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No. VIII. 



Despatch from Governor Boyle 'wherein our Government insists on 

 the right to approve of any regulations that may l>e made. 



The Committee of Council have had under consideration the 

 Secret Cable Despatch received from the Right Honourable the 

 Secretary of State for the Colonies, of date the 30th instant, proposing 

 an Article in substitution for Articles 14 and 38 of the North Sea 

 Fishery Convention, and to the Convention of 1887, respecting the 

 North Sea Liquor Traffic previously agreed to, in connection with the 

 proposed Convention between His Majesty's Government and that of 

 France, and asking for the concurrence of the Government of this 

 Colony to the said proposal. 



The Committee regret that they have not the Regulation to be 

 agreed upon before them, as they are prepared to immediately 

 discuss the details, and are anxious to facilitate by every means in 

 their power a speedy adjustment of difficulties. They concur, how- 

 ever, in the proposal, on the distinct understanding that the Regula- 

 tion to be agreed upon shall be subject to the approval of the Legisla- 

 ture of this Colony, and that it expressly provides for the trial of all 

 offences under the Convention by local Courts, with right of appeal 

 to Privy Council. 



CAVENDISH BOYLE, 

 Governor of Newfoundland. 



No. IX. 

 Despatch to Secretary Lyttelton asking for details of the treaty. 



[Sent a. m. 9th April, 1904.] 



Press telegrams state that Anglo-French Treaty covering all points 

 in dispute has been signed. Legislature pressing for information as 

 to what will be effect here. Ministers would be glad if they could re- 

 ceive some information on the subject which they could communicate 

 to Parliament. Am I authorized to make public general terms of 

 proposed arrangement as far as appearing in previous correspondence. 



CAVENDISH BOYLE, 

 Governor of Newfoundland. 



No. X. 



Despatch from Secretary denying London Press News. 



[Received p. m. 9th April, 1904.] 



Statements appearing in the London press as to clauses of Conven- 

 tion which affect the Colony under your Government are not accurate. 

 I hope at an early date to telegraph the text of them. 



ALFRED LYTTELTON, 

 Secretary of Stat for the Colonies. 



