206 The Frederick Gerring, Jr. 



of the Hudson's Bay Company ; and it was also by the said Article 

 of the said Convention agreed, that the American fishermen should 

 have liberty forever to dry and cure fish in any of the unsettled 

 bays, harbours and creeks ^ of the Southern part of the Coast of 

 Newfoundland above described, and of the coast of Labrador but 

 that so soon as the same, or any portion thereof, should be settled, 

 it should not be lawful for the said fishermen to dry or cure fish 

 at such portion so settled, without previous agreement for such 

 purpose with the inhabitants, proprietors or possessors of the 

 ground: And whereas it is expedient that His Majesty should be 

 enabled to carry into execution so much of the said Convention 

 as is above recited, and to make regulations for that purpose : 



Be it therefore enacted by The King's Most Excellent 

 Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spirit- 

 ual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament as- 

 sembled, and by the authority of the same, that from and after the 

 passing of this Act, it shall and may be lawful for His Majesty, 

 by and with the advice of His Majesty's Privy Council, by any 

 order or orders in Council, to be from time to time made for that 

 purpose, to make such regulations, and to give such directions, 

 orders and instructions to the Governor of Newfoundland, or to 

 any officer or officers on that station, or to any other person or 

 persons whomsoever, as shall or may be from time to time deemed 

 proper and necessary for the carrying into effect the purposes of 

 the said Convention, with relation to the taking, drying and curing 

 of fish by inhabitants of the United States of America, in common 

 with British subjects, within the limits set forth in the said Arti- 

 cle of the said Convention and hereinbefore recited; any Act 

 or Acts of Parliament, or any law, custom or usage to the con- 

 trary in anywise notwithstanding. 



n. And be it further enacted, that from and after the pass- 

 ing of this Act it shall not be lawful for any person or persons, 

 not being a natural born subject of His Majesty, in any foreign 

 ship, vessel or boat, nor for any person in any ship, vessel or 

 boat, other than such as shall be navigated according to the laws 

 of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to fish for, 

 or to take, dry or cure any fish of any kind whatever within three 

 marine miles of any coasts, bays, creeks or harbours whatever, in 

 any part of His Majesty's Dominions in America, not included 



