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their fish on the Lord's day : that no fish should be taken during the 

 spawning season ; and that offal should not be thrown on the fishing 



grounds. 



42 1670. Additions to the Star Chamber regulations of 



Charles I were made by Charles II. (British Case, App., 

 p. 518.) 



1699. The previously existing regulations relating to Newfound- 

 land were extended and embodied in the British statute 10 & 11 Win. 

 Ill, c. 25 (British Case, App., p. 525) : 



Sec. I gave permission to " all His Majesty's subjects residing 

 within this his realm of England, or the dominions thereunto be- 

 longing," to have the free use of the fishery with liberty to go on 

 shore " for the curing, salting, drymg. and husbanding of their 

 fish." 



Sec. II prohibited the throwing overboard of ballast, prest stones. 

 or anything else hurtful to the harbours. 



Sec. Ill provided regulations with reference to conduct on shore 

 in the drying and curing of fish. 



Sec. IV provided that the first arrival from England, Wales, or 

 Berwick in any Newfoundland harbour or creek should be the Ad- 

 miral; the second, Vice-Admiral ; and the third, Rear- Admiral ; that 

 reasonable parts of the beach only should be monopolised; and that 

 the admirals should settle all disputes. 



Sec. XII prohibited casting anchor, &c., " to the annoyance or hin- 

 dering of the hauling of seines " ; the casting of seines within or upon 

 the seines of other persons; the stealing of bait out of boats or 

 nets, &c. 



Sec. XIV authorised and required the admirals to enforce the pre- 

 scribed rules. 



Sec. XV gave jurisdiction to the admirals to settle certain classes 

 of disputes. 



Sec. XVI enjoined strict observance of the Lord's day. 



1765. The rules and regulations of the British statute of 10 & 11 

 Wm. Ill, c. 25 (British Case, App., p. 690), were made applicable 

 to Labrador. 



1770. A Nova Scotia statute (10 Geo. Ill, c. 10) (British Case. 

 App., p. 587) prohibited the throwing of offal into the sea within 

 three leagues of the shore. 



1786. The British statute 26 Geo. Ill, c. 26, sec. 11 (British Case. 

 App., p. 558), regulated the size of the mesh of nets to be used in 

 catching cod-fish on the shores of Newfoundland. 



1788. The Lower Canada statute 28 Geo. Ill, c. 6 (British Case, 

 App., p. 592), prohibited in certain places, including the Bay of 

 Chaleurs, the casting of anchors or the doing of anything to annoy 



