Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-07-28
DEFERRED ARTICLES.
The Fishery and Reciprocity
Treaty.,

| Nrw YonH. July 10. Tho Daily 7v,,soo
Of this morning publishes the Canadian
Fishery and Reciprocity treaty entire
With some slight inaccuracies the previous
ly reported conditions Of the proposed treaty
from Quebec and Washington, are found to
have been correct.
Article provides that the inhabitants of
the United States in addition to the rights
secured by the Convention of 1915, shall
have, in common with the subjects Of Her
Britannia Majesty, the liberty to take Fish
of every kind except Shell-Flsh on the sea
coasts and shores. and in the bays, harbors.
and creeks of Canada, New Brunswick Nova
Scotia, Prince Edwards Island, and of the
several islands thereunto adjacent. without
being restricted to any distance from the
shore, with permission to land Upon the
coasts and shores of those Colonies and the
Islands thereof, and upon the Magdalen Is
lands, for the purpose of drying their nets
and curing their fish. 1t is understood that
the above mentioned liberty applies solely
TO sea-hshng, and that salmon and shad fish.
cries in rivers and the mouths of rivers are
hereby reserved exclusively for British Fish
ermen. Here follows provision for the APP
pointment of a Commission for the adjust.
ment of any difficulties arising between the
Fishermen Of either country, the duties OF
said Commission being very infinitely set
forth, and its decision being final and con.
elusive in every case.
BY Article 2 tho United States coDcede
to British subjects precisely the same rights
in American waters North of the Both par
allel of North Lat, as are conceded in arti-
Gle ! to citizens of the United States. Spe
cial reservation is made by the United States
of the Salmon and Shad Fisheries, and all
fisheries in rivers and mouths of rivers
Article 3 specifies the products of the
British colonies or the United States which
are TO be admitted into each country free OF
duty. They are as follows Grain, flour
and breadstuffs of all kinds, animals of ali
kinds, fresh, smoked and sailed meats, cot
ton, wool, seeds and vegetables, undried
fruits, dried fruits, fish of all kinds, products
of fish and all other creatures living in the
water, poultry, eggs, hides, iurs, skins or
tails undressed, stone or marble in its crude
or unwrought state, slate, butter, cheese,
tallow, lard, horns, manures, ores, metals of
all kinds, coal, pitch, tar, turpentne, ashes,
timber and lumber of all kinds, round, hew-
ed and sawed, manufactured in whole or
in part, fire wood, plants, shrubs and trees,
pelts. wool. fish oil. rice. broom corn and
bark. pypsum. ground or unoround. hewed
or wrought or unwroupht burr or grind
stones, dive stuffs flax, hemp and tow unmanu-
featured, manufactured tobacco, rags.
Article provides that inhabitants Of the
limited States shall have nrac;solv ,ho same
right TO navigate the River 81 Lawrence
and the Canadian canals as tho suh;ec,s ~
Great Britain have. The British Govern.
ment however. reserve The right 70 susnena
the nriyilege on giving due notice thereof
and in that event the United states NAV sus.
pend The opera,ion of Article q So FAR "a The
Province Of Canada is concornel The
p,i,;sh have tho f,ae r;,,h, "a oa,,;r,a,o TaLo