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Except for rather extended periods during which or more Commissioners were lacking and except for recess periods of 60 days each during the years 1917, 1918, and 1919, a Commission has been in sesso ever since an organization was effected on March 1 1913, and hearing or ready to hear cases which might

be properly presented to it, and to dispose of the dans accumulating under the depopisnon order tooWIRE the Act of Congress of August 24, 1912.

One member of the present Commission was a mem ber of the first Commission of 1908. Except for a few months' absence, the Hon. Federico Bovd has also served continuous as a member of the Commission since March 1, 1913. The following is a list of the Commissioners and the periods of time during which they have served:

APPOINTED BY PRESIDENT OF PANAMA.

FEDERICO BOYD.

March 1. 1913, to March 15, 1915.

April 20, 1915, to September 22, 1915.

November 1, 1915, to November 5, 1919.
November 24, 1919, to finis.

SAMUEL LEWIS.

March 1, 1913, to September 14, 1915.

JORGE E. BOYD.

March 15, 1915, to April 19, 1915.
November 6, 1919, to November 23, 1919.

R. J. ALFARO.

September 23, 1915, to November 11, 1918 and in -cases considered thereafter in which Commissioner Fabrega was interested as an attorney.

RAMON ARIAS F..

September 23, 1915, to October 31, 1915.

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the past five months made every possible effort to bring this claim to trial. During said time many of the claimants have absolutely refused, and still refuse, to try said claim while the other claimants have failed, neglected, and purposely delayed the trial thereof. There is no showing nor attempt to show, diligence on the part of claimants. The facts in this case disclosed by the record, show that claimants have, for some reason unknown to us, thrown every obstacle they could in the way of the trial of this claim, and by so doing have delayed the work of the Commission which has prevented the Commission from closing its business at an earlier date."

The only cases remaining on the docket are sixteen claims, generally known as the Panama Railroad lease claims. The authority of the Commission to consider these claims was the subject. in the opinion of the American members of the Commission, of two Acts of Congress, hereinbefore quoted. The American members have always taken the position that they were precluded by these two Acts from considering these claims, which arose out of the cancellation by the Panama Railroad Company of leases for land made by that company within the Canal Zone. The following is a list of these claims:

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Except for rather extended periods during which one or more Commissioners were lacking and except for four recess periods of 60 days each during the years 1916, 1917, 1918, and 1919, a Commission has been in session ever since an organization was effected on March 1, 1913, and hearing or ready to hear cases which might

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be properly presented to it, and to dispose of the claims accumulating under the depopulation order following the Act of Congress of August 24, 1912.

One member of the present Commission was a member of the first Commission of 1905. Except for a few months' absence, the Hon. Federico Boyd has also served continuously as a member of the Commission since March 1, 1913. The following is a list of the Commissioners and the periods of time during which they have served:

APPOINTED BY PRESIDENT OF PANAMA.

FEDERICO BOYD.

March 1, 1913, to March 15, 1915.
April 20, 1915, to September 22, 1915..

November 1, 1915, to November 5, 1919.
November 24, 1919, to finis.

SAMUEL LEWIS.

March 1, 1913, to September 14, 1915.

JORGE E. BOYD.

March 15, 1915, to April 19, 1915.
November 6, 1919, to November 23, 1919.

R. J. ALFARO.

September 23, 1915, to November 11, 1918 and in - cases considered thereafter in which Commissioner Fabrega was interested as an attorney.

RAMON ARIAS F..

September 23, 1915, to October 31, 1915.

JULIO J. FABREGA.

November 11, 1918, to finis.

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APPOINTED BY PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES.

LEO S. ROWE.

March 1, 1913, to September 23, 1913.

ROLAND P. FALKNER.

March 1, 1913, to December 17, 1913.

LEVI M. KAGY.

May 25, 1914, to November 29, 1915.

DAVID MARKS.

May 25, 1914, to July 17, 1914.

NICHOLAS CORNET.

September 18, 1914, to June 30, 1917.

C. L. BOUVÉ.

April 7, 1916, to June 30, 1917.

GEORGE A. CONNOLLY.

November 27, 1917, to January 31, 1920.

BURT NEW.

November 27, 1917, to finis.

H. A. A. SMITH.

February 2, 1920, to finis.

With the enlargement of the work of the Commission due to clearing the Canal Zone of all private property owners, it became necessary for the Commission to adopt definite rules of procedure so that its work might be carried to conclusion. As the treaty was silent on the subject, the two Governments have at times given consideration to the methods that should be followed by the Commission to enable it to accomplish the purposes of its formation, and certain instructions have been issued by the Governments concerned, which were thereupon adopted by the Commission for its guidance. The various rules and instructions are included in Appendix A, attached hereto.

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