Done at Brussels, July the 5th, one thousand eight hundred and ninety, to be appended to the Convention of this day's date. For the Argentine Republic, For Natal,

CARLOS CALVO Y CAPDEVILA. MARTIN GOSSELIN, For Austria-Hungary,

A. E. BATEMAN. EPERJESY.

For Newfoundland, For Belgum,

MARTIN GOSSELIN, LAMBERMONT,

A. E. BATEMAN. LÉON BIEBUYCK

For New South Wales, KEBERS.

SAUL SAMUEL. For Bolivia,

For New Zealand, JOAQUIN CASO.

FRANCIS DILLON BELL.
For Chili,

For Queensland,
N. PEÑA VICUÑA.
For the Independent State of the For Tasmania,
Congo,

MARTIN GOSSELIN,
EDM. VAN EETVELDE.

A. E. BATEMAN. For the Republic of Costa Rica, For Newfoundland, MANUEL M. DE PERALTA.

MARTIN GOSSELIN,
For Denmark and her Colonies,

A. E. BATEMAN.
SCHACK DE BROCKDORFF. For Victoria,
For Spain and her Colonies,

GRAHAM BERRY.
J. G. DE AGÜERA.

For Greece, For the United States of America,

P. MULLE. EDWIN H. TERRELL—ad refer For Guatemala, endum.

ALEXIS CAPOUILLET.
For France and her Colonies, For the Republic of Hayti,
A. BOURÉE.

G. DE DEKEN.
For Great Britain and sundry For Italy and her Colonies,
British Colonies,

J. DE RENZIS.
MARTIN GOSSELIN,

For Mexico, A. E. BATEMAN.

EDM. VAN DEN WYNGAERT. For British India,

For Nicaragua, MARTIN GOSSELIN,

J. F. MEDINA. A. E. BATEMAN.

For Paraguay, For the Dominion of Canada,

HENRI OOSTENDORP. CHARLES TUPPER.

For the Netherlands and their For West Australia,

Colonies,

H. TESTA, For the Cape of Good Hope,

L. E. UYTTENHOOVEN. MARTIN GOSSELIN,

For Peru,
A. E. BATEMAN.

JOAQUIN LEMOINE.
For Portugal and her Colonies, For Siam,
IIENRIQUE DE MACEDO PEREIRA FREDERICK VERNEY.
CONTINHO,

For Switzerland,
AUGUSTO CESAR FERREIRA DE E. PACCAUD.
MESQUITA.

For Turkey, For Roumania,

ET. CARATHÉODORY. J. VACARESCO.

For Uruguay, For Russia,

Fco. SUSVIELA GUARCH. G. KAMENSKY.

For Venezuela, For Salvador,

LUIS LOPEZ MENDEZ. EMILE ELOY.

FINAL DECLARATIONS. The undersigned delegates, having met this day for the purpose of signing the Convention and regulations providing for the formation of an International Union for the publication of customs tariffs, have exchanged the following declarations:

1. As regards the classification of the countries of the Union according to the quotas payable by them for the support of the International Bureau (arts. 9, 10, and 11 of the Convention):

The delegates declare that, so long as the Convention shall remain in force, the adhering countries shall be classified as follows, and that the quotas payable by them shall be in proportion to the number of units stated below.

FIRST CLASS.

England and her Colonies not specially hereafter mentioned.
Belgium
France and her Colonies
Netherlands and their Colonies.
Russia
United States of America

SIXTH CLASS.

Australia (West)
Dominican Republic
Honduras (Republic)
Independent State of Congo.
Newfoundland...
Nicaragua
Paraguay
Salvador
Tasmania..

As to the amounts of the quotas that have appeared in the table of apportionment, they are reproduced below by way of information, as the contribution of each State can not be determined with absolute precision until all the adhesions shall have become definitive. It is nevertheless, understood that these figures shall in no case be increased while this convention remains in force.

t'nits

5 5 5 3 5 5 3 5 5

2. As regards the payment of the quotas of the contracting parties:

The delegates declare that it shall take place at Brussels during the first quarter of each fiscal year in coin that is a legal tender in Belgium.

3. As regards the date at which the Convention is to go into operation, which has been fixed at April 1st, 1891:

The delegates declare that it shall, if possible, be preceded by a notification of definite adhesion on the part of the Governments interested; that this formality is, nevertheless, not indispensable, and that the countries by whose representatives this Convention has been signed shall be kept on the list of adherents unless they shall, on or before April 1st, 1891, have formally expressed the intention of withdrawing.

In testimony whereof, the delegates have affixed their signatures to these final declarations.

Done at Brussels, July the 5th, one thousand eight hundred and ninety.

For the Argentine Republic, For the United States of America,

CARLOS CALVO Y CAPDEVILA. EDWIN H. TERRELL-ad referFor Austria-Hungary,

endum. EPERJESY.

For France and her Colonies, For Belgium,

A. BOURÉE. LAMBERMONT,

For Great Britain and sundry LEON BIEBUYCK,

British Colonies, KEBERS.

MARTIN GOSSELIN, For Bolivia,

A. E. BATEMAN. JOAQUIN CASO.

For British India, For Chili,

MARTIN GOSSELIN,
N. PEÑA VICUÑA.

A. E. BATEMAN.
For the Independent State of the For the Dominion of Canada,
Congo,

CHARLES TUPPER.
EDM, VAN EETVELDE.

For West Australia, For the Republic of Costa Rica,

MANUEL M. DE PERALTA. For the Cape of Good Hope, For Denmark and her Colonies,

MARTIN GOSSELIN, SCHACK DE BROCKDORFF.

A. E. BATEMAN. For Spain and her Colonies,

J. G. DE AGÜERA.

For Natal,

MARTIN GOSSELIN,

A. E. BATEMAN.
For New South Wales,

SAUL SAMUEL.
For New Zealand,

FRANCIS DILLON BELL. For Queensland,

For Tasmania,

MARTIN GOSSELIN,

A. E. BATEMAN. For Newfoundland,

MARTIN GOSSELIN,

A. E. BATEMAN. For Victoria,

GRAHAM BERRY. For Greece,

P. MULLE. For Guatemala,

ALEXIS CAPOUILLET.
For the Republic of Haiti,

G. DE DEKEN.
For Italy and her Colonies,

J. DE RENZIS.
For Mexico,

EDM. VAN DEN WYNGAERT. For Nicaragua,

J. F. MEDINA.

For Paraguay,

HENRI OOSTENDORP.
For the Netherlands and their

Colonies,
H. TESTA,

L. E. UYTTENHOOVEN.
For Peru,

JOAQUIN LEMOINE.
For Portugal and her Celonies,
HENRIQUE DE MACEDO PEREIRA

CONTINHO,
AUGUSTO CESAR FERREIRA DE

MESQUITA.
For Roumania,

J. VACARESCO.
For Russia,

G. KAMENSKY.
For Salvador,

EMILE ELOY.
For Siam,

FREDERICK VERNEY.
For Switzerland,

E. PACCAUD.
For Turkey,

ET. CARATHÉODORY.
For Uruguay,

Fco. SUSVIELA GUARCH.
For Venezuela,

LUIS LOPEZ MENDEZ.

1901. FINAL PROTOCOL ENTERED INTO BETWEEN THE PLENIPOTENTIARIES

OF VARIOUS POWERS AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SO-CALLED

“BOXER” TROUBLES IN 1900. Concluded at Peking, September 7, 1901. (Appendix, For. Rel. l'. S.,

1901.)

ARTICLES.
I. (a) Assassination of German VI. Indemnity; payment.
Minister.

VII. Legation quarter.
(1) Erection of monument. VIII. Razing of forts.
II. (a) Punishment.

IX. Points occupied. (b) Suspension of official exami- X. Publication of imperial edicts. nations.

XI. Amendments to commercial treaIII. Assassination of Japanese chan

ties; improvement of rivers. cellor.

XII. Office of Foreign Affairs; evacuaIV. Erection of monuments.

tion of Peking, etc. V. Importation of arms, etc.

[Translation.]

FINAL PROTOCOL. The plenipotentiaries of Germany, His Excellency M. A. Mumm von Schwarzenstein; of Austria-Hungary, Ilis Excellency M. M. Czikann von Wahlborn; of Belgium, Ilis Excellency M. Joostens; of Spain, M. B. J. de Cologan; of the United States, llis Excellency M.