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Point; at Chedabucto and St. Peter's Bays, the line from Cranberry Island Light to 

 Green Island Light, thence to Point Rouge; at Mira Bay, the line from the Light 

 on the East Point of Scatari Island to the North-easterly Point of Cape Morien; 

 and at Placentia Bay, in Newfoundland, the line from Latine Point, on the Eastern 

 mainland shore, to the most Southerly Point of Red Islanfl, thence by the most 

 Southerly Point of Merasheen Island to the mainland. 



Long 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 bay. 



Art. V. Nothing in this Treaty shall be construed to include within the common 

 waters any such interior portions of any bays, creeks, or harbors as cannot be reached 

 from the sea without passing within the three marine miles mentioned in Article I. 

 of the Convention of October 20, 1818. 



Art. VI. The Commissioners shall from time to time report to each of the High 

 Contracting Parties, such lines as they may have agreed upon, numbered, described, 

 and marked as herein provided, with quadruplicate charts thereof; which lines so 

 reported shall forthwith from time to time be simultaneously proclaimed by the 

 High Contracting Parties, and be binding after two months from such proclamation. 



Art. VII. Any disagreement of the Commissioners shall forthwith be referred to 

 an Umpire selected by the Secretary of State of the United States and Her Britannic 

 Majesty's Minister' at Washington; and his decision shall be final. 



Art. VIII. Each of the High Contracting Parties shall pay its own Commis- 

 sioners and oflScers. All other expenses jointly incurred, in connection with the 

 performance of the work, including compensation to the Umpire, shall be paid by 

 the High Contracting Parties in equal moieties. 



Art. IX. Nothing in this Treaty shall interrupt or affect the free navigation of 

 the Strait of Canso by fishing vessels of the United States. 



Art. X. United States fishing vessels entering the bays or harbors referred to 

 in Article I. of this Treaty shall conform to harbor regulations common to them and 

 to fishing vessels of Canada or of Newfoundland. 



They need not report, enter, or clear, when putting into such bays or harbors 

 for shelter or repairing damages, nor when putting into the same, outside the limits 

 of established ports of entry, for the purpose of purchasing wood or of obtaining water; 

 except that any such vessel remaining more than twenty-foiu: hours, exclusive oi 

 Sundays and legal holidays, within any such port, or communicating with the shore 

 therem, may be required to report, enter, or clear; and no vessel shall be excused 

 hereby from giving due information to boarding oflScers. 



They shall not be liable in any such bays or harbors for compulsory pilotage; 

 nor, when therein for the purpose of shelter, of repairing damages, of purchasing 

 wood, or of obtaining water, shall they be hable for harbor dues, tonnage dues, buoy 

 dues, light dues, or other similar dues; but this enumeration shall not permit other 

 charges inconsistent with the enjoyment of the liberties reserved or secured by the 

 Convention of October 20, 1818. 



Art. XL United States fishing vessels entering the ports, bays, and harbors of 

 the Eastern and North-eastern coasts of Canada or of the coasts of Newfoundland 

 under stress of weather or other casualty may unload, reload, transship, or sell, subject 

 to customs laws and regulations, all fish on board, when such unloading, transship- 

 ment, or sale is made necessary as incidental to repairs, and may replenish outfits, 

 provisions and supplies damaged or lost by disaster; and in case of death or sickness 

 shall be allowed all needful facilities, including the shipping of crews. 



