QUESTION POUB. 65 



This question was answered by the Law Officers as follows : 



By the Convention, the liberty of entering the Bays and Harbors 

 of Nova Scotia for the purpose of purchasing wood and obtaining 

 water, is conceded in general terms, unrestricted by any condition 

 expressed or implied, limiting it to vessels duly provided at the com- 

 mencement of the voyage ; and we are of opinion that no such condi- 

 tion can be attached to the enjoyment of the liberty." 



It appears, therefore, that even during the period when Great 

 Britain was seeking by every means possible to enforce a narrow 

 and strict construction of the treaty against the contentions of the 

 United States, it was admitted on the part of Great Britain that, 

 inasmuch as the right of entering bays and harbors on the non- 

 treaty coasts for the purposes specified was conceded in general terms 

 by the treaty, no restrictions could be imposed upon such right in 

 addition to those specifically provided for in the treaty. 



The evidence presented on the part of the United States in support 

 of its contention can be more conveniently discussed in connection 

 with the argument of this Question before the Tribunal and does not 

 require further examination here. 



U. S. Case, p. 107. 



