PERIOD FROM 1871 TO 1905. 761 



Considerable inconvenience is caused by Canadian fishing vessels 

 neglecting to show their colours. You will draw the attention of 

 masters to this fact, and request them to hoist their colours without 

 requiring to be hailed and boarded. 



It cannot be too strongly urged upon you, nor can you too earnestly 

 impress upon the officers and crew under your command, that the 

 service in which you and they are engaged should be performed with 

 forbearance and discrimination. 



The Government relies on your prudence, discretion and firmness in 

 the performance of the special duties entrusted to you. 

 I am, Sir, 



Your obedient servant, 



(Sd.) GEORGE E. FOSTER, 



Minister of Marine and Fisheries. 



[Enclosure No. 2.] 



Warning. To all whom it may concern. 







The Government of the United States having by notice terminated 

 Articles 18 to 25, both inclusive, and Article 30, known as the Fishery 

 Articles, of the Washington Treaty, attention is called to the following 

 provision of the Convention between the United States and Great 

 Britain, signed at London on the 20th October, 1818: 



Article 1st. "Whereas differences have arisen respecting the liberty 



"claimed by the United States, for the inhabitants thereof, to take, 



"dry and cure fish, on certain coasts, bays, harbours and creeks, of 



"His Britannic Majesty's dominions in America, it is agreed between 



" the high Contracting Parties, that the inhabitants of the said United 



"States shall have, forever, in common with the subjects of His 



"Britannic Majesty, the liberty to take fish of every kind on that 



"part of the southern coast of Newfoundland which extends from 



"Cape Ray to the Rameau Islands, on the western and northern 



"coast of Newfoundland, from the said Cape Ray to the Quirpon 



"Islands, on the shores of the Magdalen Islands, and also on the 



"coasts, bays, harbours and creeks, from Mount Joly, on the southern 



" coast of Labrador, to and through the Straits of Belleisle, and thence 



'northwardly indefinitely along the coast, without prejudice, how- 



'ever, to any of the exclusive rights of the Hudson's Bay Company; 



' and that the American fishermen shall also have liberty, forever, to 



' dry and cure fish hi any of the unsettled bays, harbors and creeks of 



' the southern part of the coast of Newfoundland hereabove described, 



'and of the coast of Labrador; but so soon as the same, or any por- 



' tion thereof, shall be settled, it shall not be lawful for the said fish- 



' ermen to dry or cure fish at such portion so settled, without pre- 



' vious agreement for such purpose, with the inhabitants, proprietors, 



' or possessors of the ground." 



"And the United States hereby renounce forever any liberty here- 

 "tofore enjoyed or claimed by the inhabitants thereof, to take, dry, 

 "or cure fish, on or within three marine miles, of any of the coasts, 

 "bays, creeks, or harbours of His Britannic Majesty's dominions hi 

 "America, not included within the above-mentioned limits; provided, 



