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These letters and numbers sball be large enough to be easily distin- 

 guished. The owners of tlie nets or other fishing iiupleraents may fur- 

 ther distinguish them by any private max^ks they think proper. 



Article XI I. 



The master of each boat must have with him an official document, 

 issued by the proper authority in his own country, for the purpose of 

 enabling him to establish the nationality of the boat. 



This document must always give he letter or letters and number of 

 the boat, as well as her description and the name or names of the owner 

 or the name of the firm or association to which she belongs. 



Article XIII. 



The nationality of a boat must not be concealed in any manner what- 

 soever. 



Article XIY. 



Xo fishing boat shall anchor between sunset and sunrise on grounds 

 where drift-net fishing is actually going on. 



This prohibition shall not, however, apply to anchorings which may 

 take place in consequence of accidents or of any other compulsory 

 circumstances. 



Article xy. 



Boats arriving on the fishing-grounds shall not either place them- 

 selves or shoot their nets in such a way as to injure each other, or as 

 to interfere with fishermen who have already commenced their opera- 

 tions. 



Article XVI. 



Whenever, with the view of drift-net fishing, decked boats and un- 

 decked boats commence shooting their nets at the same time, the un- 

 decked boats shall shoot their nets to windward of the decked boats. 



The decked boats, on their part, shall shoot their nets to leeward of 

 the undecked boats. 



As a rule, if decked boats shoot their nets to windward of undecked 

 boats which have begun fishing, or if undecked boats shoot their nets 

 to leeward of decked boats which have begun fishing, the responsibility 

 as regards any damages to nets which may result shall rest with the 

 boats which last began fishing, unless they can prove that they were 

 under stress of compulsory circumstances or that the damage was not 

 caused by their fault. 



Article XVII. 



Xo net or any other fishing engine shall be set or anchored on grounds 

 where drift-net fishing is actually going on. 

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