2272 NOBTH ATLANTIC COAST FISHERIES ARBITRATION. 



claimed by the United States to be inconsistent with the true interpre- 

 tation of the treaty if applied to American fishermen and executed 

 against them in such a manner as to restrict them in the free exercise 

 of their treaty liberties and privileges. 



NEWFOUNDLAND. 



Act of March 30, 1898. 



Report and Entry Inwards. 



22. The master of every vessel coming from any port or place out 

 of this Colony, or coastwise, and entering any port in this Colony, 

 whether laden or in ballast, shall go without delay, when such vessel 

 is anchored or moored, to the Custom House for the port or place of 

 entry where he arrives, and there make a report in writing to the 

 collector or other proper officer, of the arrival and voyage of such 

 vessel, stating her name, country and tonnage, the port of registry, 

 the name of the master, the country of the owners, the number and 

 names of the passengers, if any, the number of the crew, and whether 

 the vessel is laden or in ballast, and if laden, the marks and numbers 

 of every package and parcel of goods on board, and of the sorts of 

 goods and the different kinds of each sort contained therein, and 

 where the same was laden, and the particulars of any goods stowed 

 loose, and where and to whom consigned, and where any, and what 

 goods, if any, have been laden or unladen, or bulk has been broken 

 during the voyage, what part of the cargo and the number and names 

 of the passengers which are intended to be landed at that port, and 

 what and whom at any other port in this Colony, and what part of 

 the cargo, if any, is intended to be exported in the same vessel, and 

 what surplus stores remain on board, as far as any of such particu- 

 lars are or can be known to him. 



Entry Outwards. 



96. Except as provided by section 112, the master of every vessel 

 bound outwards from any port in this Colony to any port or place 

 out of this Colony, or on any voyage to any place within or without 

 the limits of this Colony, or coastwise, shall deliver to the collector 

 or other proper officer a report in writing outwards under his hand, 

 of the destination of such vessel, stating her name, country, and ton- 

 nage, the port of registry, the name of the master, the country of the 

 owners and the number of the crew ; . . . 



97. The master of every vessel, whether in ballast or laden shall, 

 before departure, come before the collector, or other proper officer, 

 and answer all such questions concerning the vessel, and the cargo, 

 if any, and the crew, and the voyage, as are demanded of him by such 

 officer, and if required, shall make his answers or any of them part 

 of the declaration made under his hand. . . . 



98. If any vessel departs from any port or place in this Colony 

 without a clearance, or if the master delivers a false content, or does 

 not truly answer the questions demanded of him, * * * the 

 master shall incur a penalty of four hundred dollars ; and the vessel 

 shall be detained in any port in this Colony until the said penalty is 

 paid; and unless payment is made within twenty days, such vessel 

 may, after the expiration of such delay, be sold to pay such penalty, 



