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Chapter 5 or the Answer deals with " the specific benefits which the Treaty 

 directs the Commission to regard in its comparison and adjustment of equivalents." 

 The admission of British subjects to United States' fishing grounds has been dealt 

 with at length in the third chapter of the Case. There is nothing in the Answer on 

 this subject calling for any reply, excepting the statement at page 20, that Dominion 

 fishermen "have in the United States' waters to-day over 30 vessels e(|uipped for 

 seiiiin<;, wliicii, in company with the American (leet, are sweeping the shores of New 

 England." Leaving out of question the "American fleet," which has nothing 

 whatever to do with tiie matter, the correctness of the statement is directly 

 challcngi'd, in so l;ir as it implies that those 30 vessels, or any of them, are British 

 bottoms, owncii by Doiuiiiioii fishermen; and the United States is hereby called 

 upon to produce evidence in its support. 



VI. 



The Tree admission of fish into tiic markets of the United States is claime<l in 

 the Answer to be of enormous pecuniary value to the Canadian exporter. In support 

 of this contention curtnin extracts are given on page 'JO, purporting to be contained 

 in a despatch from Lord KIgin to Sir. Webster, dated .Fune 24, 1851, and in 

 quotinj; these extracts, it is stated that Her .Majesty's Ciovernment were prepared 

 to throw open the fisiieries of the British North American Colonies to the United 

 States lisikcrmen, if the United States (.iovcrnment would admit fish free of duty. 



The (juotations given are not contained in a despatch from Lord bllgin, who 

 was then (lovernor-Gciieral of Canada, and not British Minister at Washington, 

 but ill an extract inclosed in a despatch .iddressed on June 24, ISfil, by Sir M. 

 Biiiwer to Mr. \\'ebsler, aiul being given without the despatch in whicli they were 

 inclosed, are made to convey a meaning at variance with the actual {iroposal made. 

 The despatch with the extract is as follows ;— 



"^il. " Wiinhhiiftini, L'4 Jinif, IS.'il. 



I luiw' iiliiaily i'xiirissi',1 In \im iii liiltiifiii | criiMls, iiuil i's|ii'('iiilly in iiiv rinti- of ilic 22ii(l 



M.ili !i l;ct. tlir ilis:i|i]Hiiii||inlil wlliill w ;is rX]icrii'IiiiMl in Ciinililil. wliili. :il llii' rlii.-c ol lljc lust 



Si'ssion 111' ' ■••n'-:i( s>, ii v.iM known timt nci |iiii^;ri>s- iiail Incn niailc in ilic llill wliirli liad hccn lu-iini^lit 



ti'!«.llil liil tliirt' \r;iis .-ilncssiMly. tor liMi|iliii;ilin;; lilt' niriisMIc \\lii(li piissi'i! liic (lUllliliail l.t'^is- 

 I.i.iii'i' i:i IS 17, iinil wiiiili ;,'ranliii In flif n.iluiai iijnilni'c ol lliis iiainlr\ an rntry, lici' "I' dnty, into 

 (■|.M;iila. \vlirnw.(\ir tlu' Fiilrial l.t%'i.-laUiri' "i llic I'liiU'ii Slatfs slmulii pa.ss a nicasnic MJiniluily 

 . ilniilliiiu' intii thr Tnili'tl Slali'- llir nalnral |iriMlnii' i.t' llic Canada.-. 



" Tiii-' iiisa|i|iciinllnrnt \^a> :;wat('r, iiiasnnu'li a.s llic I'anadiiin (iiiMTinmnl lia-^ always adii|itrd 

 llii' nui.-l lil'i i;il "I'lnniiii iai ]iiiliiy with ii"-|n'i't tn tin' Inilcd Sialt's, a.s will m ii'^mhI lu tin' liansit 

 '.liliiii).'li lis caual.^, as in n"_'aid In iiii> aclniissinn nf Miainil'aitnii'il ^'cimls inniinu' luan iIms ccmnliy. 



" I liuVi' now till' liiinnui' tn ini'lii.si- tn ymt thi' rn|<ii'.H ni an nllirial innininniraiion wliii li I tiiivi- 

 Ih'iIm'i! iVi'ln till' (invrlllnl-lli'nilal, l.iild i-',l;^in. liV W lli(:ll \ nil will jiili I'ivr t lial llllli'SS I rail llolil 

 iiiil snmi' !;n|i'« that a |inliiy will In' ailn|<ti.il in tlii' riiitrd stairs, simijai In that which Iiiik Ih'i'Ii 

 .iiji'i ted :u (.'aiia.l,!, ami wliic.i ihi- Ciiniidian auiliniiiiis wuiild hi' willini,'. if niil in a niiTi.'-) nndinjr 

 .'«jiiiit, in I .inv nut .till taitlii r. thr ('aiiadian ( inM'iiniiiiit and Li'^i'^latiiii' iiii' liKi'ly rmtliwith tn take 

 icllain nn'M.-'au's wliirh, Imlh m tlu'iii.>^i'lM"« and tlii'ir ri'nsii|iifnii'.s. will I'tUrt a i nnsiili'itihli' i iiaiij^f 

 in till' cnMiihiiiial inti'lTninsr lirlwi'.'ii liii' ( 'anailas and llir rnitrd Stah'-i. 



•■ I Hiinuld .'■ri' with ^.'icat lr;,;i'i'l tin' aiin|itlnn nf .-"lii h uiiasiiii's, and I am indand tn linjii', tVnm 

 111' riiii\i'i>,ilinns I liaM' ii'ii'iitly had with ymi, that they will In' iinni'ic-saiy. 



■ Tl.i wi-linl' llif .Maji'.styV ( Invi'innu'iil. iiuiird, wnnid hi' latlii'i- tn iiM|iinvi' than inijmir all 

 iilalii'ii- it I'lii'lidship and u'nnd iiii^hln'iiihnnd hctwi'i'ii JIii- Miiji'sly's Aiia'ririin |in,ssi'.Hsiiins mid tlit! 

 T'niti'd .'>tati'S. and I IVtI 1ii\<i'II' allllinii/id tn n'|nMlt In ynll linu , W lial I have lit dltli'l'i'llt. tillK'S 

 .licady .sliilcif tn Mr. ( laUnii and yiiiil.sc'H— \ iz., thai Ijci' Maji'-ly's ( mivciiiiikiiI wmilil .sit with 

 lili'a-.illo any amin'ji'ini'iil, lilliiT hy Tiraly nr hy li'i^islalinn, I'sialiiisiiinn a I'nr inti'irliiin;^i' nl all 

 aatnval ]iii 'hn timis, imt niily lntwcrn Caniidii and tlir rnilid States, luit I ai'i'Ii tin- I'nilt'd Stati's 

 a:id all Ii' r MDJt'sty's Nnith .Viiiriicaii I'lnviini'.H : and, I'liilhrriiinri', I inn llin^ tn .say that, in the 

 cViflt nf ■■'•\i an all,in;.'i'llli'lil, llrl ,Maji"*ty'.-. Iin\i'rniiii'l:t Wnllld Im iviidy In njii'li tn AllH'riruil 

 ^iliipiiinn till' v,atirs nf tiif IIIm r ,"<1. Liwu'mi', « ilh lln' riiiial." ailjiiiiiiiifr. airnidiii},' tn the trriiis nf the 

 Ii'tti'i' whirli I addrcssi'd In Mr. i'laytmi, mi tin- L'Ttli .Mairh. lH,'>ll. tnr llir infmnialinn nf tlii' Cniii- 

 initti'i' mi ' 1 iiiliii'ii 1' ill till llmiKr nf l!i')>ii"U'nl,itiv('s, ,inil In wliirh I takr ilif liluily nf n.'li'niiij,' ynu, 

 wliiNt I iii.iy ai'il (hat Hi i .Majc.'ly's (invirnniiiit wmihl, in this ra.'-i', hi' likewise w illiri^ In njicn In 

 AnieriiMli llbherilien the lishelies ainn;,' the inasl.'^ nf Nn\ I Srntlii and Nin lilMlF.'^Hii k, uri'nrdillfj III 

 ;lu' I'ohiii.iniis .s|>ei'ilieil in tile inrln.4eil e.Miait I'mni instlili'liniis with w iiii h I am fiiiniNlied. 



"Till V. iiliiimiess tn oranl In American citi/.ins, mi such rcasnnahle cninlilimis. twn iinimrtant 

 ini'. ili';;i •, 1 Iniio I n.inM'ii e.\i liisivcly hy the suhjccis nf (Iieat Itiitain, will lestifv clearly tn the 

 vi'iiit hy which till- I'lili-h (iiiM niniciit i.s nil this nccasimi iimniatid ; and, as iiDiiirs have nnw arrived 

 .■It thiit crivi- in wlmh a frank i'\|'lanalinn nf the views nf eilliei- parly is iiecessiuy fur ihi^ iiileresls 

 . lid ri;;lit iindcr>laniliii'.' nl linlh. I take the lihcily nf he;.'oiiio \i,ii tn infnrni me whether ynu are 

 'U-pi'.'-cil, nil the |iart nl the '. nitid Slates. In enter iiiln siu h a ( 'nin ciitinn as wmild pilue llie ciini- 

 u.cn.ial ivlatiniij I'tlwccii the L'nilcd Stales und tin Nnith Aliiciicuii ( nloiiies nii the Inntiu'' which 1 



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