38 ARGUMENT OF GREAT BRITAIN. 



or hinder the hauling of seines in the accustomary baiting 



43 places ; and shooting seines within, or upon, the seines of other 

 persons. It prohibited also the jettison into harbours of bal- 

 last, or anything else hurtful to them. And it gave jurisdiction to 

 Justices of the Peace to settle disputes as to the right to occupy cer- 

 tain places on the shore. 



1793. The New Brunswick statute 33 Geo. Ill, c. 9 (British Case, 

 App., p. 595), prohibited the placing of seines across rivers, coves, 

 or creeks so as to obstruct the natural course of fish. 



1807. The Lower Canadian statute 47 Geo. Ill, c. 12 (British 

 Case, App., p. 601), contained regulations regarding the discharge 

 of ballast, throwing offal overboard, obstructing the hauling of 

 seines, and gave to the judge of the provincial court, acting with 

 two or more justices of the peace, power 



"to make and frame such reasonable orders, rules and regulations 

 respecting the said fisheries, and all matters and things concerning 

 the same, as may not be repugnant to this Act, .... for regulating 

 the manner of placing seines and nets in the havens, rivers, creeks 

 and harbours in the said Inferior District of Gaspe. and to annex 

 reasonable penalties and forfeitures " &c. 



1818. The New Brunswick statute 58 Geo. Ill, c. 2 (British Case, 

 App., p 605), prohibited the jettison of offal in any bay or harbour, 

 at such places as cod or scaie fish are usually taken. 



18%4- The British statute 5 Geo. IV, c. 51 (British Case, App. p. 

 568), repealed the clause in the statute of 26 Geo. Ill, c. 26 (above 

 referred to) ; by section 5 it prohibited the throwing into harbours 

 in Newfoundland of ballast, . stones, or anything else hurtful to 

 them. It also prohibited (section 6) the casting of anchors, or the 

 doing of 



" any other Matter or Thing to the Annoyance or hindering of the 

 drawing or hauling of Nets or Seines in the customary Baiting 

 Places in Newfoundland, or the Dependencies thereof," 



1838. The Newfoundland statute 2 Viet., c. 7 (British Case, App., 

 p. 697), regulated the disposal of ballast, stones, or any other things 

 injurious or hurtful to any of the harbours or roadsteads. 



186%. The Newfoundland statute 25 Viet, c. 2 (British Case, 

 App., p. 702), prohibited 



1. The taking of herrings in seines in any bays or harbours of 

 Newfoundland or Labrador between the 20th October and the 12th 



April in any year; and the use of seines at any time, except 



44 by way of shooting and forthwith tucking and hauling the 

 same. 



2. Taking herring with nets of certain description. 



3. Removing, destroying, or injuring other persons' nets. 



