THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 22, 1936.
NOTICES.
No. 468
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT,
The following list showing the countries which have ratified or acceded to the Load Line Convention is published for general information. This list supersedes the list published by Government Notification No. 975 in the Gazette of the 13th December, 1935. In forwarding the instrument of ratification for deposit the Commonwealth Government stated that it is not desired that the Convention shall apply for the present to the territories of Papua and Norfolk Island or to the mandated territories of New Guinea and Nauru.
R. A. C. NORTH,
Colonial Secretary.
22nd May, 1936.
LIST OF COUNTRIES WHICH HAVE RATIFIED OR ACCEDED TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION RESPECTING Load Lines, 1930.
United Kingdom Argentina
Date of Deposit of Ratification
or Accession.
Oct. 1, 1932
Oct. 19, 1935
Australia, Commonwealth of
Feb. 17, 1936
Belgium
May 29, 1935
Bulgaria
Sept. 4, 1933
Canada
Oct. 1, 1932
Chile
May 24, 1933
China
Aug. 19, 1935
Cuba
Dec. 9, 1932
Danzig
Aug. 4, 1933
Denmark
Aug. 13, 1931
Estonia
Mar. 17, 1934
Finland
Oct.
1, 1932
France
Oct.
1, 1932
Germany
Sept. 6, 1933
Greece
Hungary...
Iceland
India
Irish Free State
Dec. 4, 1934
Jan. 16, 1933
Nov. 26, 1932
Oct. 1, 1934 Feb. 8, 1934
Oct. 1, 1932
Italy
...
Japan
June 11, 1935
Japan for Chosen, Taiwan and Leased
Territory of Kwantung .
July 12, 1935
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