RELATING TO THE TREATY OP 1871. 199 



The Treaty of Wash n Act of the Congress of the U. S. enables " the 

 produce of the fisheries of this Colony to be admitted into the U. S. 

 free of duty " from and after the date of a Proclamation by the Pres* 

 of the U. S. declaring that he has satisfactory evidence that the 

 Colony of Nfland has consented in a due and proper "manner to 

 have the provisions of the said Articles 18 to 25 inclusive of the said 

 Treaty extended to it." 



If it has not been already done, I venture to express the belief that 

 after explanation made and view had of the copies of the local enact- 

 ments to which the proviso refers and with the powers vested in the 

 Governor in Council & w h Y. E. is prepared to exercise to the full- 

 est extent, no further objections will be raised on the part of the 

 Treasury Dept. of the U. S. to giving effect to the Treaty in favour 

 of this Colony & that the President of the U. S. will be of opinion 

 that there is no substantial objection to the issue of the'proclam" 

 provided by the Act of Congress. 



Subjects of the States are now in the actual exercise & enjoyment 

 on this Coast of the privileges conceded to their Gov 1 by the Treaty 

 & our Merchants justly feel aggrieved that the Customs Auth s of 

 the U. S. decline to admit into the Ports and Markets of that Country 

 their shipments of the produce of the Fisheries of Nfland duty free. 

 I have &c 



(Sd) EGBERT I. PINSENT 



Queen's Counsel 



H e Governor HILL C. B. 



&c. &c. &c. 



Schedule of Documents attached 



1. An Act for the protection of the Salmon Fish 7 of this Colony 

 & for other purposes A. D. 1860. [23 Viet. Cap. 8] a 



2. An act for the protection of the Herring and Salmon Fisheries 

 on the Coast of this Island & for other purposes A. D. 1862. [26 Viet. 

 Cap. 2.] 6 



3. An Act to amend above A. D. 1866. [29 Viet. Cap. 11] e 



4. An Act relating to the Treaty of Washington 1871 A. D. 1873. 

 [36 Viet. Cap. 3] d 



a Supra, p. 83. 6 Supra, p. 84. Supra, p. 86. * Supra, p. 86. 



