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21 10 TREATY—GREA‘I‘ BRITAIN-—LAKE OF THE WOODS. Fma.24, 1925. sive precipitation the extreme high level of the lake from exceedi elevation 1062.5 sea level datum this shall be Vpermitted under suldg conditions as the Internat1onal,Lake·of the oods. Control Board may prescribe. Should such permission gawd, the level at which under Article the rate of total disc rge of water from the lake becomes subleet to the approval of the International Lake of the Woods Centro Board may, upon the recommendation of that Boardbaand Tppréovallglthe Interinéitional Joint Commis- sion, ra m e eva ion sea eve atum to a correspond- ingly higher level. ARTICLE VI. ,.,1§§°,'f,‘°;$’,”,‘;,*Z},‘,f€,,,,,'§ Any disagreement between the members of the International Lake ggg¤;i°Qj>¤¤¤¤*¤·*¤¤ f¤¢ of the Woods Control Board as to the exercise of the functions of e oar un er 10 es , , an s a 1mme iatel re- tflirrgl bydthedBo£dttd thgllntbynatiodixr Jldixilt lC6oinmiss(lon yh w ose decision shall be final. ARTICLE VII. E°‘°'“°”’°“° °' °" The outflow capacity of the outlets of Lake of the Woods h ll be

 mm mm so enlarged as to permit the discharge of not less than fort?-geven

thousan cubic feet of water per second (47,000 c. f. s.) w en the Cmd, to mm. leviilh of the lake is at ek??.tionhls061 sea level datum. . ‘ enecessary wor ort' ur ll thenecess mm 'nl works and dams for controlling £ndP1?e?8gi1l:l.°w6 thzsoutilow of lll; water shall be lprovided for at the instance ldlfthe Government of Canada, either y the imglrovement of existing works and dams or by construction of ad 'tional works. ARTICLE vm. “°"°*° °”°f“°““’ VA ilowage easement shall be permitted u to el v t` 1064 "‘ °"“"" “°‘“’° level datum upon all lands bordering. on Lake of tlleaVl?d1ods in sal: United States, and the United States assumes all liability to the Dmmm mm owilngrsgf such lands fo: 131% costsdog such ealiament. d ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,, _ e overnment o nite tates s ll rovi e for th f 1-

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gg’*d°d by llcdwtg lowing protective works and measures in the United States alon; tlie

,4,,;,, mm shores of Lake of the Woods and the banks of Rainy River in so far as such protective works and measures may be necessary for the Eurposes of the regulatwn of the level of the lake under the present _ onventionz namely, the removal or protection of buildings in- juriously affected bgzerosion, and the protection of the banks at the mouth ofhWarroad ivegsvghere isiubject to erosion, in so far in both casesas eerosionresul om ctu t' ` th l lfth lk· thedaltleiration to: the railway embsi.1nk{)n;ei1(tn£ ofctliellogvn of Wai; roa mneso m so ar as 't ma n to t f iloodin ° of the liigher lands and arou`i1cdSlzal1I3tow11lr:lB%Va?1d·Io£'d? Ego of provision for gah; increased cost, if any, of operating •66X1SlDgS9W8. systemo teto 0 W d dth te tion of the watergont at the town olnBaudett?;rgli1in?sota. B Pm G- ARTICLE IX. age. pam °‘ dm` The United States and the Dominion of Canada shall each on its own side of the bonmdary assume responsibility for any damage or m]1u·y which may have heretofore resulted to it or to its inhabitants from the fluctuations of the level of Lake of the Woods or of the outflow therefrom.