MISCELLANEOUS. 1041 



Parliament, passed in the 59th year of the Reign of our late Most 

 Gracious Sovereign George the Third, j)ower was given to His 

 Majesty, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, by any order 

 or orders in Council to be from time to time made for that purpose, 

 to make such Regulations and give such Directions, as may be neces- 

 sary to prevent Fishermen of the United States from taking, drying 

 or curing Fish, in the Bays or Harbors of His Majesty's Dominions 

 in America, or in any other manner whatever abusing the privileges 

 by the Treaty and Act of the Imperial Parliament reserved to them. 



That, as no such Order in Council has passed, it may be presumed 

 that it may be extremely difficult for Your Majesty's Council to 

 submit such Order for Your Majesty's consideration, as may be best 

 adapted to meet the exigencies of the case in all Your Majesty's 

 Dominions in America. That your Majesty's subjects in this Prov- 

 ince have experienced great inconvenience and loss in this branch 

 of Industry, by Foreign interference and the Province is injuriously 

 affected by the Illicit Trade carried on by Vessels ostensibly engaged 

 in the Fisheries, who hover on the Coast, and, in many cases, combine 

 Trade with the Fishery a traffic, prejudicial alike to the Revenue 

 the importation of British Manufactures the honest Trader, and 

 the political and moral sentiments, habits and manners, of the people. 



To prevent the continuance and extension of such evils, the Legis- 

 lature of this Your Majesty's loyal Province of Nova-Scotia, have 

 embodied in an Act such Regulations and Restrictions as they con- 

 ceive will most effectually prevent such interference in the Fishery, 

 and the Illicit Trade connected with it, and, thereby secure the 

 Rights and Privileges recognized by the Treaty, and intended to be 

 guarded by the Statute. This course has become the more necessary, 

 as the Act of the Imperial Parliament contemplates the further Regu- 

 lations of the Fisheries by some such means, of which all persons 

 concerned will be bound to take notice. Many of the irregularities 

 complained of may have taken place from the want of such Regula- 

 tions? There is no intention of intimating that the Government of 

 the United States approves of, or sanctions, any interference with a 

 branch of the Fishery which they have expressly relinquished. 



We, therefore, most earnestly and respectfully pray that Your 

 Majesty will be pleased to give Your Royal Assent to the said Act; 

 and, by an Order of Your Majesty', in Council, declare the said Act 

 to contain the Rules, Regulations and Restrictions, respecting the 

 Fisheries for the Coasts, Bays, Creeks and Harbors of Nova-Scotia. 



Resolved, That the said Address be received and adopted by this 

 House. 



Resolved, That the Council be desired to join by Committee, with 

 the Committee of this House, who reported the foregoing Address, in 

 preparing and presenting to His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor 

 an Address, praying him to forward the foregoing Address to His 

 Majesty, with his favourable recommendation of the prayer thereof. 



Ordered, That the Clerk do acquaint the Council with the above 

 Resolution. 



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