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lishcrioH, did not foriii n part." And after the Troaly of Washington had Ix'Cii 

 ratilied Karl Kinihcrly wroto to Lord Lisgar :— •• It cannot be denied that it is numt 

 ini|iortaiit lit the Colonial lishcrnicn to obtain free accctts to the Anicrii-an inarkeU 

 for llioir lisli and (ish-oil." 



Von can (!\|ilain the lani^uagc of thntiu slatt'inents on!) ii|ton thf theory that 

 tlioy knew ami onderstood that the duty was neeeiisarily a tax upon the fish pro- 

 dnelion tif the i'rovinces. Mow idle to have made observations of the kind that I 

 have been reading, exeept upon (hat phtin hypothesis! 



in (he debates on the ratilieatioii ot the Treaty, it was said by Sir John A.Mac- 

 donald tiiat — 



"Tlji' niilv markii tm ilii' ('iniinliiiii No. I niiirkrii'l in ihc wmlil i-.ilii' riiilcil Slnlcs Tlml is <iur 

 iililv iiiiiiki'l, mill wr iuc |iriiilii'nlly i'mIuiIimI IVnm il In llif )in'~i(iil iliily. 'I'lit' ciiiihiijucik i' nC ilmi iliily 

 i-i I lull our liMlu'iiiHii iiti'iil I lie iiiric yiil ilic Aiiii'i'iiaii ll^liiiiiu'ii. Tin-y iiri' luiuli' I In' Iicwi-ih uI \mmk1 iiiiil 

 tlmuiis III wiiii'i liir ilii' Aiiii'iirMiH. Tliry uri' iili|i>,'i'i| i<i hi'II tln'lr IihIi la (In- Aiiiriiiiwii' i>«mi |>i'ici'. 

 Tliti Aiiicrii'iii linlii'i'iiirii |iiiritli,iii' llirir IImIi lit n iiniiiinul \iiliir, iiiiil I'liiitml llir Aiui'iiiuiii iiiaikct. 

 Till' ){l('ilt |i|iilitM III till' Irailr miMiilnlril iivcr til llli' Allli'lKNili li^lii riiii'll m- tim Allirrirull lin'IrhilllU 

 ellj; i^ril ill till' I Lull', ami liny I'l'iilil hi llir lilts I'l' mil ii« ii iinlii.Mli) iiiiii mil- nwii iii'iipli " 



And here h-t nic eall \onr attention to a strikiiis; tart, that from tlie lieginninjj 

 to the entl of tliese iieyjoUations, the people «)f the Maritime Provinces who own the 

 inshore risliirics, have been the iieople wiio have lieen most anxious on any terms to 

 have the duties removed in the United States' markets. It was said in this del>ate 

 by some one (I do not rememl)er the name of the speaker) that "it is harsh and 

 cruel for tiic people of Ontario, for the sake ol forcing a general lleeiproeity I'reaty, 

 to injure the lisliing interests of the Provinces, l>y preventing them irom getting a 

 free market in the IJnited Slates." 



A gentleman from Halifax Mr. I'owcr — who is said to have devoted his whole 

 life to the business, and to understand all about it, tells the story in a more practical 

 way : — 



" III liir spriin; lit' iiirli yiMT, siiiiic Imty nr lifty vi'hmi'I" nwnrtrii to liio lMii<,'<l,ili'ii Isliinij.s liir 

 iii'niii^, ami In' li.ul kmmii tlif iiiiiiiImi- tu Iw j,'iratiT. 'I'lir^r vi'smcIs nirriril an umtii.''' "( '-'i'" Imrit'ls 

 luu'.li. .Sii lii.it liiii i(iiaiitily l.ikia was ^i:iii'i'aily in liu' iii'i;,'liliuiirlii>iH.l nl' .'iil,lliMi Uiircin. I'uiiii^ lln' 

 uxisLriiii' III' tiii^ii'i i|ir<"il> Trcaly, 1111 t'liitni Slati-.s' vi'ssris wnil iiftrr tin si' liili. .Ml tlii^ vrssi-ls 

 ••liK"n"''l i" •''■" li>iiiiy lii'l'Hi^ril 111 ■-miir mil' nl iIh' J'luviin I's miu rminiiij,' lliis Itmiiiiiiiui. ,'^iiiri' 

 tin; aliiii;4alimi nl'llir Tii'aty aiul liu' iiii|insitiiiii nftlii' liiily nl' a iliilar |i.'i' lianvl iiy tin' riiilni Statiw. 

 thi' riW'' liaii liriniiH' iiiliniy iIimii,'i'iI. Vi'smcIs >tjll wi'iil llii'ii', lull lIn'V wi'ir iiraily ail Aiiiriii'aii. 

 NdW, iiiiili'i llii-i'l'iraly. wii wmilii '.'I't tliat itii|HjitaMt liniinli nf liiuii' hark iiLralii." 



Vou will rememl>er that I said yesterday, gentlemen, that herring — a lish so poor 

 and so cheap that American vessels cannot aM'ord to engage in the lisliery, and which 

 it is far more ailvantagemis lor them to purchase tlian to cateh — wouhl i)e, by a duty 

 of a dollar a barrel, entirelx «'xcliided from the markets of the United States, and it 

 seems th.it siuli was the result in the interval lutweeii the termination of the 

 Hcciprocily Treaty and the ratification t)f tiie Treaty of Washington. See how Mr. 

 Power ilcals wilii llii^ cpieslion of whether the eimsuiner pays the iluty. 



■' III' liail iii'uiil 11 -^aiil tliat tin' r'lii.siiiiii'i- paiil liu; iliily. .\uw, wliilsl tliis liiiiilit !"• llui I'lise wilii 

 Kiiim'ailirir>, it wa-i imt -<<i willi lint ailirlr nl 'Hii lisii. Ill niiira.v, 111 tins luisiiiis.^, mil' ll.^lii limn li.-tlii'il 

 Nliii' liy Midi' « illi llii'il Anii'liiaii rivals, Imlii rariyiiij; tin' innriccls nl' tlimr c.iti li In llii' sanii' markit, 

 wlii'i'i' mil nun liaii In mnli'ii'i ir^aiiisl tin- I'li'i' llsli nl' tlir Alni'iii-aii lislii'inii'ii. L't liiiii illii-tiatu 

 tliJM. All .\iiiriiian ami a |)iiiviiuial vi'ssri innk .',00 liarii'is nf niarkt'ii'l I'arii ; IkiIIi vi'Sii'U witc 

 rniilini'il I'l ill'' s.inii' niai'krl. wlii'it' tliry snlii al till' saiin |irin' dm' iiail in )iay a liiity nl' 1,000 

 ilnllai't, u lull' till' iitlii'i' lia<l nut to till SII. Wlm ilirii |i.iiil tlii> 1,000 ilollaiH^ .MiiHl iti'itainiv nol tliu 

 imi'cliiuHi'r 111 rniisiiiiii'r, Imt till' iiiMii', liai'il\Miikrii lisln'inu'ii ol' lliis Omninimi ; tor lliis 1,000 ilollars 

 wiw lii'ilurtiil rioiii liis anniini of siilos. 'riinsi' who iiiiiti:iiil liial ill tliis I'asi! tiio lonsunii'r fuij 

 tliu tliity, miniil In Ih' alilr to .sliiiw, that if tin' liiity wvrv taki'ii oil in the I'liili'il Slatis, tin- splliiig 

 iniri' tlirii' woiilil 1)1' I'l'iliii'ril liv till' ainonnt of llii> <liity. 'riii'if was iiolhiii^; in tlii> |iatni'i> or 

 nxistiiij; ririiiinslain I'M of llii' liiuli' to runsi- any iii'iNon who umli'i'stanils to hi'lii'vi' llial this woiilj 

 lie till' I'lisi' ; anil thiii'fori' il wmilil hi' sim'Ii llial at ini'si'iit mil' tisliiTiiU'li lahmiicil iimiiT ilisinivanta;;!.* 

 wliii'li inaiir it ainiosl iiiip istihUi I'm- tlu'iii to i'iiin|iuti' with thoir rivals In tin' I'mli'ii ."^tati'S ; ami lliiit 

 till! ri'iiioval of till' ilnty, as |iiii|iosi'il iiy this Trraty, wmiM ho a j^i^'iit hiion, ami riiablc ilium ti; do a 

 jtooil liiisiiii'ss, whi'ii ihcy now wi'itj imt stiufyliiif,', nr Join},' a losing iradu." 



Anil the next speaker, after depicting in glowing terms just the condition of 



1)ros|>urity that the Island of Prince Kdward is enjoying now, as a result sure to 

 bilow from the ratification uf the Treaty, govs un to say that no man can compete 

 with the Provincial fishcruien on equal terms, because their lishing is at their own 



