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" which shall be made or given for the Execution of any of the 

 " Purposes of this Act; every such Person so refusing or otherwise 

 " offending against this Act shall forfeit the Sum. of Two Hundred 

 " Pounds, to be recovered in the Superior Court of Judicature of 

 " the Island of Newfoundland, or in the Superior Court of Judi- 

 " cature of the Colony or Settlement within or near to which such 

 " Offence shall be committed, or by Bill, Plaint or Information 

 " in any of His IMajesty's Courts of Record at Westminster; One 

 " Moiety of such Penalty to belong to His Majesty, His Heirs and 

 " Successors, and the other Moiety to such Person or Persons as 

 " shall sue or prosecute for the same: Provided always, that any 

 " such Suit or Prosecution, if the same be committed in Xewfound- 

 " land, or in any other Colony or Settlement, shall be com,menced 

 " within Three Calendar Months; and, if commenced in any of His 

 " Majesty's Courts at Westminster, within Twelve Calendar Months 

 " from the time of the Commission of such Offence. " 



3. Bj^ Section 91 of the Act of the Imperial Parliament con- 

 stituting the Dominion and Provincial Governments of Canada, 

 known as "The British North America Act 1867," it is provided, 

 among other things, that the legislative authority of the Parliament 

 of Canada shall extend to all matters coming within " Navigation 

 and Shipping " and Sea-coast and Inland Fisheries. 



4. By Act of the Parliament of Canada, Revised Statutes 1886, 

 Chapter 94, sections 1, 2, 3 and 7, it is enacted as follows: — 



"1. The Governor in Council may, from time to time, grant to 

 " any foreign ship, vessel or boat, or to any ship, vessel or boat not 

 " navigated according to the laws of the United Kingdom or of 

 " Canada, at such rate and for such term not exceeding one year, as 

 " he deems expedient, a license to fish for, take, dry or cure an}^ 

 " fish of any kind whatsoever, in British waters, within three 

 " marine miles of any of the coasts, bays, creeks or harbours of 

 " Canada, not included within the limits specified and described 

 " in the first article of the convention between His late Majestj^ 

 " King George the Third and the United States of America, made 

 " and signed at London, on the twentieth day of October, one 

 " thousand eight himdred and eighteen. 



" 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 protection 

 " to Her Majesty's subjects engaged in the fisheries, or any com- 

 " missioned officer of Her Majesty's navy, fishery officer or stipen- 

 " diary magistrate, on board of any vessel belonging to or in tlie 



