364 FISHERIES ARBITRATION AT THE HAGUE 



The Attorney- General: I can assure my learned friend that 

 I am not suggesting that we should remain here. That is the very 

 last alternative that I desire to submit to the Tribunal. I under- 

 stood my friend was putting in all the proceedings. If he is simply 

 putting in this map I dare say we may look at the map and find 

 there is nothing objectionable in it, and I shall be very glad to 

 admit it; but if he is putting in the whole volume of proceedings 

 it is rather a different matter. 



Senator Root: I am putting in nothing. I am responding to 

 a promise made by Mr. Turner in response to a question and the 

 expression of a wish by the Tribunal to have the proceedings of the 

 Halifax Commission, which had been the subject of repeated refer- 

 ence and the basis of extensive argument. The Court asked if it 

 could have access to that proceeding, and Mr. Turner said he would 

 get it for the Court, and I am handing it to them. 



The Attorney-General: If it is the desire of the Court, of 

 course, that it should see the volimie, then I make no objection. 

 But my learned friend has put in several pieces of fresh evidence, 

 and, really, that is a procedure which is covered by the statement 

 he has just made. He says the treaty stipulates that the evidence 

 should be delivered within a certain time, and then it shall be met 

 by a Counter-Case and by other evidence, and that the parties are 

 concluded when that is done, and that they are not able to put in 

 further evidence. I was only objecting to having a great mass of 

 evidence put before the Tribunal at the very last moment, when it 

 is impossible for anyone to deal with it effectively; but as far as 

 the map itself is concerned, if I may see a copy of it, then those 

 who instruct me and advise me will be able to judge whether there 

 is any objection to it, or any observation to make upon it, and I 

 may deal with it at once. At present I have not even seen a copy. 

 I do not know what is being referred to. 



The President: The Court will consider the point. Perhaps 

 Mr. Root will continue his speech, and we will consider this point 

 at the end of it. 



The Attorney-General: In the meantime we might see the 

 map. 



