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and the same course is to be pursued in regard to the Navigation of 

 the Gut of Canso, should you observe it to be injurious to the Colonial 

 fishermen, or otherwise detrimental to British interests. 



APPENDIX B. 

 STATIONS. 



No. I. Coast of New Brunswick — Bay of Fvndy. 



From three miles south of the S. W. Head of the L LlmIta - 

 Grand Manan, round the shores of that island, and from 

 Owen Head on the south, to Cape Spencer on the north 

 to the coast of New Brunswick, including the offlying 

 Islands. 



St. John, Xew Brunswick, where coal is to be com- te ^ Headquar " 

 pleted as requisite, and such other supplies are to be pur- 

 chased as can be procured. 



The Mackerel, which strike the coast of America at 3. Remarks. 

 Cape Cod about the middle of May, are said to run not 

 higher up the Bay of Fundy than the northern end of 

 the Grand Manan. 



Should this prove to be the case, the cruising ground 

 will be confined to the vicinity of that Island and Campo- 

 Bello. 



No. II. Coast of Nova Scotia — Bay of Fundy. 



From Cape Sable on the south, to the entrance of the *• Limits. 

 Chignecto channel, as shown by a line drawn from 

 Squally Point on the coast of Nova Scotia, to Wolfe 

 River on that of New Brunswick. 



Digby, but coal is to be completed at St. John, New 2^ Headquar^ 

 Brunswick, and such other supplies procured as cannot 

 be obtained at Digby. 



The Cod and Halibut Fishery, which commences on 8 - Remarks. 

 this coasl early in the year, is resorted to by the Amer- 

 icans, from Bryer Island to Digby Gut, between the first 

 of April and tin' 30th of June and the Mackerel which 

 appear on the coasl towards the end of May. rarely run 

 higher up the Bay than I >igby. 



Should this prove to be the case, the cruising ground 

 will be in the main confined to the coasl between Digby 

 Qui and ( lape Sable. 



No. III. East coast of <'■'/>< Union. 



Prom Cape 1 >■ including the Bay of Chedabucto, L Limit* 

 to Cape North, being divided into three Sections. 

 I. From Cape Canso, including Chedabucto Bay, to 



Scatare Tslnnd. 



