790 CORRESPONDENCE, ETC. 



or cure fish at such portion so settled, without previous agreement 

 for such purpose, with the inhabitants, proprietors, or possessors of 

 the ground. 



"And the United States hereby renounce forever any liberty 

 heretofore 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 

 in America, not included within the above mentioned limits; provided, 

 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, and of obtaining water and for no other 

 purpose whatever. But they shall be under such restrictions as 

 may be necessary to prevent their taking, drying or curing fish therein, 

 or in any manner whatever abusing tne 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, intituled: 

 "An Act respecting fishing by 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 the 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 Magis- 

 trate on board oif 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, Magis- 

 trate, or other person duly commissioned 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, creek or harbours in 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 con- 

 tinue within such harbour, 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 per- 

 son 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 

 of 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 harbours of 

 Canada, not included within the above mentioned limits, 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 



