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Salt, in bulk, when imported for use in the fisheries; and the duties to be levied 

 and collected upon the following enumerated merchandise imported into the Colony 

 of Newfoundland from the United States shall not exceed the following amounts, viz.: 



Flour 25 cents per barrel 



Pork I del. 50 c. per barrel of 200 lbs. 



Bacon and hams, tongues, smoked beef, and sausages 2I cents per lb. or 2 dol. 50 c. per 112 lbs. 

 Beef, pigs' heads, hocks, and feet, salted and cured i dollar per barrel of 200 lbs. 



Indian meal 20 cents per barrel 



Peas 30 cents per barrel 



Oatmeal 30 cents per barrel of 200 lbs. 



Rice J cent per lb. 



Kerosene oil 6 cents per gallon 



Art. V. It is understood that if any reduction is made by the Colony of New- 

 foundland, at any time during the term of this Convention, in the rate of duty upon 

 the articles named in Article IV of this Convention, coming from any other Country, 

 the said reduction shall apply to the United States, and that no heavier duty shall 

 be imposed on articles coming from the United States than is imposed on such articles 

 coming from elsewhere. 



Art. VI. The present Convention shall be duly ratified by His Britannic Majesty 

 and by the President of the United States of America, by and with the advice and 

 consent of the Senate thereof, and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington 

 as soon thereafter as practicable. 



Its provisions shall go into effect thirty days after the exchange of ratifications, 

 and shall continue and remain in full force for the term of five years from the date 

 at which it may come into operation, and, further, imtil the expiration of twelve 

 months after either of the Contracting parties shall give notice to the other at the 

 end of the said term of five years, or at any time afterwards: 



In faith whereof we, the respective Plenipotentiaries, have signed this Convention 

 and have hereunto affixed our seals. 



Done in duplicate at Washington, this 8th day of November, in the year of our 

 Lord 1902. 



CONVENTION OF APRIL 8, 1904, BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE' 



Signed at London, April 8, 1904 



[Ratifications Exchanged at London, December 8, 1904] 



His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and 

 of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, and the President of 

 the French Republic, having resolved to put an end, by a friendly Arrangement, to 

 the difficulties which have arisen in Newfoundland, have decided to conclude a Con- 

 vention to that effect. . . . 



Art. I. France renounces the privileges established to her advantage by Article 

 XIII of the Treaty of Utrecht, and confirmed or modified by subsequent provisions. 



Art. II. France retains for her citizens, on a footing of equality with British 

 subjects, the right of fishing in the territorial waters on that portion of the coast of 

 Newfoundland comprised between Cape St. John and Cape Ray, passing by the north; 

 this right shall be exercised during the usual fishing season closing for all persons on 

 the 20th October of each year; 



' Appendix, U. S. Case, p. 83; Appendix, British Case, p. 48. 



