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"fish on the coasts, bays, creeks or harbours, or within the 

 "limits in this Act described." 



" 3. Provided alwaj'S, and be it enacted, That it shall and maj^ be 

 " lawful for any fisherman of the said United States to enter into 

 " any such bays or harbors of His Britannic Majesty's Dominions 

 " in America, as are last mentioned, for the purpose of shelter and 

 " repairing damages therein, and of purchasing wood, and of ob- 

 " taining water, and for no other purpose whatever; subject, 

 " nevertheless, to such restrictions as may be necessary to prevent 

 "such fishermen of the said United States from taking, drying or 

 " curing fish in the said bays or harbors, or in any other manner 

 " whatever abusing the said privileges by the said treaty and this 

 " Act reserved to them., and as shall for that purpose be imposed 

 " by any order or orders to be from time to time made by His 

 " Majesty in Council, under the authority of this Act, and by any 

 " regulations which shall be issued by the governor, or person 

 " exercising the office of governor, in any such parts of His Majesty's 

 " Dominions in America, under or in pursuance of any such Order- 

 " in-council as aforesaid." 



The Canadian legislation on the same subject is contained in 

 chapter 94 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, entitled; "An Act 

 respecting fishing by foreign vessels." Sections 2 and 3 of that 

 Act are as follows: 



" 2. Any commissioned officer of Her Majesty's navy, serving 

 " on board of any vessel of Her Majesty's navy, cruising and 

 " being in the waters of Canada for the purpose of affording pro- 

 " tection to Her Majesty's subjects engaged in the fisheries, or 

 " any commissioned officer of Her Majesty's navy, fishery officer 

 " or stipendiary magistrate, on board of any vessel belonging to or 

 " in the service of the Government of Canada, and employed 

 " in the service of protecting the fisheries, or any officer of the 

 " customs of Canada, sheriff, justice of the peace, or other person 

 " duly commissioned for that purpose, may go on board of any 

 " ship, vessel or boat within any harbor in Canada, or hovering in 

 " British waters within three inarine miles of any of the coasts, 

 " bays, creeks, or harbors in Canada, and stay on board so long as 

 " she remains within such harbor or distance. " 



"3. Any one of the officers or persons hereinbefore mentioned 

 "may bring any ship, vessel or boat, being within any harbor in 

 " Canada, or hovering in British waters, withinthree nuirine miles of 

 " any of the coasts, bays, creeks or harbors in Canada, into port, and 

 " search her cargo, and may also examine the master upon oath, 

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