APPENDICES TO ORAL ARGUMENTS. 



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The other sections of the Act 

 are for the purpose of preventing 

 trade with foreigners, particu- 

 larly the French at St. Pierre and 

 Miquelon, thereby hampering the 

 fishing operations of these com- 

 petitors, and retaining the ex- 

 clusive trade of Newfoundland 

 ; for the benefit of the merchants 

 of Great Britain in accordance 

 with the then policy of colonial 

 Between 1812 and October 20, monopoly. 



1818. 



No statutes cited in the British 

 abstract. 



1416 



BRITISH ABSTRACT OF STAT- 

 UTES, PROCLAMATIONS, &C. 



Before 1783. 



Br. App. 586. 1665. 

 Proclamation by Thomas Tem- 

 ple (Governor). "For regulating 

 . . . fishing. 



1. If cmy person comes into 

 jurisdiction and fishes without 

 license, penalty. 



2. Duly observe Sunday, and 

 not to take any liberty by fishing 

 to profane the same. 



3. No vessel from New Eng- 

 land to come into jurisdiction and 

 bring goods and trade without 

 license. 



CORRECTIONS, ADDITIONS, AND 

 NOTES. 



"Proclamation of Thomas Tem- 

 ple as Governor of Nova Scotia, 

 166*5." 



The preamble recites that the 

 orders contained are published 

 and declared "for the encourag- 

 ing and promoting of trade, and 

 protecting His Majesty's subjects 

 in their just rights" 



(1) If any person shall come 

 into any part of this jurisdiction 

 and plant, build, fish, or trade 

 without license from Governor or 

 Deputy, he shall forfeit vessel 

 and cargo, or suffer other penalty. 



(3 ) Has to do solely with trade. 



(4) Provide that "all inhabi- 

 tants and fishermen" continuing 

 two months " in this jurisdiction 

 must obtain a license to depart. 



The inhabitants of the region 

 were French and hostile to the 

 British authorities. The licenses 



