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Her Britannic Majesty the use of the several State canals connected with the navi- 

 gation of the lakes or rivers traversed by or contiguous to the boundary-line between 

 the possessions of the high contracting parties, on terms of equality with the inhab- 

 itants of the United States. 



NORTH SEA FISHERIES CONVENTION, 1882 



Convention Between Her Britannic Majesty, The German Emperor, King op 



Prussia, The King of the Belgians, The King of Denmark, The President 



OF THE French Republic, and the King of the Netherlands, for 



Regulating the Police of the North Sea Fisheries' 



(Signed at The Hague, May 6, 1882) 



Art. I. The provisions of the present convention, the object of which is to regulate 

 the police of the fisheries in the North Sea, outside territorial waters, shall apply to 

 the subjects of the high contracting parties. 



Art. II. The fishermen of each coimtry shall enjoy the exclusive right of fishery 

 within the distance of 3 miles from low-water mark along the whole extent of the 

 coasts of their respective countries, as well as of the dependent islands and banks. 



As regards bays, the distance of 3 miles shall be measured from a straight line 

 drawn across the bay in the part nearest the entrance, at the first point where the 

 width does not exceed 10 miles. 



The present article shall not in any way prejudice the freedom of navigation and 

 anchorage in territorial waters accorded to fishing boats, provided they conform to 

 the special police regulations enacted by the powers to whom the shore belongs. 



Art. III. The miles mentioned in the preceding article are geographical miles, 

 whereof 60 make a degree of latitude. . . . 



UNRATIFIED TREATY OF FEBRUARY 15, 1888, BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN 



AND THE UNITED STATES, CONCERNING THE INTERPRETATION 



OF ARTICLE I OF THE CONVENTION OF OCTOBER 20, 1818 « 



Whereas differences have arisen concerning the interpretation of Article I. of the 

 Convention of October 20, 1818; the United States of America, and Her Majesty 

 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, being mutually 

 desirous of removing all causes of misunderstanding in relation thereto, and of pro- 

 moting friendly intercourse and good neighborhood between the United States and 

 tke Possessions of Her Majesty in North America, have resolved to conclude a Treaty 

 to that end, and have named as their Plenipotentiaries, that is to say: 



The President of the United States, Thomas F. Bayard, Secretary of State; 

 William L. Putnam, of Maine; and James B. Angell, of Michigan: 



And Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 

 The Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, M.P., The Honorable Sir Lionel Sackville 

 Sackville West, K.C.M.G., Her Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and 

 Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States of America; and Sir Charles Tupper, 

 G.C.M.G., C.B., Minister of Finance of the Dpminion of Canada; 



•Appendix, U. S. Counter Case, p. 53; Appendix, British Case, p. 41. 

 ' Appendix, U. S. Case, p. 39; Appendix, British Case, p. 42. 



