OF THE COLONY OF NEWFOUNDLAND. 165 



provided the same shall be substantially in accordance with the 

 intent and meaning of this chapter. 



17. The Governor in Council may appoint the Collector of Revenue 

 for Labrador, or other person, to be Superintendent of the Fisheries 

 on the coast of this island and its dependencies, and may also appoint 

 Fishery Wardens, and prescribe their duties for the purposes of this 

 chapter. The compensation for the services of such officers to be 

 provided bv the Legislature. 



18. Nothing in this chapter shall affect the rights and privileges 

 granted by Treaty to the subjects of any State or Power in amity with 

 Her Majesty. 



ACT OF MARCH 28, 1874. 



(37 Vict., cap. 2.) 



A.CT to carry into effect the provisions of the Treaty of Washington, a as far as they 



relate to that Colony. (Fisheries.) 



Whereas a Treaty between Great Britain and the United States of 



America was signed at Washington on the 8th day of May, 1871, and 



w as duly ratified on the 17th day of June in that year, containing the 



following Articles, viz.: 



It is further agreed that, the provisions and stipulations of Articles XVIII to XXV of 

 this Treaty inclusive shall extend to the Colony of Newfoundland, so far as they are 

 applicable; but if the Imperial Parliament, the Legislature of Newfoundland, or the 

 Con i The United States, shall not embrace the Colony of Newfoundland in their 



l;,v, - enacted for carrying the foregoing Articles into effect, then this Article shall be of 

 do effect; but the oi l to make provision by law to give it effect by either of the 



i.-lative Bodies aforesaid shall not in any way impair any other Articles of this 



Be it therefore enacted, by the Governor, Legislative Council, and 

 embly, in Legislative Council convened, as follows: 



1. The Governor may, at any time hereafter, by his proclamation, 

 to be ] ublished in the Royal Gazette" of this colony, declare that, 

 after a time to be therein named, the provisions and stipulations of the 

 said Articles Will to XXV of the said Treaty inclusive, as set forth 

 in the Schedule to this Act, shall extend to this Colony of Newfound- 

 land, so far as thej are applicable; and at the time so named in such 

 Proclamation the ; revisions and stipulations of the said Articles shall 

 come into full force, operation, and effect in this colony, so far as the 

 same are applicable, and shall 1 henceforth so continue in full force, 

 operation and efl'eet during the period mentioned in Article XXXIII 

 of t he said Treaty, recited in I be Schedule to this Act, any law of this 

 colony to the contrary notwithstanding. 



•_'. Th<- < rovernor in ( louncil may. by any order or orders to be made 

 for that purpo e, do anj acl or thing in accordance with the spirit 

 and intention of the said Treaty, which shall be found necessary to 



be done on the part of this colony, to give full force, operation, and 



effect to the said Treaty; and any sucn order shall have the same 

 effect as if the 3ame were expressly enacted in this Act. 



3. Thi \'t shall not come into operation until her Majesty's assent 

 thereto hall have been given, and shall remain in force during the term 

 of years men! ioned in Article XXXIII in the Schedule to this Act. 



ii- m .">. I . ; an acl •■ ed by the legislature of Newfoundland, entitled 



"An ad relating to the treaty of Washington, 1871", which was repealed by an act 

 dated April 29, L874 (See British and Foreign State Papers, Vol. LXIIT, pago 38, 

 and Vol. LXV, pages L804 L306.) 



