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"however, that the American fishermen shall be admitted to enter 

 "such bays or harbours, for the purpose of shelter and of repairing 

 "damages therein, of purchasing wood, of obtaining water, and for 

 "no other purpose whatever. But they shall be under such restric- 

 " tions as may be necessary to prevent their taking, drying or curing 

 "fish therein, or hi any manner whatever abusing the privileges 

 "hereby reserved to them." 



Attention is also called to the following provisions of the Act of the 

 Parliament of Canada, Cap. 61, of the Acts of 1868, entituled "An Act 

 respecting fishing for foreign vessels." 



2nd. "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 purpose of affording protection 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 hi the service of protecting the fisheries, or any 

 officer of the Customs of Canada, Sheriff, Magistrate or other person 

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

 vessel or boat, within any harbor ui Canada, or hovering (in British 

 waters) within three marine miles of any of the coasts, bays, creek or 

 harbors hi Canada, and stay on board so long as she may remain 

 within such place or distance." 



3rd. "If such ship, vessel or boat be bound elsewhere, and shall 

 continue within such harbor, or so hovering for twenty-four hours 

 after the Master shall have been required to depart, any one of such 

 officers or persons as are above mentioned may bring such ship, 

 vessel or boat 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 shall not truly answer the questions 

 put to him in such examination, he shall forfeit four hundred dollars; 

 and if such ship, vessel or boat be foreign, or not navigated according 

 to the laws or the United Kingdom or of Canada, and have 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 harbors of Canada, not included within the above-mentioned lim- 

 its, without a license, or after the expiration of the period named in 

 the last license granted to such ship, vessel, or boat under the first 

 section of this Act, such ship, vessel or boat, and the tackle, rigging, 

 apparel, furniture, stores and cargo thereof shall be forfeited." 



4th. "All goods, ships, vessels and boats, and the tackle, rigging / 

 apparel, furniture, stores and cargo liable to forfeiture under this Act, 

 may be seized and secured by any officers or persons mentioned in 

 the second section of this Act; and every person opposing any officer 

 or person in the execution of his duty under this Act, or aiding or 

 abetting any other person in any opposition, shall forfeit eight hun- 

 dred dollars, and shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convic- 

 tion be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years." 



Therefore be it known, that by virtue of the Treaty Provisions and 

 Act of Parilament, above recited, all foreign vessels, or boats, are for- 

 bidden from fishing or taking fish by any means whatever within 

 three marine miles of any of the coasts, bays, creeks and harbors in 

 Canada, or to enter such bays, harbors and creeks, except for the pur- 



