1314 NORTH ATLANTIC COAST FISHERIES ARBITRATION. 



The original circular, as I say, is given in the British Case Appen- 

 dix, at p. 298, and the clause is at the foot of p. 299; and if the 

 Tribunal care to look again at the amended clause, as given on p. 

 194 of the United States Argument, while I read this, they will be 

 able to see what the nature of the change was. I refer the Tribunal 

 to p. 194 of the United States Argument, in the middle of the page, 

 while I read the circular as it was originally (at the foot of p. 299 

 of the British Case Appendix) : 



" Having reference to the above, you are requested to furnish any 

 foreign fishing vessels, boats or fishermen found within three marine 

 miles of the shore, within your district, for other purposes than those 

 of shelter and of repairing damages, of purchasing wood and of ob- 

 taining water, with a printed copy of the warning enclosed herewith. 

 If such vessel or boat is found fishing, preparing to fish, or violating 

 the provisions of the Convention of 1818, by shipping men or sup- 

 plies or trading, or if hovering within the three-mile limit, does not 

 depart within twenty-four hours after receiving such warning, you 

 will place an officer on board of such vessel, and at once telegraph the 

 facts to the Fisheries Department at Ottawa, and await instructions." 



As it was originally, it was too wide, because, of course, the conven- 

 tion of 1818 applied only to United States vessels; and yet in this 

 paragraph it was being applied to all foreign vessels. The error 

 was pointed out from London in a telegram of the 4th June, given 

 in the United States Case Appendix [p. 785]. 



THE PRESIDENT: Where is the original form of the circular? 

 From what place did you read just now? 



MR. EWART: The British Case Appendix, p. 299, the last paragraph. 



THE PRESIDENT : I see. Thank you. 



MR. EWART : That is the clause as it originally occurred. 



[Thereupon, at 12 o'clock, the Tribunal took a recess until 2 

 o'clock p. m.] 



AFTERNOON SESSION, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1910, 2 P. M. 



THE PRESIDENT : Will you continue, Mr. Ewart, please ? 



MR. EWART (resuming) : Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Tri- 

 bunal : I was engaged in the examination of the contention of the 

 United States as put forward in their Argument at pp. 193 and 194. 

 I had read down to the end of the quotation in the middle of the page. 

 I now wish to continue on p. 194 of the United States Argument. 



" Earl Granville, in a note to Lord Lansdowne, dated July 15, 

 1886, acknowledged the receipt of a despatch setting forth the amend- 

 ments to this customs circular." 



Now, while I read the whole of this letter, may I ask the Tribunal 

 to be kind enough to look at the quotation on p. 194. There are a few 

 words that precede the quotation that will be useful : 



