6 TEH FREDERICK GERRING, JR. 



" service of the Government of Canada and employed in the 

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

 " Canada, sherifT, justice of the peace or other person duly com- 

 " missioned for that purpose, may go on board of any ship, vessel 

 " or boat within any harbour in Canada or hovering in British 

 " waters within three marine miles of any of the coasts, bays, 

 " creeks or harbours in Canada, and stay on board so long as she 

 " remains within such harbour or distance. 



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

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

 " Canada, or hovering in British waters, within three marine miles 

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

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

 " oath touching the cargo and voyage; and if the master or person 

 " in command does not truly answer the questions put to him 

 " in such examination, he shall incur a penalty of four hundred 

 " dollars; and if such ship, vessel or boat is foreign, or not navigated 

 " according to the laws of the United Kingdom or of Canada, 

 " and (a) has been found fishing or preparing to fish, or to have 

 " been fishing in British waters within three marine miles of any 

 " of the coasts, bays, creeks or harbours of Canada, not included 

 " within the above mentioned limits, without a license or after 

 " the expiration of the term named in the last license granted to 

 " such ship, vessel or boat, under the first section of this Act, or (6) 

 " has entered such waters for any purpose not permitted by treaty 

 " or convention, or by any law of the United Kingdom or of Canada 

 " for the time being in force, such ship, vessel or boat and the 

 " tackle, rigging, apparel, furniture, stores and cargo thereof shall 

 " be forfeited. 



"7. Fvery penalty or forfeiture under this Act may be re- 

 " covered or enforced in any Court of Vice-Admiralty within 



Canada." 



5. By the effect of the Colonial Courts of Admiralty Act 1890 

 (53-54 Vic, cap. 27, Imperial) and the Admiralty Act 1891 (54-55 

 Vic, cap. 29, Canadian) the jurisdiction of the courts of Vice- 

 Admiralty within Canada was transferred to the Exchequer Court 

 of Canada, which, from the date of the coming into force of the 

 latter Act, became a colonial court of admiralty with jurisdiction 

 throughout Canada. 



6. On Monday afternoon, 25th May, 1896, Captain Charles 

 Knowlton, a Fishery Officer of the Fishery Protection Service of 

 Canada, in command of the Dominion Government cruiser Aher- 



