ARGUMENT OF SIR WILLIAM ROBSON. 1889 



THE PRESIDENT : May I ask you one question : Were there in 1818 

 only these two great maps of North America, here designated as 

 Mitchell's and Jefferys' maps; or were there also other maps? 



SIR W. ROBSON : Well, Mitchell's map, I think was the best one, and 

 probably the one used ; and there was also Jefferys' book of maps. I 

 do not know what other maps there were at the time. 



THE PRESIDENT: Which of these maps has the greater authority 

 Mitchell's or Jefferys'? 



SIR W. ROBSON : I think Mitchell's ; yes, there are two or three ref- 

 erences in the record to Mitchell's map. It was used undoubtedly in 

 1783. because the Commissioners say they used it. It was used also, 

 I think, in 1806 I know there is another reference on the record as 

 to its use at a later period. I do not think it is actually specified as 

 having been used in 1818. But perhaps that would not be so impor- 

 tant, because after all, they were only giving up in 1818 what they 

 had got in 1783. That is our contention, and if the bays were speci- 

 fied in 1783 on Mitchell's map, those were the bays which were given 

 up in 1818. 



THE PRESIDENT : Then, Mr. Attorney-General, you had the kindness 

 to promise us, I think it was on Friday, a written statement concern- 

 ing the regulations of the fisheries, and the exercise of the fisheries. 



SIR W. ROBSON. I am sorry they have not been delivered. 



(After an informal colloquy as to the printing and delivery of the 

 document referred) 



THE PRESIDENT: I am informed by Mr. Roell that the document has 

 been printed and will be submitted to us to-morrow. 



[Thereupon, at 4 o'clock P.M., the Tribunal adjourned until to- 

 morrow, Tuesday, August 2, 1910, at 10 o'clock A. M,] 



1143 THIRTY-FOURTH DAY: TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1910 



The Tribunal met at 10 o'clock A. M. 



THE PRESIDENT: Will you please continue, Mr. Attorney-General? 



THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL, SIR WILLIAM ROBSON: I will move rap- 

 idly, Mr. President, through the few remaining points that I propose 

 to make on bays, and I think I shall be able to deal very shortly with 

 the two final Questions 6 and 7. 



With regard to bays, there is one point upon which I desire to lay 

 stress, and that is the controversy between France and the United 

 States in 1823. It arose almost immediately after the making of this 

 treaty. The matters which gave rise to the controversy took place in 

 1820, and the United States thereupon raised a contention which 

 showed conclusively that they took the view of bays for which I now 

 contend ; that is to say, that they treated bays, all bays, big and little, 

 as being places within which Great Britain had a right to give leave 



