agreed on by the Parties, 

 for the expert Commission to arrive at a conclusion, by con- 

 ference, or, if necessary, by local inspection, the Tribunal 

 shall, if convoked by the President at the request of either 

 Party, thereupon at the earliest convenient date, reconvene 



