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been a constant bone of contention and source of 

 controversy between the two countries for some 

 seventy odd years. Papers presented to Parliament 

 in 1887-88 embrace all the " pros " and *' cons " of 

 the dispute, sufficient indeed to satiate the most 

 voracious piscatorial appetite. 



The brief interludes referred to, during which 

 there was little or no trouble, were comprised in the 

 periods from 1854 to 1866, and again from 1871 to 

 1885. Fishing rights during those periods were 

 regulated by articles in what are known as the 

 Reciprocity Treaty of 1854 ^^^ the Treaty of 

 Washington of 1871 respectively, between this 

 country and the United States. Both these Treaties 

 were, however, denounced by the United States for 

 reasons which there is no need to discuss. 



The latter of these Treaties expired in July 1885, 

 but the Dominion Government, as an act of grace, 

 and being reluctant to enforce measures which 

 would cause inconvenience and loss in the middle 

 of the fishing season, allowed the New England 

 fishermen to use the Canadian in-shore waters freely 

 and without let or hindrance down to the end of 

 that year. 



The two Treaties referred to having thus ceased 

 and determined, the provisions of the Treaty be- 



