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armed with spy glasses by day and lanterns by night, searching for 

 some poor creature who is selling a barrel of herring from which to 

 buy a dollar's worth of food for his family, and a magistrate ready 

 and willing to jump on such an offender with a cruel and unreasonable 

 penalty. And there is the same magistrate, tramping, probably 

 foot-sore and wearily, along the tiresome railway ties, to meet a 

 wealthy offender from outside the Colony, practically apologising 

 for being alive, and incidentally and with consummate meekness 

 soliciting a contribution of $30 to the Colonial exchequer in return for 

 a violation of the game laws, that our own people have been heavily 

 fined or imprisoned for violating, as was the case in the Burgeo 

 country and other parts of the Colony. 



In view of these circumstances, one may reasonably wonder whether 

 they are wholly the actions of the local judiciary, or whether they are 

 dictated from the headquarters of our judicial system at the capital, 

 and in their extremity, an oppressed people may righteously ex- 

 claim- 1 -" How long, O, Lord, how long," must this intolerance and 

 injustice continue? 



Bay of Islands, November 17, 1906. 



Governor MacGregor to Lord Elgin. 



[Telegram.] 



(Received 8 a. m., November 22, 1906.) 



I have had personal interview with Inspector O'Reilly who has 

 arrived from Bay of Islands at St. John's, Newfoundland. 



(1.) No ill-feeling towards American ships on the part of New- 

 foundland fishermen, and no interference with American ships. 



(2.) About forty American ships, about twenty Canadian ships, 

 about fourteen Newfoundland vessels, Bay of Islands; three vessels 

 loaded, sailed for Gloucester. 



(3.) Herring fishing good, American ships will be able to com- 

 plete loading wants as far as one can see. 



(4.) American ships not making use of purse seines, have been 

 used very little, no room for them in arms Bay of Islands. 



(5.) Licences not issued to fishermen, who supply herring Cana- 

 dian ships, but Canadian ships are licensed vessels, no American 

 ships are licensed vessels, and no licences issued to catch for Ameri- 

 can ships. 



(6.) There has not been Sunday fishing or very little by American 

 ships, and very little night fishing. 



(7.) Newfoundland fishermen to be paid by results; on American 

 ships 1 dollar per barrel; American ships supply appliances and food. 



(8.) Alexander has been on friendly terms with Newfoundland 

 officers; American ships consult with Alexander on all points raised, 

 and are guided by his careful advice; Alexander understands posi- 

 tion, and endeavours to prevent trouble. 



(9.) Neither master nor owner American ships offered any opposi- 

 tion to legal proceedings against Dubois and Crane, but rather facili- 

 tated matters advised by Alexander. 



( 10. ) Dubois and Crane have gone home. 



