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Do not fail to make a full entry of all circumstances connected with 

 foreign vessels, noting their names, tonnage, ownership, crew, port, 

 place of fishing, cargo, voyage, and destination, and (if ascertain- 

 able) their catch. Report your proceedings, as often as possible and 

 keep the Department fully advised on every opportunity where in- 

 structions would most probably reach you at stated intervals. 



The service in which you are engaged will be subject to the general 

 direction and control of the chief officer, or master in command, 

 Captain P. A. Scott, R. N., on board the Government steamer Lady 

 Head (in the case of the schooners Stella Maria and La Ganadi- 

 enne, this general control is vested in Napoleon Lavoie, Esq.), whose 

 orders and arrangements you will conform to in every respect. He 

 is advised to consult and to act in conjunction with the British Ad- 

 miral and Naval Officers commanding Her Majesty's ships. 



The precise limits of the station on which you are to cruise, and the 

 further details of your duties, will be described in the directions you 

 will receive as above. 



Considerable inconvenience is caused by Canadian fishing vessels, 

 and those belonging to Prince Edward Island, neglecting to show 

 their colors. You will draw the attention of masters to this fact 

 and request them to hoist their colors without requiring to be hailt d 

 and boarded. 



It cannot be too strongly impressed upon you, nor too carefully 

 enjoined on the officers and crew under your command, that the pres- 

 ent service should be performed in a spirit of forebearance and mod- 

 eration. 



The Government relies on your prudence, discretion, and firmness 

 in the performance of the special duties thus entrusted to you. 

 I have, etc., 



P. Mitchell, 

 Minister of Marine and Fisheries. 



Mr. Thornton to Mr. Davis. 



Washington, May 18, 1870. 



Sir: "With reference to the note dated the 21st ultimo, which I 



hiid the honor to receive from the Secretary of State, relative to the 



Canadian order in council of the 8th of January last, discontinuing 



the in of fishing licenses, I now inclose ropy of b dispatch from 



the Governor General of Canada, forwarding copy of a minute of 



the privy council of (he Dominion, which I t inst will be satisfactory 



to the Secretary of Slate. 



[Inelomre.] 



Sir John Young to Mr. Thornton, 



Ottawa, May /;, t870. 



Sii:: Willi reference to your di patch NTo. 18, of April 22, L870, I 

 have now the honor to forward herewith a copy <>f a minute of the 

 privy council of the Dominion, covering a report <>f the minister of. 

 marine on the srubjed of the order in council <>f the sih <>f January 

 last. 



These papers will place you in po e ion of the views of the 

 Dominion government on the poinl alluded to in your dispatch. 



