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British side, unless a further time be allowed by the Commissioners on application. 

 But as soon as the evidence in siipjjort of the Uritish case is closed, that in support 

 of the United States' sliall he commenced, and as soon as that is closed, the evidence 

 in reply shall be commenced. After which arguments shall be delivered on the part 

 of the United States in writing* witliin a period of ten days, unless a further time 

 be allowed by the Commissioners on application; and ar;^uments in closing on the 

 British side shall be delivered in writinu; within a further neriod of ten days unless 

 u further time be allowed by tlu! Commissioners on apjilicution. Tiien tlie case on 

 eitlier side shall be considered as linally closed, unless th*; Commissioners shall 

 direct further arguments upon special points; the Mritish Government having in 

 such case the right of general reply, and the Commissioners shall at once proceed 

 to consiiler their award. The periods thus allowed for hearing the oviiiencc shall 

 be without counting any days of adjournment that may be (irdcred by the Com- 

 missioners. 



4. The Commissioners shall meet from day to day at the i)lace appointed unless 

 otherwise adjourned. 



5. The Secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings of the Commission 

 upon each day of its session, whicli shall be read at the next meeting, and signed, 

 after apjiroval, by tiie Commissioners, the Secretary, and the Agents. 



fl. The Secretary shall keep a notice hook, in wjiich entries may be mad(^ by 

 the Agent or Coun^c'l for either I'overnment, and all entries in such book shall be 

 duo notice to the; opposing ,-\gent or Counsel. 



7. The .Minutes of proceedings ■"• evidence shall be kept in duplieatf;, one of 

 which will be delivered to the Agem of each (lovernment at the dose of the 

 proceedings. 



8. One Counsel only shall be allowed to examine a witness, and one Counsel 

 only to cross-examine the same witness, unless otherwise allowed by the Comtnis- 

 sioners. 



9. The oral evidence shall be certified by the reporters taking the same. 



10. The Secretary will have charge of all the books and papers of the Commission, 

 and no papers shall be witlidrawn from the files or taken from the olHce without an 

 order of the Commission. T\w Agent or Counsel on either side shall, however, be 

 allowed access to such books and papers for purposes of reference, and at the dose 

 of the proc dings books and papers filed shall be returned to the resjjective parties 

 who may h. :<.'. productnl them. 



11. All witnesses shall be examined on oath or solemn allirmation, and rx parte 

 atlidavits are to be admitted. 



12. The award shall be made out in duplicate, and copy be jiresentcd to the 

 respective Agents of the two Ciovernnients. 



i;}. The Commissioners shall Uiivf. power to alter, amend, add to, suspend, or 

 annul any of the foregoing Rules, as may seem to them expedient during the course 

 of the proceedings. 



Mr. Ford then proceeded to nami; the British Counsel, as follows : — 



Joseph Doutre, Ksq., Q.C., of Montreal. 



S. R. Thompson, Ksq., Q.C.of St. John, New Brunswick. 



Hon. W. V. Whitew.iy, Q.C., of St. John's, Newfoundland. 



Hon. Louis H. Davies, of Charlottetown, Prince Kdward Island; and 



R. L. Weatherbe, I'^sq , Q.C., of Halifax, Nova Scotia. 



Mr. Foster stated (hat he would request permission to name the Counsel on the 

 part of the United States, after such adjournment as might be decided on after the 

 presentation of the "Case" of Her Majesty's (jovernment; which request was 

 acceded to by the Commissioners. 



Mr. Ford then presented to each of the Commissioners a copy of the " Case " of 

 Her Majesty's (lOvernment, and duplicate copies to the United States' Agent, 

 accompanied bv a list of the documents to be filed with the Secretary in support of 

 the " Case." (See Apprmfir J.) 



The Commission thereupon adjourned until next day, the sixteenth June, at 

 noon. 



(Signed) ]\rAi:iUCl': DEFiFOSSE. (Signed) I'^BANCIS CLARE FORD. 

 E. Jl. IvEELOtJG. DWIGllT POSTER. 



A. T. <iAi;r 



J. 11. G. Bergke. 



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