10 CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 



fish on certain coasts, bays, harbours, and creeks of His Britannic 

 Majesty's dominions in America, it is agreed between the high con- 

 tracting parties that the inhabitants of the said United States shall 

 have, for ever, in common with the subjects of His Britannic Majesty, 

 the liberty to take fish of every kind on that part of the southern coast 

 of Newfoundland which extends from Cape Ray to the Rameau 

 Islands, on the western and northern coast of Newfoundland; from 

 the said Cape Ray to the Quirpon Islands; on the shores of the Mag- 

 dalen Islands; and also on the coasts, bays, harbours, and creeks 

 from Mount Joli, on the southern coast of Labrador, to and through 

 the Straits of Belleisle, and thence northwardly, indefinitely, along 

 the coast, without prejudice, however, to any of the exclusive rights 

 of the Hudson's Bay Company: And that the American fishermen 



shall also have liberty, for ever, to dry and cure fish in any of 

 10 the unsettled bays, harbours, and creeks of the southern part 



of the coast of Newfoundland, hereabove described, and of the 

 coast of Labrador ; but so soon as the same, or any portion thereof, 

 shall be settled, it shall not be lawful for the said fishermen to dry or 

 cure fish at such portion so settled, without previous agreement for 

 such purpose with the inhabitants, proprietors, or possessors of the 

 ground. And the United States hereby renounce, for ever, any liberty 

 heretofore enjoyed or claimed by the inhabitants thereof to take, dry, 

 or cure fish on or within three marine miles of any of the coasts, bays, 

 creeks, or harbours of His Britannic Majesty's dominions in America, 

 not included within the above-mentioned limits: Provided, however, 

 that the American fishermen shall be admitted to enter such bays or 

 harbours for the purpose of shelter and of repairing damages therein. 

 of purchasing w r ood, and of obtaining water, and for no other pur- 

 pose whatever. But they shall be under such restrictions as may be 

 necessary to prevent their taking, drying, or curing fish therein, or 

 in any other manner whatever abusing the privileges hereby reserved 

 to them. 



Comparison of the two treaties. It will be observed that the 1818 

 treaty is silent as to the bank fisheries. These were not then in 

 dispute. Comparison of the provisions of the two documents, so 

 far as relates to coast fisheries, may be made as follows : 



1783. 



Liberty to Take Fish on : 



1. Sudi parts of Newfoundland coast as British fishermen shall use. 



2. On the coasts, bays and creeks, of all other British dominions 

 in America. 



Liberty to Dry and Cure Fish in 



Any bays, harbours, and creeks for the time being unsettled of 



1. Nova Scotia. 



2. Magdalen Islands. 



3. Labrador. 



1818. 



Liberty to Take Fish on 



1. Coast of Newfoundland Cape Ray to Rameau and Cape Ray 

 to Quirpon. 



