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schließlichen Besitz befindliches Schriftstück erwähnt oder auf ein solches Bezug nimmt, ohne eine Abschrift beizufügen, so ist sie verpflichtet, der Gegenpartei auf deren Verlangen innerhalb von dreißig Tagen nach Stellung des bezüglichen Antrags eine Abschrift des betreffenden Schriftstücks auszuhändigen.

V. Jede Partei ist berechtigt, vorbehaltlich des Rechts einer Erwiderung seitens der Gegenpartei, dem Schiedsgericht innerhalb einer von ihm zu bestimmenden Frist zur geeigneten Verwertung eine Aufzeichnung derjenigen Einwendungen vorzulegen, die sie bezüglich der von der anderen Partei eingereichten Gegenvorstellung, deren Begründung und des ergänzenden Beweismaterials erhebt, wenn sie der Ansicht ist, daß die betreffenden Schriftstücke oder einige derselben unerheblich oder unrichtig sind, oder sich nicht genau in den Grenzen einer Erwiderung auf die Darstellung des Streitfalls, deren Begründung oder auf das Beweismaterial halten.

VI. Abgesehen von den unter Nummer III und V dieses Protokolls aufgeführten, sollen keine Schriftstücke oder Mitteilungen in schriftlicher oder mündlicher Form in dem Schiedsverfahren zugelassen oder berücksichtigt werden, es sei denn, daß das Schiedsgericht von einer Partei neue oder ergänzende, in schriftlicher Form abzugebende Erläuterungen oder Aufschlüsse verlangt. Sind diese Erläuterungen oder Aufschlüsse gegeben, so soll die Gegenpartei berechtigt sein, sich hierauf innerhalb einer von dem Schiedsgericht zu bestimmenden Frist schriftlich zu äußern.

VII. Das Gericht soll an einem später von den Parteien zu bezeichnenden Ort so bald wie tunlich zusammentreten, aber nicht eher als zwei Monate und nicht später als drei Monate nach Einreichung der Gegenvorstellung gemäß Nummer III dieses Protokolls; es soll den Streitfall unparteiisch und sorgfältig prüfen und entscheiden. Die Entscheidung des Gerichtes soll, wenn möglich, innerhalb eines Monats nach dem Zeitpunkt verkündet werden, an dem der Präsident die Verhandlung für geschlossen erklärt hat.

VIII. In dem Schiedsverfahren ist die Japanische Regierung als die eine Partei anzusehen, während die Regierungen von Deutschland, Frankreich und Großbritannien zusammen als die andere Partei gelten.

IX. Sofern in diesem Protokoll nichts anderes vorgesehen ist, sollen in dem gegenwärtigen Schiedsverfahren die Vorschriften des Haager Abkommens zur friedlichen Erledigung internationaler Streitfälle zur Anwendung kommen.

So geschehen in Tokio am 28. August 1902 (28. Tag des 8. Monats des 35. Jahres Meiji). gez. Jutaro Komura.

gez. Graf von Arco Valley.

Nr. 13205. BRITISCH-SÜDAFRIKA.

Handelsabkommen zwi

Bloemfontein, 23. März 1903.

schen den verschiedenen britischen Besitzungen.

Draft Customs Union Convention.

His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of Natal, His Excellency the Governor of the Orange River Colony and the Transvaal, and His Honour the Administrator of Southern Rhodesia, mutually on behalf of their respective Governments, admitting that each Colony and Territory is entitled to the Customs Duties collected on goods imported for consumption therein through any of the said Colonies or Territory and that it is desirable that there should be a general Customs Union between all the Colonies and Territories of South Africa have agreed on behalf of their respective Governments upon the following Articles.

Article I.

The Customs Union Covention between the Cape Colony, the Republic of the Orange Free State and the Colony of Natal entered into in the year 1898 shall be superseded by this present Convention; provided however: || (a.) That the supersession of the said Convention shall not affect the validity of the Schedules thereto whereby Basutoland and the Bechuanaland Protectorate were admitted to the Customs Union, which Schedules are for reference and certainty set forth as Schedules A and B hereto and with the exception of the fourth article of each Schedule, which is obsolete, are to be regarded as embodied herein, this Convention and its corresponding Articles being deemed to be in the said Schedules referred to in place of the superseded Convention and its Articles of similar import, || (b.) That whenever in either of the said Schedules mutual agreement or joint assent is required, the agreement or assent of the Governments of the Cape Colony, Natal, the Orange River Colony, the Transvaal, and Southern Rhodesia shall be deemed to be necessary, (c.) That the Convention of 1898 entered into as aforesaid, together with the said Schedules thereto, shall, as between all the parties thereto, continue to be of binding force and effect, until a date to be fixed by agreement among the parties to this present Convention after the same shall have been signed by the parties thereto, and shall have been assented to by His Excellency the High Commissioner for and on behalf of Basutoland and the Bechuanaland Protectorate aforesaid and after the same shall have been ratified and approved of by the Legisla

ture of each of the said Colonies and the Territory of Southern Rhodesia; and || (d.) That all the accounts or other matters outstanding between any parties to the said Convention, shall, notwithstanding its supersession by this present Convention, be settled and determined under the aforesaid Convention, together with the Schedules thereto.

Article II.

The following and none other shall, subject to the provisions of any subsequent Article of this Convention, be the Customs Duties upon goods imported into any place within the Union, and the Government of each Colony or Territory within the Union shall levy and collect within its jurisdiction the said duties upon all goods so imported from outside the limits of the Union.

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1. Ale, beer and cider: all kinds of strength exceeding 3 per cent. of proof spirit, per Imperial gallon.

(and in addition ten per cent. ad valorem).

Note. Vide Article XVII. of Convention.

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4. Beads, known as ,,Kaffir beads," per lb..
5. Blasting compounds, including all kinds of explosives
suitable and intended for blasting, and not suitable
for use in firearms; and collodion cotton not intended
for manufacturing purposes, per lb..

6. Butter, butterine, margarine, ghee and other substitutes
for butter, per lb..

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7. Chicory and substitutes for coffee or chicory, per lb.

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(b) Roasted, ground or mixed, per lb.

9. Cocoa and chocolate unsweetened, per lb.

10. Cocoa and milk, chocolate and milk, and coffee and milk,

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11. Condensed, desiccated or preserved milk or cream, per lb. 12. Coals, per ton of 2000 lbs..

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13. Coke and patent fuel, per ton of 2000 lbs..
14. Confectionery, including sweetened cocoa or chocolate,
honey, jams, jellies, preserves, sweetmeats, candied or
preserved ginger or chowchow; and all other kinds
compounded, made or preserved with sugar, but not
including purely medicinal preparations properly classed
as apothecaryware, per lb.

15. Corn and grain, viz.: — Barley, maize, millet, oats, rye,
wheat, beans and peas:

(a) In the grain, or (b) crushed, flaked, ground,
hulled, malted, pearled, split or otherwise pre-
pared, except oats not in the grain and bran,
per 100 lbs..

(c) Flour, wheaten, or wheaten meal, including pol-
lard, per 100 lbs.

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Note.- Vide Free List and Article XV. of Convention.

16. Dates, per lb.

17. Fish:

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Cured, dried, pickled, preserved, pressed or smoked, not being of South African taking, per lb. . 18. Fodder, viz.: — Chaff, hay, lucerne, oat-hay and other fodder, not otherwise described, but not including bran, per 100 lbs.

19. Fruits:

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Preserved, of all kinds, bottled, tinned or otherwise preserved, including pulp and candied peel, per lb. 002 20. Fruits: Dried of all kinds, including almonds and

21. Gunpowder and other explosives suitable for use in fire

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(and in either case in addition ten per cent. ad valorem)

23. Meats, including lard, fats, soups, and other similar substances used as food, but not including extracts

and essences or tallow, per lb. . .

(Vide Article XIII. of Convention.)

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24. Matches:

£ s. d.

(a) Wooden: In boxes or packages of not more
than 100 matches, per gross of boxes or packages 0 2 0
In boxes containing more than 100, but not
more than 200 matches, per gross of boxes or
packages

And for every 100 additional matches, in
boxes or packages, per gross of 100 matches.
(b) Fusees, vestas or wax matches, or other patent
lights used as such: in boxes or packages con-
taining not more than 50, per gross of boxes
or packages.

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In boxes or packages of more than 50 but not more than 100, per gross of boxes or packages 0 4 0 And for every 50 additional in boxes or packages, per gross of 50 matches

25. Onions, not preserved, per lb.

26. Pickles, Sauces, Chutneys, Chillies and other condiments,

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(And in addition ten per cent. ad valorem.)

28. Soap, not including toilet soaps and soap powders and extracts, per lb..

Note. Vide Article XVIII. of Convention.

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29. Spices and turmeric, per lb.

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30. Spirits:

(a) Perfumed, per Imperial gallon .

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(b) Liqueurs and cordials exceeding 3 per cent. of
proof spirit, per Imperial gallon.

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(c) Other sorts, exceeding three per cent. but not
exceeding the strength of proof by Sykes' Hydro-
meter and so on in proportion for any greater
strength, per Imperial gallon

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31. Sugar:

(And in addition ten per cent, ad valorem on all the above classes of spirits.)

Note. Vide Article XVII. of Convention.

(a) Not refined, olden syrup, molasses, saccharum

and treacle, per 100 lbs.

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