68 CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 



Edward Grey made the suggestion that American fishermen 

 should be exempted in cases in which Newfoundland fishermen are 

 exempted from their light dues, This, however, must be a matter 

 of arrangement, and, on the question of right, it is submitted that 

 there is nothing inconsistent with the treaty in requiring the payment 

 of such light dues by American fishermen, irrespective of the ques- 

 tion whether colonial fishermen do, or do not enjoy exemption. 



CONCLUSION. 



The position with regard to entry or report at customs, and as to 

 payment of light and harbour dues may be summarised as follows : 



(L) Laws requiring vessels to enter or report at customs, and to 

 pay fair tolls towards establishing and maintaining the usual aids to 

 navigation are reasonably incidental to laws admitting vessels into a 

 nation's coast waters, and do not partake of the nature of exclusion. 



(2.) A requirement that American fishermen, who bring vessels, 

 fishing-gear, and supplies into the treaty waters, shall enter or report 

 them at customs, assuming that reasonable facilities are supplied 

 by the colonies for that purpose, is in no sense inconsistent with the 

 treaty. 



(3.) Nor is it inconsistent with the treaty that such fishermen 

 should be required to pay dues for the support of lighthouses and of 

 harbour improvements from which they derive benefit. 



(4.) The exercise by American fishermen of the rights granted 

 them by the treaty is subject to their observance of these requirements 

 in this sense only, that in default of payment the vessel in respect 

 of which default occurs is subject to the appropriate proceedings. 



