ARGUMENT OF MR. ROOT 345 



But I want to emphasize the distinction between "report" and 

 "entry," because a failure to observe that might lead to unintended 

 results. 



The entry of a vessel is the transaction, the process by which 

 a vessel carries itself and its merchandise across the line of exclusion 

 of a country ; quite a different thing from a report. It is the process 

 by which it acqvtires a right to have the merchandise, the goods that 

 it brings, enter into the general stock of merchandise of the country, 

 upon payment of whatever dues and exactions tlie laws may impose. 



The laws relating to entry in Newfoimdland, in Canada, all the 

 laws all over the world, relating to the entry of vessels, are designed 

 to regulate that process, and they are not applicable to vessels that 

 do not go through the process. These vessels never really do get 

 into the coimtry at all. These fishing vessels never get into New- 

 foundland. They never pass that invisible Hne which makes the 

 distinction between what is in Newfoundland and what is out of 

 Newfoimdland, what can be dealt with as being part of the 

 general stock of property of Newfoundland, and what cannot be. 

 And imposing upon our fishing vessels the steps of that process 

 is quite imnecessary, quite inappropriate, and might lead to con- 

 sequences that nobody has ever contended for at all. It is 

 agreed and expressly conceded that there is no right to impose 

 duty upon articles which may be upon these fishing vessels. Sub- 

 jecting them to entry would carry an implication that the articles 

 that they had on board, being carried across that line, became 

 subject to duty. I especially ask the attention of the Tribunal 

 to guard against making any award under this question which 

 might possibly give rise to an idea on the part of anyone hereafter 

 that the process that has taken place justifies the exaction of 

 duties, and might lead to the exaction of duties upon the material 

 or articles upon these vessels. 



Sir Charles Fitzpatrick: A vessel that calls at a port for 

 orders, as I understand it, Mr. Root, merely reports ; it makes no 

 entry? 



Senator Root : I understand so. 



Sir Charles Fitzpatrick : It simply reports its presence there. 



