88 LEGISLATIVE ACTS, PROCLAMATIONS, ETC., 



Colony of Newfoundland in their laws enacted for carrying the foregoing Arti- 

 cles into effect, then this Article shall be of no effect; but the omission to make 

 provision by law to give it effect by either of the Legislative Bodies aforesaid 

 shall not in any way impair any other Articles of this Treaty. 



Be it therefore enacted, by the Governor, Legislative Council, and 

 Assembly, in Legislative Council convened, as follows: 



1. The Governor may, at any time hereafter, by his proclamation, 

 to be published in the " Royal Gazette " of this colony, declare that, 

 after a time to be therein named, the provisions and stipulations of 

 the said Articles XVIII to XXV of the said Treaty inclusive, as set 

 forth in the Schedule to this Act, shall extend to this Colony of New- 

 foundland, so far as they are applicable ; and at the time so named in 

 such Proclamation the provisions and stipulations of the said Articles 

 shall come into full force, operation, and effect in this colony, so far 

 as the same are applicable, and shall thenceforth so continue in full 

 force, operation and effect during the period mentioned in Article 

 XXXIII of the said Treaty, recited in the Schedule to this Act, any 

 law of this colony to the contrary notwithstanding. 



2. The Governor in Council may, by any order or orders to be made 

 for that purpose, do any act or thing in accordance with the spirit 

 and intention of the said Treaty, which shall be found necessary to 

 be done on the part of this colony, to give full force, operation, and 

 effect to the said Treaty; and any such order shall have the same 

 effect as if the same were expressly enacted in this Act. 



3. This Act shall not come into operation until her Majesty's assent 

 thereto shall have been given, and shall remain in force during the 

 term of years mentioned in Article XXXIII in the Schedule to 

 this Act. 



ACT OF MAY 10, 1906. 

 (6 Edw. VII., Cap. 25.) 



An Act to amend 62 and 63 Vic. Cap. 19, entitled "An Act relating to Light 

 Dues." (Passed 10th May, 1906.) 



SECTION 1. Exemption of French fishing vessels on French Shore. 



Be it enacted by the Governor, the Legislative Council and House 

 of Assembly, in Legislative Session convened, as follows: 



1. It shall be lawful for any fishing vessel of the Republic of 

 France to enter any port or place on that part of the Coast of New- 

 foundland comprised between Cape Ray and Cape John, passing by 

 the north, without paying or being liable to pay any rates or duties 

 under the Act 62 and 63 Victoria, cap. 19, and the Minister of Finance 

 and Customs, and all officers of Customs, shall, in any such port or 

 place, admit all such fishing vessels to entry and clearance without any 

 such payment. 



