For  the  decision  of  the  question  whether  a  regulation  is  or
is  not  reasonable,  as  being  or  not  in  accordance  with  the  dis-
positions of  the  treaty  and  not  in  violation  thereof,  the  Treaty
of  1818  contains  no  special  provision.  The  settlement  of  differ-
ences in  this  respect  that  might  arise  thereafter  was  left  to  the
ordinary  means  of  diplomatic  intercourse.  By  reason,  however,
of  the  form  in  which  Question  I  is  put,  and  by  further  reason
of  the  admission  of  Great  Britain  by  her  counsel  before  this


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Tribunal  tliat  it  is  not.  now  for  either  of  tlie  Parties  to  the  treaty
to  determine  the  reasonableness  of  any  regulation  made  by
Great  Britain,  Canada,  or  Newfoundland,  the  reasonableness  of
any  such  regulation,  if  contested,  must  be  decided  not  by  either
of  the  Parties,  but  by  an  impartial  authority  in  accordance  with
the  principles  hereinabove  laid  down,  and  in  the  manner  pro-
posed in  the  recommendations  made  by  the  Tribunal  in  virtue
of  Article  IV  of  the  Agreement.
The  Tribunal  further  decides  that  Article  IV  of  the  Agree-
ment is,  as  stated  by  counsel  of  the  respective  Parties  at  the
argument,  permanent  in  its  effect,  and  not  terminable  by  the
expiration  of  the  General  Arbitration  Treaty  of  1908,  between
Great  Britain  and  the  United  States.
In  execution,  therefore,  of  the  responsibilities  imposed  upon
this  Tribunal  in  regard  to  Articles  II,  III  and  IV  of  the  Special
Agreement,  we  hereby  pronounce  in  their  regard  as  follows:

As  to  Article  II

Pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  this  Article,  hereinbefore  cited,
either  Party  has  called  the  attention  of  this  Tribunal  to  acts  of
the  other  claimed  to  be  inconsistent  with  the  true  interpretation
of  the  Treaty  of  1818.
