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APPENDIX V.

Conditional Contraband.

54. Conditional contraband consists of the following articles as enumerated in the list contained in Article 24 of the Declaration of London, that is to say :-

(1.) Foodstuffs;

(2.) Forage and grain, suitable for feeding animals ;

(3.) Clothing, fabrics for clothing, and boots and shoes, suitable for use in war; (4.) Gold and silver in coin or bullion, paper money ;

(5.) Vehicles of all kinds available for use in war, and their component parts; (6.) Vessels, craft, and boats of all kinds, floating docks, parts of docks, and

their component parts;

(7.) Railway material, both fixed and rolling-stock, and material for telegraphs,

wireless telegraphs, and telephones;

(8.) Balloons and flying machines and their distinctive component parts, together with accessories and articles recognisable, as intended for use in connection with balloons and flying machines;

(9.) Fuel; lubricants;

(10.) Powder and explosives not specially prepared for use in war; (11.) Barbed wire and implements for fixing and cutting the same;

(12.) Horseshoes and shoeing materials;

(13.) Harness and saddlery;

(14.) Field glasses, telescopes, chronometers, and all kinds of nautical instruments ; with such additious as may be notified by the Secretary of the Admiralty.

55. Articles of conditional contraband are only liable to capture as contraband of war when shown to be destined for the use of the fleets or armies of the enemy or of a Government department of the enemy State.

Goods not to be treated as Contraband.

56. The following cannot be treated as contraband of war :-

(a.) Articles serving exclusively to aid the sick and wounded;

(b.) Articles intended for the use of the ship in which they are found, or intended

for the use of her crew or passengers during the voyage.

(c) The articles comprised in the list in Article 28 of the Declaration of London, which are as follows:-

(1.) Raw cotton, wool, silk, jute, flax, hemp, and other raw materials of the

textile industries, and yarns of the same.

(2.) Oil seeds and nuts; copra.

(3.) Rubber, resins, gums, and lacs; hops.

(4.) Raw hides and horns, bones, and ivory.

(5.) Natural and artificial manures, including nitrates and phosphates for

agricultural purposes.

(6.) Metallic ores.

(7.) Earths, clays, lime, chalk, stone, including marble, bricks, slates, and tiles. (8.) Chinaware and glass.

(9.) Paper and paper-making materials.

(10.) Soap, paint, and colours, including articles exclusively used in their

manufacture, and varnish.

(11.) Bleaching powder, soda ash, caustic soda, salt cake, ammonia, sulphate of

ammonia, and sulphate of copper.

(12.) Agricultural, mining, textile, and printing machinery.

(13.) Precious and semi-precious stones, pearls, mother-of-pearl, and coral.

(14.) Clocks and watches, other than chronometers.

(15.) Fashion and fancy goods.

(16.) Feathers of all kinds, hairs, and bristles.

(17.) Articles of household furniture and decoration; office furniture and

requisites.

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