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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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2. A Contracting Government may at any time by a notification
   in writing addressed to the Government of the United Kingdom of Great
   Britain and Northern Ireland express its desire that this Convention
   shall cease to apply to all or any of its colonies, overseas territories,
   protectorates, or territories under suzerainty or mandate to which this
   Convention shall have, under the provisions of the preceding paragraph,
   been applicable for a period of not less than five years, and in such case
   the Convention shall cease to apply twelve months after the date of the
   receipt of such notification by the Government of the United Kingdom
   of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to all territories mentioned
   therein.

3. The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
   Northern Ireland shall inform all the other Contracting Governments
   of the application of this Convention to any Colony, overseas territory,
   protectorate, or territory under suzerainty, or mandate under the
   provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article, and of the cessation of any
   such application under the provisions of paragraph 2, stating in each
   case the date from which this Convention has become or will cease to
   be applicable.

ARTICLE 22.

Authentic Texts.—Ratification.

This Convention, of which both the English and French texts
shall be authentic, shall be ratified.

The instruments of ratification shall be deposited in the archives
of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland, which will notify all the other signatory or acceding
Governments of all ratifications deposited and the date of their deposit.

ARTICLE 23.

Accession.

A Government (other than the Government of a territory to
which Article 21 applies) on behalf of which this Convention has not
been signed, shall be allowed to accede thereto at any time after the
Convention has come into force. Accessions shall be effected by
means of notifications in writing addressed to the Government of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and shall
take effect three months after their receipt.

The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland shall inform all signatory and acceding Governments
of all accessions received and of the date of their receipt.

ARTICLE 24.

Date of Coming in Force.

This Convention shall come into force on the 1st July, 1932, as
between the Governments which have deposited their ratifications
by that date, and provided that at least five ratifications have been
deposited with the Government of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland. Should five ratifications not have
been deposited by that date, this Convention shall come into force
three months after the date on which the fifth ratification is deposited.
Ratifications deposited after the date on which this Convention has
come into force shall take effect three months after the date of their
deposit.

ARTICLE 25.

Denunciation.

This Convention may be denounced on behalf of any Contracting
Government at any time after the expiration of five years from the
date on which the Convention comes into force in so far as that
Government is concerned. Denunciation shall be effected by a noti-
fication in writing addressed to the Government of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which will notify
all the other contracting Governments of all denunciations received
and of the date of their receipt.

A denunciation shall take effect twelve months after the date on
which notification thereof is received by the Government of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

In faith whereof the Plenipotentiaries have signed hereafter.