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American fishing vessels under the Treaty of 1818, as shall effectually 

 prevent any encroachment by them upon the territorial waters of 

 the British provinces, for the purpose of fishing within those waters, 

 or trespassing in any way upon the littoral or marine rights of the 

 inhabitants, and at the same time prevent that Convention from be- 

 ing improperly expanded into an instrument of discord, by affecting 

 interests and accomplishing results wholly outside of and contrary 

 to its object and intent, by allowing it to become an agency to inter- 

 fere with, and perhaps destroy ? those reciprocal commercial priv- 

 ileges and facilities between neighbouring communities which con- 

 tribute so importantly to their peace and happiness. 



It is obviously essential that the administration of the laws 

 302 regulating the Canadian inshore fishing should not be con- 

 ducted in a punitive and hostile spirit, which can only tend 

 to induce acts of a retaliatory nature. 



Everything will be done by the United States to cause their citi- 

 zens, engaged in fishing, to conform to the obligations of the Treaty, 

 and prevent an infraction of the fishing laws of the British provinces ; 

 but it is equally necessary that ordinary commercial intercourse 

 should not be interrupted by harsh measures and unfriendly admin- 

 istration. 



I have the honour, therefore, to invite a frank expression of your 

 views upon the subject, believing that, should any differences of 

 opinion or disagreement as to facts exist, they will be found to be so 

 minimized that an accord can be established for the full protection 

 of the inshore fishing of the British provinces, without obstructing 

 the open sea fishing operations of the citizens of the United States, 

 or disturbing the trade Regulations now subsisting between the 

 countries. 



I have, &c., 



(Sd.) T. F. BAYARD. 



No. 187. 1886, May 19: Letter from Marquis of Lansdowne, Gov- 

 ernor-General of Canada, to Earl Granville. 



[No. 161.] OTTAWA, 19th May, 1886. 



MY LORD, I have the honour to inform you that the American 

 Fishing schooner " Ella M. Doughty " was seized at St. Ann's, Nova 

 Scotia, by Sub-Collector McAulay, who is reported by the Collector 

 of Customs at Baddeck, Mr. L. G. Campbell, to have proof that the 

 Captain bought bait at St. Ann's without reporting to the Customs' 

 authorities. 



Mr. Campbell further telegraphs that the Captain acknowledged 

 the facts and showed the bait bought, but claimed that he held a 

 permit or license, signed by the Collector of Customs at Portland, 

 Maine, to touch and trade at any foreign port. 



The " Ella M. Doughty " has been held for not reporting, and an 

 enquiry is now proceeding in order to ascertain whether there has 

 or has not been an infraction of the Fishery Law of the Dominion. 

 I have, &c. 



(Sd.) LANDSDOWNE. 



The Right Hon. Earl GRANVILLE, K. G., 



&c., &c., &c. 



