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Article XXII. " IiiMinucli iw it is nasorted by tliu riovemmpiil of Hit IJrilannic Majesty tlint tlio 

 privilo},'es uccnnluil In the citizens ol' tiie Uiiiteil Sditen \iii(lei' Article Will nl' this Treaty iin; ol' 

 tjreftter value than tiiiise lueiirdedhy Aitieh's XIX lUiil XXI nf this Treaty tn the sulpjectH of ller 

 Britannic Maje.sty, and this lus.sertiiin is not admitted hy tiie (iuvernnient el' tiiu rniteii States, it is 

 further u^'reeil that (ViniiiiissidMiM'S shall he a]'|Miinted to <leterniini\ havin<{ reu'iud to the )>rivih^gus 

 accorded to lli(! I'nited Slates to tiiu suhject.s of ller lirilannii; Majesty, lus staleil in Ailit les XIX and 

 XXt of this Treaty, the anmunt (if any ecMniM'nsatioii whicli, in tlieir (ppinion, oiii;ht to lie juiid hy the 

 Ooverinneiit of the Inited States to tin' ( lovernnieut of ller llrilannic Majesty in return for tlie ])rivi- 

 lejjes accorded to the citizens of tlie I'nited States under Article XN'III of this Treaty ; and that any 

 sum of money which tlie said Connnissioiier.s may so award shall he jinid hy the I'nited iStiiles Guvcrn- 

 meut iu a grusii Muni withiu twolvo muutiis aftur Much uwarJ shall havu liceu givuu." 



Tlie ndvuntatjes whicli mij;lit, be expected to flow from the rcciprocul frccdotii of 

 markets, provided (or hy Article XXI, iiii;,'lit he of two kinds: — 



1. Increased trade, 



2. Increased profits upon the volume of trade already oxistin;,'. 



The latter, however, could only obtain upon the supposition that the duties previously 

 levied had been a burden upon the foreign producer. 



In reference to the first of these questions it is contended — 



1. That tlio inereaso iif consumption in tlie United Stfltes of Britisli caught lish 1ms not been equal 

 to the increase in Canada of the iiriKluets of the United States fisheries. 



2. That a considerahh' ]iorlion of the products of liritish American fisheries exported to tlic 

 United St.ites for ni:iiiy velars jia^t, has lieen re-exported to forrii,'n countries where they have entered 

 into coinjietilion witli other foreij,'!! exports of ller Majesty's I'.rilish American ."-.ubjectti; and it mu.sl 

 he borne in mind that these fish have not paid any duty. 



These propositions will be dealt with seriatim. 



By reference to statement No. 8, to be found on page 435 of the British evidence, it 

 will be found that for tlie .«evcn years followint; the abrogation of the Reciprocity Treaty 

 {when duties were piiijiihle upnn iiiijiorlatioiis) tlie imports of fish and fish oil from the 

 United States into the Dotiiiiiion of Canada and Prince Edward Island were as 

 follows : — 



1807 



iHtm 



IS*)'.) 

 1870 

 1«71 

 1S7J 

 1873 



Dollnro. 

 172.;!fi(i 



oo.r-o;) 

 99.109 



i^;!,3;)i 



12;U!70 

 279,049 



the average annual value being 1 ')2,jOG dollars. 



During the years 1874, 1875, 187t5, 1871, when no duties were payable, they have, 

 under the operation of the Treaty, been as follows : — 



Dollnrs. 



1874 .. ., ,. .. ., .. .. .. 728,921 



1875 .. .. ., .. .. ., .. .. 727,.'i87 



1876 .. .. ,. ,. .. .. ,, .. 097.657 



1877 ,. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 750,382 



the annual average having been increased to 721,037 dollars. 



The increase, tlicrcfw'L', of United .States exportation of fish and fish oil annually to 

 Canada has been !'><)'.), \:]l dollars, of wiiicli ]7!).(}.'J() dollars consisted of fresh fish, leaving 

 390,101 dollars as the increase upon articles previously subjected to duty. As against 

 this train to the United Slutcs the British jiroducers have gained an increased market in 

 the United Stiitcs of only 340,589 dollars, as will be seen by the following figures to be 

 found in the same statement. 



During the seven years immediately preceding the Washington Treaty, when duties 

 were paijnUe, the United States imported the fish products of Canada and Prince Edward 

 Island as follows, viz. : — 



D(;llilis. 



1807 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,108,779 



1808 .. ., .. ,. ,. .. .. .. 1,103.859 



1809 .. .. .. .. .. ., .. .. 1,208.805 



1870 .. .. ,. .. .. .. .. .. 1,129,005 



1871 .. .. ., .. .. .. .. .. 1,087.311 



1872 .. .. .. ,. .. .. ., .. 933,041 



1873 l.^nUi 



the annual average being 1,137,839 dollars. 



