IV CONTENTS OF ARGUMENT. 



Question 4: 



Customs entries and light and harbor dues in non-treaty waters Page. 



Customs entry or report 77 



Light and harbor dues 83 



Conclusion 84 



Question 5 : 



Introductory 85 



Language of treaty 85 



Wording of treaty 87 



Effect of United States contention 88 



Judicial decision as to construction of term " bays " 90 



Use of term " bays " in other treaties 90 



Bays " of His Majesty's dominions in America " 92 



Territorial jurisdiction contention of the United States 93 



Practice of United States as to inclosed waters 94 



Practice of Great Britain * 98 



Bay of Chaleurs 101 



Miramichi Bay 102 



Practice of other nations 103 



Bering Sea arbitration . 103 



Headlands line 104 



Reply to United States counter case 107 



Review of controversy 107 



Period of 1838-1845 108 



Everett-Aberdeen correspondence 113 



Sabine's report - 118 



Period of 1852-1854 120 



" Washington " arbitration, 1854 127 



Period of 1854-1866 128 



Period of 1866-1877 128 



Period of 1887-1888 129 



Summary 130 



Intention of negotiators 131 



Conclusion 133 



Question 6 : 



The contentions 135 



Intention of negotiators 136 



Negotiations of 1823 137 



Alleged acquiescence 138 



Non-user of bays 138 



Question 7 : 



Commercial privileges 143 



Scope of question 343 



New question proposed by United States 144 



British objections 145 



Conclusion 146 



Note on trade relations between United States and Great Britain 147 



