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and preservation of the common rights in such fisheries and the exercise 

 thereof ; and 



(b) Unless they are reasonable in themselves and fair as between 

 local fishermen and fishermen coming from the United States, and not 

 so framed as to give an advantage to the former over the latter 

 class ; and 



(c) Unless their appropriateness, necessity, reasonableness, and fair- 

 ness be determined by the United States and Great Britain by common 

 accord and the United States concurs in their enforcement. 



Question 2. Have the inhabitants of the United States, while exer- 

 cising the liberties referred to in said Article, a right to employ as 

 members of the fishing crews of their vessels persons not inhabitants 

 of the United States? 



Question 3. Can the exercise by the inhabitants of the United States 

 of the liberties referred to in the said Article be subjected, without 

 the consent of the United States, to the requirements of entry or report 

 at custom-houses or the payment of light or harbour or other dues, or 

 to any other similar requirement or condition or exaction? 



Question 4. Under the provision of the said Article that the Ameri- 

 can fishermen shall be admitted to enter certain bays or harbours for 

 shelter, repairs, wood, or water, and for no other purpose whatever, but 

 that they shall be under such restrictions as may be necessary to pre- 

 vent their taking, drying, or curing fish therein or in any other manner 

 whatever abusing the privileges thereby reserved to them, is it per- 

 missible to impose restrictions making the exercise of such privileges 

 conditional upon the payment of light or harbour or other dues, or 

 entering or reporting at custom-houses or any similar conditions? 



Question 5. From where must be measured the "three marine miles 

 of any of the coasts, bays, creeks, or harbours" referred to in the said 

 Article? 



Question 6. Have the inhabitants of the United States the liberty 

 under the said Article or otherwise to take fish in the bays, harbours, 

 and creeks on that part of the southern coast of Newfoundland which 

 extends from Cape Ray to Rameau Islands, or on the western and 

 northern coasts of Newfoundland from Cape Ray to Quirpon Islands, 

 or on the Magdalen Islands ? 



Question 7. Are the inhabitants of the United States whose vessels 

 resort to the treaty coasts for the purpose of exercising the Hberties 

 referred to in Article I of the treaty of 1818 entitled to have for those 

 vessels, when duly authorized by the United States in that behalf, the 

 commercial privileges on the treaty coasts accorded by agreement or 

 otherwise to United States trading-vessels generally? 



Some of the most conspicuous personages in our diplo- 

 matic and political history have been officially concerned 

 with this fishery question; and some of the ablest of Ameri- 

 can state papers have related thereto. The treaty of 1783 



