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Earl GranviUe to Lord Lansdowne. 



DOWNING STREET, 15th July, 1S86. 



MY LORD: I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your 

 despatch of the 8th of June last, and to acquaint you that Her 

 Majesty's Government observe with satisfaction the amendments 

 which have been made in the Customs Circular No. 371 and in the 

 warning to be given to the United States' fishing vessels frequenting 

 the waters of Canada. 

 I have, etc. 



(Sd.) GRANVILLE. 



His Excellency 



The GOVERNOR GENERAL. 



Earl GranviUe to Lord Lansdowne. 



DOWNING STREET, 15th July, 1886. 



MY LORD: With reference to my telegram of the 6th of July and 

 to your telegraphic reply of the 12th instant, relating to warnings 

 alleged to have been given to fishing vessels of the United States by 

 the Collector of Customs at Canso, I have the honour to transmit 

 to you the accompanying copy of a letter from the Foreign Office 

 with its enclosure on which my telegram was founded. 



I should be glad to receive a report from your Government at 

 their early convenience on the subject of these papers. 

 I have, &c., 



(Sd.) GRANVILLE. 



His Excellency 



The GOVERNOR GENERAL. 



[Enclosure No 1.] 



The Foreign Office to the Colonial Office. 



FOREIGN OFFICE, 80ih June, 1886. 



SIR: With reference to my letter of the 19th instant, I am directed 

 by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to transmit to you to 

 be laid before Earl GranviUe, acopyf a despatch from Her Majesty's 

 Minister at Washington, relative to the headland question in con- 

 nection with the North American Fisheries. 

 I am, &c., 



(Sd.) J. PAUNCEFOTE. 



The UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE 



FOR THE COLONIES. 



[Enclosure No. 2.] 



The Foreign Office to Colonial Office. 



FOREIGN OFFICE, 30th June, 1886. 



SIR : With reference to your letter of the 26th instant, I am directed 

 by the Earl of Rosebery, to state that His Lordship would be glad if 

 Karl GranviUe could ascertain whether any instructions have been 



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