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three hundred thousand dollars for twelve 

 years. 



The award was five million, five hundred 

 thousand dollars, and the duty remitted the 

 Canadians four million, two hundred thou- 

 sand dollars. According to the one compu- 

 tation the United States lost nine million, 

 four hundred thousand dollars ; according to 

 the other, ei^ht million, two hundred thou- 

 sand dollars. The United States Government 

 would not press its objections against the 

 deliberate judgment of Great Britain. Lord 

 Salisbury, in reply, admitted that Mr. Evarts' 

 argument was powerful, but thought it capa- 

 ble of refutation. The British Government 

 based their claim on the award, as it stood. 

 To a second communication from Mr. Evarts 

 Lord Salisbury made no reply. The award 

 was promptly paid.'^^ 



During the operation of the treaty Ameri- 

 can fishermen were on one occasion driven by 

 a mob from the waters of Fortune Bay, New- 

 foundland, on the ground, as alleged, that 

 they were fishing on Sunday, in contraven- 

 tion of the local statutes. The incident 

 served to accentuate the difference that is so 

 apt to exist between the Imperial and Colo- 



