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“ addition was proposed to be made to the draft modus vivendi, — 
“ to the following effect :— : 
“¢ British lobster fisheries which may have been established _ 
“between the Ist July, 1890, shall not be molested. But it 
“‘ ¢ shall be open to French fishermen to establish fresh lobster 
“ ¢ factories to a corresponding extent. i 
“© No other British lobster factories shall be in operation up — 
“to the 1st of January, 1891, unless by the joint consent of the — 
“British and French senior naval officers on the station, in _ 
“ ¢ consideration of some equivalent permission to some new 
‘“‘ ¢ French lobster fishery on another spot.’ | 
“ M. Jusserand, however, called at the Foreign Office on the © 
“ 20th ultimo, and stated that his Government was unable to — 
“ accept this proposal, as it would place the French fishermen at 
“a manifest disadvantage. It was obvious, he remarked, that — 
“ the British fishermen, being on the spot, would have had the © 
“ choice of the best places for the new fisheries, and the French — 
“ Government had no means of ascertaining to what extent 
“ advantage had already been taken of this priority of choice, or — 
*‘ would be taken before the arrival of the French fishermen. . 
“ It was pointed out to M. Jusserand that the prohibition of 
“all the new lobster fisheries for which preparation had been — 
‘¢ made and money expended in the colony would not only cause — 
*‘ considerable hardship, but would excite a feeling of soreness 
“ and irritation at the very commencement of the fishing season, — 
“‘ which it was on every account most desirable to avoid. | 
“ After considerable discussion, a further amended draft was — 
“‘ agreed upon between the two Governments, the terms of which 
“T telegraphed to you on the 12th inst. A copy of the modus — 
“ vivendi thus agreed upon is enclosed. 
“Tt was hoped that the modus vivendi would have been 
“acceptable to your Government as an arrangement for the 
“‘ present season only, and as a means of avoiding disputes during 
“ the coming season, and as giving time for a more permanent 
“settlement of the question. I was, therefore, much disap- 
“ pointed at, receiving your telegrams of the 14th and 15th inst., 
“ apprising me of objections to the agreement entertained by — 
“ your Ministers, and of the passing of identic resolutions in both | 
‘‘ Houses of the Colonial Parliament protesting against the 
“ modus vivendi as being prejudicial to British fishing and 
