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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 18, 1921.

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The High Contracting Parties under the Treaty have agreed that their courts and authorities shall render the Mixed Arbitral Tribunal, direct, all the assistance in their power as regards transmitting notices and collecting evidence. The decisions of the Tribunal are final and conclusive. The place and time of sitting will be determined by the President of the Tribunal, and may be in London, Germany or elsewhere as the con- venience of the parties or witnesses may require. The sittings will be public.

STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS, 1920, No. 2062.

PEACE, TREATY OF.

Treaty (of Versailles) with Germany.

RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE ANGLO-GERMAN MIXED ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL CONSTITUTED UNDER ARTICLE 304 OF THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES.

TIME FOR PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.

1. The time within which claims are to be submitted to the Tribunal shall be as follows:--

(a) Appeals under Article 296, Annex, paragraph 20.

Within thirty days of the communication of the joint decision of the two clearing offices to the Appellant.

(b) Claims under Article 297.

Within twelve months from the date of the publication of these rules in the place at which such Claimant is residing, or within six months from the date on which the Claimant learnt that damage or injury had been inflicted on his property, rights or interests, or within six months from the date on which the Claimant learnt that restitu- tion under section (ƒ) of the said Article had been made or refused, whichever period is the longer.

(c) Claims under Article 305.

Within twelve months of the publication of these rules in the place at which such Claimant is residing, or within twelve months of the date on which the decision was given, or within six months of the date on which such decision came to the knowledge of the Claimant, whichever period is the longer.

(d) In all other cases.

Within twelve months from the date of the publication of these rules in the place at which such Claimant is residing, with the exception of those cases provided for in Rule 22 where the limitations of time imposed by these rules are stated not to apply.

After the expiration of the times prescribed by this rule, no claim will be accepted without the special leave of the Tribunal.

2. All claims, answers and other written proceedings must be delivered or sent by post to the Tribunal Secretariat, at 21, St. James's Square, London, S.W. 1.

GENERAL RULES RELATING TO WRITTEN PROCEEDINGS. MEMORIAL.

3. The claim shall be typewritten or printed and shall state :-

(a) The name, nationality, domicile and address of the Claimant.

(b) In cases where the Claimant is not claiming in his own right and on his own behalf, in what right he claims and the name, nationality, domicile and address of the person on whose behalf he is claiming.

(c) In cases where the claim is made by a company or body corporate, its name, nature and domicile and place of incorporation (if any), and the address of its office or chief offices; and in cases where the claim is made by an association not being a com- pany or body corporate (whether recognised by the law of the country where it is domi- ciled as a legal entity or not), in addition to the above, the names and nationality of all persons who are partners of such association or interested therein.