CONTENTS OF THE COUNTER CASE. 



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INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT .' 1 



QUESTION ONE 3 



The contentions of the Parties 3 



The evidence relied on by Great Britain 7 



Evidence against the British contention 9 



The British attitude as to the French fishing liberty on the Newfoundland 



Coast 11 



Conditions existing upon the treaty coasts in 1818 20 



Joint regulations and policing under French treaties 22 



The situation under the treaties of 1854 and 1871 24 



The British contention 26 



The Marcy circulars 27 



The effect of the treaty of 1871 on Newfoundland legislation 32 



Other evidence presented by Great Britain 36 



The treasury circulars 37 



The reasonableness of regulations 40 



QUESTION Two 45 



The positions of the two Governments 46 



Objections to the British contention 48 



QUESTION THREE 55 



Irrelevant questions discussed in British case 55 



The evidence presented by Great Britain 56 



The real question at issue 59 



QUESTION FOUR 61 



The scope of this question 62 



Light and harbor dues 63 



Customs requirements .* 63 



Other exactions 64 



QUESTION FIVE 67 



Great Britain's present contention 68 



The reply of the United States 69 



The evidence 69 



QUESTION Six 75 



The British contention 75 



The language of the treaty 77 



The intention of the Parties 77 



The evidence relied on by Great Britain 78 



Lord Bathurst's letter to Mr. Adams 79 



Lord Bathurst's letter to Governor Keats 79 



The French claim 81 



The French-claim in the negotiations of 1783 82 



The French-claim in the negotiations of 1818 86 



Evidence subsequent to 1818 88 



Controversy with France in 1823 89 



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