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«‘ Whenever any case of competition with respect to a lobster — 
“ fishery arises, the commanders shall proceed on the spot to a 
‘‘ provisional delimitation, having regard to the situation acquired 
“‘ by the two parties. 
“ N.B.—It is well understood that this arrangement is quite 
* provisional, and shall only hold BOM for the fishing season 
** which is about to open. 
“ GoverNMENT House, March 14th, 1890.” 
THE LEGISLATURE’S PROTEST. 
Immediately upon the receipt of the Governor’s message above 
referred to the Legislature wnanimously adopted the following 
resolution :— | 
“ Resolved,-—That, referring to the assurances of Her Majesty’s 
“ Government that the fishing rights of Her Majesty’s subjects 
“in Newfoundland should never be interfered with except with 
“the consent of the Legislature of the colony, and also referring 
“to the address of both branches of the Legislature to Her Most 
*‘ Gracious Majesty the Queen, passed during its last session, the 
“ Legislative Assembly has received with surprise and alarm the 
“modus vivendi referred to in the message of His Excellency the 
“Governor, which appears to be concluded by Her Majesty’ $ 
“ Government with the Government of France. 
“‘ Resolved,—That the permission in the modus vivendi given 
“to France, to erect factories, is most objectionable, being indi- 
‘“‘cative of an apparent right which really has no existence, and 
“that it is in direct opposition to the position heretofore taken 
“by Her Majesty’s Government. 
“ Resolved,—That the Legislative Assembly most emphati- 
“ cally protests against the modus vivendi, as being caleulated to 
“ seriously prejudice British fishing and territorial rights. 
THE PEOPLE’S PROTEST. 
At the great popular demonstration in St. John’s, already 
referred to, the following resolution, amongst others, was adopted 
with much enthusiasm :— : 
“‘ Whereas the claims put forward by the French (1) to catch 
“and preserve lobsters, (2) to erect lobster factories, and (3) to 
“exclude our people from the prosecution of that industry, on 
