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" The requisition for the surrender of a fugitive criminal who has taken refuge in any of such colonies or foreign possessions shall be made to the Governor or to the Supreme Authority of such colony or possession through the Swiss Consul, or, in case there should be no Swiss Consul, through the Consular Agent of another State charged for the occasion with the Swiss interests in the colony or possession in question. " The Governor'or Supreme Authority above-mentioned shall decide with regard to such requisitions as nearly as possible in accordance with the provisions of the present Treaty. He will, however, be at liberty either to consent to the extradition or report the case to his Government." The other provisions of Article XVI. remain in force as they have been agreed upon in the Treaty. This Protocol shall be regarded aud acted upon as forming part of the Treaty in question. Iu witness whereof the undersigned have signed this Protocol, and have hereunto affixed their seals. Done in duplicate at Berne, the twenty-eighth day of November, in the year of grace one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four. The Plenipotentiary of Great Britain, (1.5.) Edwin Corbett. The Plenipotentiary of Switzerland, (1.5.) J. M. Knusel. And whereas the ratifications of the said Treaty and Protocol were exchanged at Berne on the thirty-first day of December, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four : And whereas under and by virtue of the powers in and by the seventeenth Article of the said Treaty reserved and contained, the Swiss Confederation did, on the twenty-second day of December, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven, give notice to Her Majesty's Government of the termination of the said Treaty, subject to the provisions in the said Article contained that the same should remain in force for six months after notice should be given for its termination : And whereas on the nineteenth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight, a Convention was entered into between Great Britain and Switzerland in the terms following : — The Swiss Federal Council having, by a note of the 22nd December, 1877, denounced the Extradition Treaty of the 31st March, 1874, which exists between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Swiss Confederation, and a new Extradition Treaty not having as yet been concluded, the High Contracting Parties, being desii-ous of prolonging the duration of the Treaty now in force, have named as their Plenipotentiaries for this purpose : Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Sir Horace Rumbold, Baronet, Her Majesty's Minister Resident to the Swiss Confederation; and The Federal Council of the Swiss Confederation, M. le Conseiller Federal Fridolin Anderwert, Chief of the Federal Department of Justice and Police ; Who, after having communicated to each other their full powers, found in good and due form, have concluded the following Convention :— The duration of the Treaty of the 31st March, 1874, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Swiss Confederation is prolonged for six months, to date from the 22nd June, 1878. Done at Berne, this nineteenth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight. The Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Horace Rumbold. The Plenipotentiary of Switzerland, Anderwert. And whereas on the thirteenth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and seventyeight, a further Convention was entered into between Great Britain and Switzerland in the terms following : — The Swiss Federal Council having, by a note of the 22nd December, 1877, denounced the Extradition Treaty of the 31st March, 1874, which exists between the Uidted Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Swiss Confederation, and a new Extradition Treaty not having as yet been concluded, the High Contracting Parties, being desirous of prolonging the duration of the Treaty now in force, have named as their Plenipotentiaries for this purpose : Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Sir Horace Rumbold, Baronet, Her Majesty's Minister Resident to the Swiss Confederation; and The Federal Council of the Swiss Confederation, M. le Conseiller Federal Fridolin Anderwert, Chief of the Federal Department of Justice and Police ; Who, after having communicated to each other their full powers, found in good and due form, have concluded the following Convention : — The duration of the Treaty of the 31st March, 1874, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Swiss Confederation is prolonged for twelve months, to date from the 22nd December, 1878. Done at Berne, this thirteenth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and seventyeight. The Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Horace Rumbold. The Plenipotentiary of Switzerland, Anderwert.