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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29TH JANUARY, 1898.

Procès Verbal recording Deposit of Ratifications.

(Translation.)

Circumstances having prevented action being taken within the period of delay originally fixed for the exchange of the ratifications of the Additional Act of the 4th May, 1896, modifying Articles II, III, V, VII, XII, and XX of the Convention of the 9th September, 1886, and clauses 1 and 4 of the Final Protocol annexed thereto, as well as of the Declaration interpreting certain stipulations of the Convention of Berne of the 9th September, 1886, and of the Additional Act signed at Paris on the 4th May, 1896, it has been unanimously agreed that that period should be prolonged until this day.

In consequence whereof, the Undersigned have met together in order to deposit the instruments in question.

Germany, Belgium, Spain, France, Italy, Luxemburg, Monaco, Montenegro, Switzerland, and Tunis have ratified both engagements.

Great Britain has ratified the Additional Act alone, on behalf of the United Kingdom, as well as of all the British Colonies and Possessions.

Norway has only ratified the interpretative Declaration.

The respective ratifications having been produced and found to be in good and due form, have been handed to the French Minister for Foreign Affairs, in order that they may be deposited in the archives of the Ministry, such deposit to be held equivalent to an exchange of ratifications.

In faith of which the Undersigned have prepared the present Record of deposit, to which they have affixed their seals.

Done at Paris, the 9th September, 1897.

For Germany:

(L.S.)

(Signed)

VON MÜLLER.

For Belgium:

(L.S.)

(Signed) Baron ALB. FALLON.

For Spain:

(L.S.)

(Signed)

Le Marquis DE NOVALLAS.

For France:

(L.S.)

(Signed)

(L.S.)

G. HANOTAUX.

For Great Britain :

(Signed) EDMUND MONSON.

For Italy:

(L.S.)

(Signed)

G. TORNIELLI.

(L.S.)

(L.S.)

For Luxemburg:

(Signed) EUGÈNE LOUIS BASTIN.

For Monaco :

(Signed) J. DEPELLEY,

For Montenegro:

(L.S.)

(Signed) H. MARCEL.

For Norway:

(L.S.)

(Signed) Comte WRANGEL.

(L.S.)

(L.S.)

For Switzerland :

For Tunis:

(Signed) RENAULT.

Certified to be a correct copy:

(L.S.)

(Signed) PH. CROSIER,

Minister Plenipotentiary,

Chef du Service du Protocole.

(Signed) DUPLAN.