114 CASE OF GBEAT BRITAIN. 



latin and Kush, the United States negotiators of the treaty, so under- 

 stood, for in their report to their Secretary of State (the 20th Octo- 

 ber, 1818) they said (App., p. 37) : 



1. Fisheries. We succeeded in securing, besides the rights of tak- 

 ing and curing fish, within the limits designated by our instructions 

 as a sine qua non, the liberty of fishing on the coasts of the Magdalen 

 Islands, and of the western coast of Newfoundland, and the privilege 

 of entering for shelter, wood, and water, in all the British harbours 

 of North America. 



The above argument with regard to the " coast " of Newfoundland, 

 therefore, applies to the "shores" of the Magdalen Islands. 



CONCLTTSION. 



His Majesty's Government therefore submits that the liberty to 

 fish on the southern, western, and northern coasts of Newfoundland, 

 and on the shores of the Magdalen Islands, does not include the 

 liberty to fish in the bays, harbours, and creeks on such coasts or 

 shores. 



