IJecord of the Proceedings of tlie Halifax Fisheries Commission: 



1877. 



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PROTOCOLS. 



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Protocol No. 1. 



Record of the Proceedings of the Commission appointed under Articles XXII and 

 XXIII of the Treaty of Washington, of the 8th May, 1871, at the first 

 Conference held at Halifax, Nova Scotia, on the 15th day of June, 1877:— 



THP] Conference was convened at the Legislative Council Chamber, at 

 Halifax, in accordance with an arrangement previously made between the three 

 Commissioners. 



The Commissioners who were present and produced their respective powers, 

 which were examined and found to be in goofl and due form, were : — 



His Excellency M. Maurice Delfc ise, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister 

 Plenipotentiary of His Majesty the King of the Helgians, at Washington, named 

 by tiu' Aml)assa(lor at London of His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Austria- 

 Hungary ; 



The lion. Ensign H. Kellogg, named by the President of the United States; 

 and 



Sir Alexander T. Gait, K.C.M.G., named by Her Britannic -Majesty. 



The Hon. Dwight Foster attended tiie Conference as Agent of the United 

 States, and Francis Clare Ford, Esq., attended as Agent of Her liritannic Majesty. 



The Hon. Ensign H. Kellogg tlicn propo.scd thai M. Dclfossc should preside over 

 the labours of the Commission ;. and 



.M. Dellosse, having expressed his acknowledgments, assumed the Presidency. 



Sir A. T. (ialt then requested M. DeH'osse to name some suitable person to act 

 as Seerelarv of the Commission. M. HeUbsse nain(>(l J. H. G. IJergiie, Esq., of tiie 

 Foreign Oiliee, London, who accepleil the position. 



Th(> (.'ommissioners thereupon proceeded to make and subscribe the following 

 solemn Declaration, wliich was read by tiie Secretary and signed in dujilicate by 

 eacii of the Commissioners : — 



The Undersigned, namely: llis Excellency ]\I. Maurice Delfosse, Envoy 

 Extraordinarv and .Minister Plenipotentiary of His Majesty tiie Kin;;- of the 

 Belgians at Washington, &,e., &:c., iic. apjiointed by the Ambassador in London of 

 His iinprri:-.! .Majesty the Kmperor (»r Austria-I lungary ; 



The noMoural)le Ensign H. Kellogg, &c., &.e., &e., appointed by the President 

 of the United States; and Sir Alexa^ider Tilloeli Calt, K.C.M.C;", ike., &c., &.e., 

 apjiointed In Wcr Hritannie Majesty, having met nt Halifax as Commissioners 

 under Article XXI i of the Treaty of Washington of the 8th .May, l><7l,to determine, 

 having regard to tiie privileges accorded by the United States to the subjects of 

 Her Britannic Majesty, as stated in .Articles MX and XXI of the said Treaty, the 

 ;.mount of anv compensation which, in our opinion, ought to be paid by theCovern- 

 ment of the United States to the Ciovernment of Her Britannic .Majesty, in return 

 for the privileges accorded to the citizens of the United States, under Article XA'IH 

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