1524 NORTH ATLANTIC COAST FISHERIES ARBITRATION. 



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" I should say that there are at least 100 cargoes of herring taken 

 from Newfoundland yearly by American vessels, and as things are 

 now it would be useless for American vessels to go there for herring 

 unless they bought the herring from the inhabitants at whatever 

 price they may see fit to ask. This American trade has been a great 

 benefit to Newfoundland, and the change in the manner of taking 

 herring will greatly reduce the amount of money paid them for 

 herring." 



Deposition of Edward Stapleton, on same page : 



" I carried a seine with me, and employed Newfoundland fishermen 

 to operate it for me." 



This brings me to another branch, unless it be the pleasure of the 

 Tribunal to adjourn now. 



THE PRESIDENT : We will continue to-morrow at 10 o'clock. 



[Thereupon, at 4.2 o'clock p. M., the Tribunal adjourned until to- 

 morrow, Friday, the 22nd July, 1910, at 10 o'clock A. M.] 



922 TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY: FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1910. 



The Tribunal met at 10 A. M. 



THE PRESIDENT: Will you please continue, Mr. Elder. 



MR. ELDER (resuming) : The citation which Sir Charles desired 

 is United States Counter-Case Appendix, p. 205, and is a letter of the 

 25th July, 1905, from the Department of State, written by Mr. Adee 

 to the British Minister, Mr. Durand, with reference to Captain Alex- 

 ander's visit to the coast. 



With reference to the questions asked me late yesterday afternoon, 

 I think it should be said that I had in mind the authorization of 

 vessels, and that I was directing my replies in that direction, and 

 did not have in mind qualifications that would come where indi- 

 viduals alone were to be considered. 



It would seem where a nation held rights for the benefit of its 

 subjects, and had passed no restrictive legislation with reference to 

 its exercise or restraint, that the subjects would be presumed to have 

 the authorization of the nation for their exercise. 



One thing more; of course, in the emphasis I was seeking to lay 

 upon the ninety years of practise of the United States with regard 

 to its authorization by registry and by licence, and the acquiescence 

 of Great Britain in that form of authorisation, I was not intending 

 to express the opinion that the United States could not change that 

 authorization, or that the benefit could not be preserved by the 

 making of other regulations. 



