653 



"Lono- Island and Bryer Island, on St. Mary's Bay, in Nova 

 Scotia, shall, for the purpose of delimitation, be taken as the 

 coasts of such bays." 

 It is understood that the award does not cover Hudson Bay. 



Article III 



It is further agreed that the delimitation of all or any of the bays 

 on the coast of Newfoundland, whether mentioned in the recom- 

 mendations or not, does not require consideration at present. 



Article IV 



The present Agreement shall be ratified by the President of the 

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

 thereof, and by His Britannic Majesty, and the ratifications shall be 

 exchanged in Washington as soon as practicable. 



In faith whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed this 

 Agreement in duplicate and have hereunto affixed their seals. 



Done at Washington on the 20th da}^ of July, one thousand nine 

 hundred and twelve. 



Chandler P. Ajstdekson [seal.] 

 Alfred Mitchell Inistes [seal.] 



An^d Whereas the said agreement has been duly ratified on both 

 parts, and the ratifications of the two governments were exchanged 

 in the City of Washington, on the fifteenth day of November, one 

 thousand nine hundred and twelve ; 



Now, THEREFORE, be it kuowu that I, William Howard Taft, 

 President of the United States of America, have caused the said 

 Agreement to be made public, to the end that the same and every 

 article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good 

 faith by the United States and the citizens thereof. 



Ix TESTiMOXY WHEREOF, I liave liereuuto set my hand and caused 

 the seal of the United States to be affixed. 



Done at the City of Washington this sixteenth day of November, 

 in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and 



[seal] twelve, and of the Independence of the United States of 

 America the one hundred and thirty-seventh. 



WM H TAFT 

 By the President : 

 P C Knox 



Secreta,ry of State. 



