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lating the joint fisheries on the lines which have worked so well and 

 without trouble in the North Sea where there is more competition 

 than there is ever likely to be after the withdrawal of the French 

 establishments from the Treaty Shore. 



ALFRED LYTTELTON, 

 Secretary of State for the Colonies. 



No. IV. 



Despatch from Governor Boyle insisting that the French -fishing 

 season shall cease on October 20th in each year. 



[Sent 24th January, 1904.] 



The Executive Council upon my referring to them your telegram 

 of the 22nd have requested me to obtain an assurance that the French 

 concurrent rights will not extend beyond the present season limit, 

 namely, the 20th October in each year. 



CAVENDISH BOYLE, 

 Governor of Newfoundland. 



No. V. 



Despatch from Secretary Lyttelton wherein the Imperial Government 

 agrees to this limitation. 



[Received 25th January, 1904.] 



You may inform your Ministers that His Majesty's Government 

 do not propose that the fishing rights of the French should be al- 

 lowed to extend beyond the 20th October. 



ALFRED LYTTELTON, 

 Secretary of State for the Colonies. 



No. VI. 



Despatch from Governor Boyle setting out conditions on which alone 

 our Government would agree to a settlement. 



[Sent 24th January, 1904.] 



The Committee of Council having had under consideration a Cable 

 Despatch (No. 1) received from the Right Honourable the Secretary 

 of State for the Colonies, marked " Secret ", bearing date the 14th 

 of January, 1904. to the following effect, namely, that the discussion 

 of the French fishery question on the basis of arrangement in the 

 matter of Baiting and Bounties having proved of no avail, His 

 Majesty's Advisers proposed not to continue it, but to put before the 

 Government of France an arrangement in draft, which will termi- 

 nate the rights of French fishermen to land and to dry their fish on 



