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IV. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (a) International Conventions The following is a list of the general international conventions that have "been applied to Western Samoa; — Residence — . 24th Jnly 1923, Lausanne: Convention between the British Empire, France, Italy, &c., and Turkey, respecting Conditions of Residence and Business and Jurisdiction. Transit — 9th December, 1923, Geneva: Convention and Statute on the International Regime of Maritime Ports, and, Protocol of Signature. 9th December, 1923, Geneva: Convention relating to the Transmission in Transit of Electric Power, and Protocol of Signature 9th December, 1923, Geneva: Convention relating to the Development of Hydraulic Power more than one State, and Protocol of Signature. ' 9th December, 1923, Geneva: Convention and Statute on the International Regime of Railways, and Protocol ot Signature. 12th October, i 929, Warsaw: Convention for the Unification of certain Rules relating to International Carriage by Air. Oommerce, Navigation, and Customs — 3rd November, 1923, Geneva : International Convention relating to the Simplification of Customs Formalities. 9th December, 1923, Geneva: Convention and Statute on the International Regime of Maritime „ Ports, and Protocol of Signature. sth July, 1930, London: International Load-line Convention. Economic —• 6th November, 1925, The Hague: International Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property. 26th September, 1927, Geneva: Convention on' the Execution of Foreign Arbitral Awards. Social — 12th September, 1923, Geneva: International Convention for the Suppression of the Circulation of and Traffic in Obscene Publications. 25th September, 1926, Geneva: ' Slavery Convention. Narcotic Drugs—19th Februaiy, 1925, Geneva: International Convention relating to Dangerous Drugs (Second Conference). 13th July, 1931, Geneva: Convention for lirjiting the Manufacture and regulating the Distribution of Narootic Drugs. .Sanitary—21st June, 1926, Paris: International Sanitary Convention. 15th January, 1945: U.N.R.R.A. International Sanitary Convention. 15th January, 1945: U.N.R.R.A. International Sanitary Convention for Aerial Navigation. Political — 13th December, 1921, Washington: Treaty between the United States of America, the British Empire, France, and Japan relating to tlieir Insular Possessions and Insular Dominions in the Pacific Ocean. Supplementary Treaty of the 6th February, 1922.

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