1006 APPENDIX TO BRITISH CASE. 



of His Majesty's reign, intituled, "An Act for regulating the Fish- 

 eries in the different Rivers, Coves and Creeks of this Province," a.s 

 relates to the County of Northumberland, be and the same is hereby 

 repealed ; and that from and after the passing of this Act, the Fish- 

 eries in the said County of Northumberland, shall be regulated in 

 the manner herein after mentioned, that is to say, in the Bay and 

 River Miramichi and its branches : No net whatever to be set off any 

 part of Fox-Island, Waltham, alias Portage-Island, or any other 

 Island, Middle Ground or Shoal in the said Bay, River and Branches, 

 excepting as is herein after permitted. No net to be set from Point 

 Esquiminoc to the western extremity of Hukleberry Island, to ex- 

 tend into the Bay more than One hundred fathoms from low water. 

 an"d no net to be set in the said space but by the Acadian or other 

 inhabitants of lower Bay du Vin; from thence to the lot formerly 

 owned by Thomas Ian, now owned by Duncan Robertson; no net to 

 be set along the south shore in the said space, to extend into the Bay 

 more than two hundred fathoms from three feet water at low water; 



a base line to run from the said Lot to the Barn now owned by 

 598 James Horton, Esq. in Bay du Vin; no net to extend into the 



Bay more than two hundred fathoms from the said line ; from 

 the said Barn to the eastern line of the lot lately owned by John Mark 

 Crank Delesdernier; no net to extend into the Bay more than two 

 hundred fathoms; from thence to Point Aux Bar; no net to extend 

 into the Bay more than two hundred fathoms from Point Aux Bar 

 to the Lot owned by Alexander Wilson; no net to extend into the Bay 

 more than three hundred fathoms from low water; a base line to run 

 from the said Alexander Wilson's Lot to Point Cheval; no net to ex- 

 tend into the Bay more than three hundred fathoms from the said 

 line, from Point Cheval to the upper extremity of the Sand-beach in 

 Napan Bay; no net to extend into the Bay more than two hundred 

 and fifty fathoms from low water; no net to be set off either sides of 

 Bay du Vin Island, to extend into the Bay more than sixty-eight 

 fathoms from low water ; a base line to run from the upper extremity 

 of the said Sand-beach in Napan Bay to a point commonly called 

 Green Point, on the west side of a small creek at the end of George 

 Murdoch's marsh ; no net to extend into the Bay more than two hun- 

 dred fathoms from the said line, and no net set from the said line to 

 be nearer than one hundred fathoms to the said Green Point; from 

 the said Green Point to within forty rods of the Fish-shed, formerly 

 occupied by James Anderson; no net to be set to extend into the Bay 

 more than one hundred and fifty fathoms from low water; from 

 thence to the lower extremity of East Point ; no net to be set to extend 

 into the river more than eighty fathoms from low water; no net to 

 be set off East Point to extend into the river more than fifty fathoms 

 from low water; no net to be set off Sheldrake Island to extend into 

 the river or bay more than sixty fathoms from low water ; no net to 

 be set off Hay Island opposite Neguac, to extend into the bay more 

 than twenty fathoms from low water; from thence to Not No. 81, 

 owned by James Fraser, Esq. inclusive; no net to extend into the 

 bay more than three hundred fathoms from low water, and no net to 

 be set in the said space to be more than two hundred fathoms in 

 length ; from thence to Lot No. 76, owned by James Thorn, inclusive ; 

 no net to extend into the bay more than two hundred and eight 

 fathoms from low water; a base line to run from low water on Lot No. 



