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mation and guidance, the inclosed copy of a letter from the Under 

 Secretary of State for the Colonies dated 30th ulto. relative to the 

 recent determination to increase the stringency of the existing prac- 

 tice by dispensing with the warnings hitherto given and seizing at 

 once any vessel detected in violating the law. 



My Lords desire me to remind you of the extreme importance of 

 commanding officers of the ships selected to protect the fisheries, exer- 

 cising the utmost discretion in carrying out their instructions, paying 

 special attention to Lord Granville's observation that no vessel should 

 be seized unless it is evident and can be clearly proved that the offence 

 of fishing has been committed and that the vessel is captured within 

 three miles of land. 

 I am, &c, 



(Signed) Thomas Wolley. 



V. Admiral Wellesley, C. B. &c &c &c 



[Inclosure No. 2.] 



31 r. Rogers to the Secretary of the Admiralty. 



Downing Street, April 30, 1870. 



Sir, In Mr. Secretary Cardwell's letter to the Lords Commis- 

 sioners of the Admiralty of the 12th of April 1800 it was staled (hat 

 American vessels should not be seized for violating the Canadian fish- 

 ing Laws "except after wilful and persevering neglect of the warn- 

 "ings which they may have received: and in case it should become 

 " necessary to proceed to forfeiture, cases should, if possible, be 

 "selected for that extreme step in which the offence of fishing has 

 " been committed within three miles of land." 



The Canadian Govt, has recently determined with the concurrence 

 of H. M. Ministers to increase the stringency of the existing practice 

 by dispensing with the warnings hitherto given and seizing at once 

 any \< gel detected in violating the law. 



In view of this change and of the questions to which it may give 

 rise, I am directed by Lord Granville to request that you will move 

 their Lordships t<> instruct the officers of Her Majesty's ships em- 

 ployed in the protection of the Fisheries that they are not to seize 

 any vessel unless it is evident and can I"' clearly proved that the 

 offence of fishing has been committed, and the vessel itself is captured, 

 within three mile- of hind. 

 I ;iim. &C, 



(Signed) F. EtoGxaa 



The Si i i-i i \i;v The Admiralty. 



[ i i Wo, ■'•- 1 



Mr. Holland /<> th> Und\ r 8t - n tary of State, 



< i.om \i, Oi-rni; May /;■>///, 7870. 

 Sir, I am directed by Earl Granville to acknowledge the receipt 

 of your letter of the 9th In tant, requesting to be furnished, for com 

 munication to the Government of the United States with copies of the 

 instructions issued to the commanders of the Canadian vessels engaged 

 in the, protecl ion of I he ii- hei 



