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the inhabitants, proprietors, or possessors of the ground; and the 

 United States renounced forever any liberty heretofore enjoyed or 

 claimed by the inhabitants thereof, to take, dry, or cure fish on or 

 within three marine miles of any of the coasts, bays, creeks, or 

 harbors of His Majesty's dominions in America not included within 

 the above-mentioned limits; provided, however, that the United 

 States fishermen shall be admitted to enter such bays or harbors for 

 the purpose of shelter and of repairing damages therein, of purchas- 

 ing wood and of obtaining water, and for no other purpose what- 

 ever ; but they shall be under such restrictions as shall be necessary to 

 prevent their taking, drying, or curing fish therein or in any other 

 matter whatever abusing the privileges hereby reserved to them." 



In addition to the privileges so enjoyed under the Convention of 

 1818, Articles XVIII and XXI of the Treaty of Washington granted 

 to United States citizens: 



(1) The liberty to take fish of every kind, except shellfish, on 

 the remaining portion of the coast of Newfoundland, with liberty 

 to land on the said coast for the purpose of drying their nets and 

 curing their fish; provided, that in so doing they do not interfere 

 with the rights of private property or with British fishermen in the 

 peaceful use of any part of the said coast in their occupancy for the 

 said purpose; the salmon and shad fisheries and all other fisheries in 

 rivers and mouths of rivers being reserved exclusively for British 

 fishermen. 



(2) The admission into Newfoundland of fish-oil and fish of all 

 kinds, except fish of the inland lakes and rivers falling into them, 

 and except fish preserved in oil, being the produce of fisheries of the 

 United States, free of duty. 



The enjoyment of these privileges to continue for the period of 

 twelve years certain. 



In return for the privileges so granted to United States citizens, 

 British subjects acquired under the same treaty 



1. Similar rights of fishing and landing on United States coasts 

 north of the 39th parallel of north latitude ; and, 



2. The admission into the United States of fish-oil and fish of all 

 kinds, except fish preserved in oil, being the produce of the fisheries 

 of Newfoundland, free of duty. 



These privileges are also to continue for a period of twelve years 

 certain. 



A reference to the accompanying map will show that the coast, the 

 entire freedom of which for fishing purposes has thus been acquired 

 by the United States for a period of twelve years, embraces that por- 

 tion extending from the Rameau Islands on the southwest coast of 

 the island eastward and northwardly to the Quirpon Islands. This 

 coast contains an area of upwards of 11,000 square miles, including 

 admittedly the most valuable cod-fisheries in the world. Fish of 

 other descriptions, namely, herring, capelin, and squid, which are 

 by far the best bait for the successful prosecution of the cod-fisheries, 

 can be taken in unlimited quantities close inshore along the whole 

 coast, whilst in some parts are turbot, halibut, and lance. [ a ] 



The subjoined tables (Appendix B) of the exports of fish from 

 Newfoundland for the past seven years will show the enormous and 



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