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(11.) Legal proceedings produced no result. There is no excite- 

 ment; fishermen are at work as if nothing had happened. 



(12.) Total of fishermen Bay of Islands estimation (sic) 1,600 to 

 1,700; about 400 engaged with American ships. 



(13.) Only fishermen engaged with American ships supply Ameri- 

 can ships with herring; fishermen engaged and not engaged supply 

 herring to Canadian ships. 



(14.) Captain Anstruther affords assistance to Inspector, giving 

 every help, often see each other. 



(15.) All American ships have entered Customs House, and Light 

 Dues have been paid without any trouble. 



(16.) American ships have observed in good faith the conditions 

 laid down in modus vivendi. 



(17.) About eight American ships brought over quite full crews; 

 others hoped vacancies would be filled from Newfoundland. 



(18.) No trouble expected if matters remain the same as at the 

 present time, but enforcement of Bait Act in general might produce 

 disturbance. 



MACGREGOR. 



Admiralty to Colonial Office. 



ADMIRALTY, November ##, 1906. 



(Received November 24, 1906.) 



SIR : I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admir- 

 alty to transmit herewith, for the information of the Secretary of 

 State for the Colonies, copy of a letter, dated 5th November, which 

 has been received from the Senior Naval Officer, Newfoundland Fish- 

 eries, relative to fishery matters. 



I am, &c., EVAN MACGREGOR. 



[Inclosure.] 



"Brilliant? at Birchy Cove, November 5, 1906. 



SIR: In continuation of my letter of 24th October, 1906, on the sit- 

 uation here with regard to the autumn herring fishery, I have the 

 honour to report that matters are proceeding peaceably and quietly 

 so far. 



Although I have not yet been able to get Mr. Alexander's signature 

 to the arrangement which we drafted together, on account of the dif- 

 ficulty of communicating with all the agents of the firms concerned, 

 yet he has assured me that no more purse seining will take place in- 

 side the Heads unless circumstances alter, and that none has, in fact, 

 taken place since our previous interview. 



As he foresaw, several more American schooners have arrived, fur- 

 nished with purse seines and manned by Gloucester crews, who are 

 not as yet prepared to bind themselves by any arrangement which 

 might hinder the success of their season; they wish to keep their 

 liberty to use purse seines, though up to the present they have not 

 actually used them as far as I know. 



2. There has been considerable movement of schooners and boats 

 as the season gets into full swing, but the hauls up to the present 

 have been only moderate. 



