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I have endeavoured to ascertain reference to law under which it 

 is intended to proceed, and shall inform you. 



MACGREGOR. 



HOUSE or COMMONS, October 30, 1906. 



Mr. Ashley asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 

 whether it was not usual to obtain the adherence of a self-governing 

 Colony to any agreement with a Foreign Power before applying the 

 provisions of that agreement to that Colony; and, if so, on what 

 grounds this practice was departed from in the case of the New- 

 foundland fisheries. 



Mr. Churchill, in reply, said : " The agreement to which I under- 

 stand the honourable Member to refer is a temporary arrangement 

 intended to avoid the occurrence of untoward incidents during a dis- 

 cussion which has become necessary in consequence of action which 

 the Colonial Government has taken in spite of the representations of 

 His Majesty's Government. The usual course has been followed in 

 regard to this temporary agreement of consulting the Colonial Gov- 

 ernment at every step ; but the ultimate responsibility for the action 

 taken by Great Britain in order to give effect to her treaty engage- 

 ments with foreign Powers necessarily rests upon His Majesty's 

 Government. My honourable friend will discover in the action of 

 Lord Salisbury's Government in 1890 in the matter of the modus 

 vivendi with France respecting the Newfoundland lobster fishery, 

 should he find the time to examine it, ample and conclusive precedent 

 for the course adopted." 



[" Evening Telegram," October 31, 1906.] 



PUBLIC NOTICE. 



The following Sections of the Act entitled, " Of the Exportation, 

 Sale, &c., of Bait Fishes," are published for general information: 

 Section 1. No person shall, 



1. Export or cause or procure to be exported or assist in the ex- 

 portation of; or 



2. Haul, catch, take or have in his possession for the purpose of 

 exportation; or 



3. Purchase or receive in trade or barter for the purpose of ex- 

 portation; or 



4. Take, ship, or put or haul on board, or assist in taking, shipping, 

 or hauling on board of any ship or vessel for any purpose what- 

 ever; or 



5. Carry or convey on board of any ship or vessel for any purpose 

 whatever, any herring, caplin, squid or other bait fishes from, on or 

 near any part of this Colony or its dependencies, or from or in any of 

 the bays, harbours or other places therein, without a license in writing 

 to be granted and issued as hereinafter provided. 



Section 9. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of 

 Section 1 of this Chapter or any of the subsections thereof; or 



1. Use, dispose of or deal with any bait fishes otherwise than in 

 accordance with the terms of the affidavit made upon application for 

 a license or with the terms of such license; or 



