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3248 INDEMNITY-CANADA. APRIL 15, 1935. ARTICLE X .As('ertaining i~dem- The Tribunal in determininO' the first question and in deciding llltyfor<iamagesm1!132 • ~• !1 • . and 1933. upon the lIldemmty, if any, whIch should be paId In respect to the years 1932 and 1933, shall give due regard to the results of investiga- tions and inquiries made in subsequent years. m~~::.tigations per- Investigators, whether appointed by or on behalf of the Govern- ments, either jointly or severally, or the Tribunal, shall be permitted at all reasonable times to enter and view and carryon investigations upon any of the properties upon which damage is claimed to have occurred or to be occurring, and their reports may, either jointly or severally, be submitted to and received by the Tribunal for the pur- pose of enabling the Tribunal to decide upon any of the Questions. Report of dllCisions.

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forming obligations. Expenses. Exchange of ratifica- tions. Signatures. ARTICLE XI The Tribunal shall report to the Governments its final decisions, together with the reasons on which they are based, as soon as it has reached its conclusions in respect to the Questions, and within a period of three months after the conclusion of proceedings. Pro- ceedings shall be deemed to have been concluded when the Agents of the two Governments jointly inform the Tribunal that they have nothing additional to _present. Such period may be extended by agreement of the two Governments. Upon receiving such report, the Governments may make arrange- ments for the disposition of claims for indemnity for damage~ if uny, which may occur subsequently to the period of time covered oy such report. ARTICLE XII The Governments undertake to take such action as may be neces- sary in order to ensure due performance of the obligations under- taken hereunder, in compliance with the decision of the Tribunal. ARTICLE XIII Each Government shall pay the expenses of the presentation and conduct of its case before the Tribunal and the expenses of its national member and scientific assistant. All other expenses, which by their nature are a charge on both Governments, including the honorarium 01 the neutral member of the Tribunal, shall be borne by the two Governments in equal moieties. ARTICLE XIV This agreement shall be ratified in accordance with the constitu- tional forms of the Contracting Parties and shall take effect imme- diately upon the exchange of ratifications, which shall take place at Ottawa as soon as possible. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed this Convention and have hereunto affixed their seals. Done in duplicate at Ottawa this fifteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord, one thousand, nine hundred and thirty-five. [SEAL1 PIEHRE DE L. BOAL [SEAL] R. B . BEXNETT