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the Commissioners, on the understanding- that, if time were found to press, the hours 

 ctf the daily sittings should be lengthened. 



The Commission then adjourned until Monday, the 30th July, at noon. ^ 



(Signed) MAURICE DELFOSSE. (Signed) 

 E. 11. KELLOGG. 

 A. T. GALT. 



J. II. G. Bergne. 



FRANCIS CLARE FORD. 

 DWIGUT FOSTER. 



Protocol No. 4. 



Record of the Proceedings of the Fisiierics Commission at the Fourth Conference, 

 held at Halifax, Nova Scotia, on tiic 30th day of July, 1877. 



The Commission met at noon, as appointed. 



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

 Britain respectively, were present. 



By direction of the President, tiie Secretary read tba records of the last Confe- 

 rence, whicli were approved, and signed l)y tli(3 Commissioners, the Secretaiy, and 

 the Agents. 



Mr. Foster then requested permission to introduce Mr. J. S. 0. 1 homson, ol 

 Halifax, and Mr. Alfred Foster, of IJoston, who wojid attend the Commission to 

 perform such (inties on behalf of the United Stales as might be assigned to them. 

 He uiided that Mr. Henry A. Blood, of Washington, would also attend to render 

 clerical assistance. 



.Mr. S. R. Thomson, rising to open the Case of Her Britannic Majesty s 

 Government, stated tluit lie proposed to commence by reading the printed "Case" 

 submitted to the Commissioners on behalf of Her Britannic Majesty's Govern- 

 ment. 



This he proceeded to do, and the ilocuments therein referred to were read in 

 due order by the Secretary. These will be found in a collective form in Aupendix E. 



Mr. Foster then proceeded to read the " Answer on behalf of the United States 

 of America to the Case of Her Britannic .Majesty's Government," i)rinle(l copies of 

 which had already been submitted to the Commissioners, lie stated, however, that 

 such reading formed no part of his opening, in course of which he proposed to quote 

 extracts from the " Answer." 



The reading of the " Answer " was unfinished at 4 p.m., when the Commission 

 adjourned till next day at noon. 



(Signed) MAUI?[C1] DELFOSSE. (Signed) FRAXCIS CLARE FORD. 



ll 11. KELLOGG. 

 A. T. GALT. 



DWIGHT FOSTER. 



J. H. G. Bbrgne. 



Protocol No. 5. 



Record of the Proceedings of the Fisheries Commission, at the Fifth Conference, 

 held at Halifax, Nova Scotia, on the 3 1st day of July, 1877. 



The Conference met at noon, as appointed. 



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

 Britain respectivelv, were present. 



By ilirection uf the Presiilent the Secretary read the records of the last Confe- 

 rence, whicli were approved, and signed by the Commissioners, the Secretary, and 

 the Afcnts. • i i i 



'I'lie Secretary next read an entry which had been made in the notice book by 

 the United States' Agent, requesting "the production of certain documents. 



Mr. Foster then continued tiie reading of the "Answer on behalf ()l the United 

 States of America to the Case of Her Britannic Majesty's Government,' on the con- 

 clusion of which Mr, S R. Thomson read " The Reply on behalf of H^ i Britannic 

 Majesty's Government tc the Answer of the United States of America.'' 



T'he Secrctarv read in due order "The Instructions to Her Majesty's High 

 Commissioners, aiid Protocols of Conferences held at Washington between the 21th 

 February and the Glh May, 1871, so far as this paper relates to the Fisheries.' 

 {No. 1 .'), Appendix K.^ 



