Protocol No. 2. 



Record of the Proceedings of the Fishc ies Commission at the Second Conference, 

 held . Halifax, Nova Scotia, on the 16th day of June, 1877 :— 



The Conference was held pursuant to adjournment. , r r^ .. 



The three Commissioners, and the Agents of the United States and of Great 

 Britain rcspectivelv, were present. 



The President having directed the Secretary to read tlic records of the last 

 Conference, these were approved and signed by the Commissioners, the Secretary, 



pid the Agents. , .. ^ , ^i .,0^.1 1 j t 1 



The Commission was thereupon adjourned untd Saturday, the iSth dayot July, 



'"Wignod) MAUEICE MLFOSSE. (Signed) ™4^i;l^f'^1^?^'l ^^^^ •^• 

 E. n. KELLOGG DAMGITT FOSTER. 



A. T. GALT. 



,T. TL G. Bergne 



Sa-.- 



Protocol No. .3. 



Record of the Proceedings of the Fisiicries Commission at the Timd Clonferencc, 

 iield at H.ilifax, Nova Scotia, on the 2Sth day oi July, 1S77. 



The ro:iiniission met pursuant to adjournment. ,, . , ^ , , . r- ^ 



The three Commissioners, and the Agents of the United Stales and of t.reat 



Britain rcspectivelv, were present. , ,. , ,, j- , i Cf .,(,>• \,v,m,( 



Tlie St'cietarv reporto.i tiiat, durin- the adjournment, tie Lnited States Agent 

 had. in e(...M,iiance witii the Second Rule adopted for the procedure ..I the (">"m's- 

 sion. clHive'ed to i>im twelve copies of the "Answer on behalf of the United 

 States of America to the Case of Her Britauine Majesty s (■ovenunent. (Apprn- 



'''■' ^Tliis - \iiswer " was aecompanie.I bv a '• Rriof for tlie United States upon the 

 question of Ihe extent and limits of the inshore fisheries and ternlonal waters on 

 the Mhuitie coast oC l'.ritish North America." (Apprmli.v C.) 



Copies of both documents wiTc i'orwarcle.l by the Secretary on .Monday, tiie nth 

 .Iiiiv. to eacli oi the Comini.ssioners. , , , ,. 1, .t .- 



■ Ineoaionnitv wuh the same Rule, tiie Hritish Agent had deliver,., o the S'cre- 

 firv tvNclve copies of the " Replv on belialf of Her Britannic Majesty s (.overnnient 

 to the \nswcr of tiie United Stales of America." {.ippciuhr D.) 



A copy of this (h.eunu-nt was ioruarde.l by tiie Secretary to each ol the C nm- 

 missioners'on the 2lJlli (lay of July. 1 c fi 1 f 



Tiie -eeretarv. bv dircelion ol' th.e I'lTsidenl, then read the records ol Hie last 

 Conlerei.ee. v.hieli' u ere approved, and signed by the ^'omnussni-ers, tiie Secretary, 



'""' ^ll^"l^!sl'eMhen proceeded to name llieCounsel retained on I.eliail of the United 

 Slates, as follows : — 



Hon. William li. Trescot. of Washington; and 



HUdiard il. Dana. Ksc].. .liiiir.. of i'.oston. 



Mr. Foster a<h!ed that he inighl possibly, allhough not pn.bably, name others 



''^ '' 'iC Seei'etarv then inlormed the President that, subject to the approval of 

 ,!„. Conun.ssioners. .he services of Mr. (ieorgc U Iha-lley and ol My. John A. 

 • msden had been seeured a'- Stenographic Kep<.rlers .)l the proceedings ol the 

 •,;„,n,issinn. The Cunnai.sioners were pleased to <"N|.ress I lieir apin-nal. 



'PIh- I'residenl next lei, nested tlie Secretai v to renn-d the laet that the proceedin-s 

 „rth.-(^munissioi, wouhl beof astrietl> privateeharacler. 



Vv For.i tlieii nnuniscd thai the sittings ol the ( (mr.nission s.iould. unless 

 nlLcnu^e ordered, be lu hi .'.aily. In.m no<,n to 4 r.M.. Sa< unlays and .Suiuhiys 



''■''''''Mr.''l'(..terconeiirre.lin .he proposed arrangement, whieh xvas agree.l to by 



