, 1870-04-09
60 THE cH1cAGo TRIBUNE SATURDAY APRIL g. 1S71

.he aeset1ainsson Of tho Canzd;,n .ntho,it,..
~ % t9e matter OF tho fiahor;oe n H. n1,iS -
~. ~ tA'fence md coast OF cansda .nd n
n1ataasi. nuIss my steps have been taken for thn
su 1sns tna.,ea a. INC in.crests Of Anoricsn Gt-
foEms the President that on t5s J,,e eIe' e. y. r.
receipt OF tho attestedcopy ar s.;d r"snIa,;oa ,o
hy The Department Of State M snfo-nst;oa ~
Any such decision ~ tha. eyarho,i il ~ ~. ~
anole q saad resolution had bcc1 officl,ll4
communicated co5 through tia dep4tmsni,
has % bacn . .asr;,3,s uR 70 NE Present time nons
the Bzitah Minister accredited soaga ~ X
eoEelmmeat, or through the Nin,nta, ~ ths
United states 1t London; that op tha ~, NJ ~
March, IN the absence OF such iufornstm ~
apphcat!on "as msde 10 William i. Dart- the
Consul General OF the United statea At Man.
to which. on the 17tll, he Addressed In tha Ky ~
rsrtment the despatch No, 81. An e1trac1 rom
Which IL submitted, forwarding with Il m Sc. ~.
comhanSlnG newspaper report ot 1 debate n
me farhament Of tllo Dominion Of Oansds.
refeTed 70 therein. that on the I'd Of Man,l,
5O, enclosed + copy OF thu hi NM o'
4; dnsed into the a.Hs Psfli.nen.. IT. Hl'cl, which
haa passed 70 second reading on tha pSi
81 February LAST an o.t1act from vhich
despatch, wlth ,s;s cory OF he bill referred to,
contain s FsRG s r. ,sa. these so
premises which has reached the dan.. - 10
through official chaunelk. Infnrm,I tain.
grapluc reports, or summaries To the nam.
cAecl, nave, however, appeared in the nnhIic
prints "lth reference 10 tho stems taken n M
tect the interests Of citizens of fhe H,;tsa
states, and to Recure to them tho nr;viiecos
which they have heretofore eniuyal in tl,e m
shore fisheries. 1t is proper TO state thai in
the alecnce OF any Official announccrnenf
from the Er1tish Government OF a nronosej
change IN the practice of granting licenses
70 foreign nsheEmcn tlis department Is not
aware q any steps having been taken in M
ueipauon oi such contingency. but on learn
!ng that stringent measures might be sdonted
by the authorities Of the Dominion of Csn.ds
70 exclude all foreign fishing vessels from tho
70 Ahore dsheties, unless provided With licens,x.
the Secretary Of the Nary was directed by The
1Fes!eut TO cause small active naval stcan.
eE 10 bc sent at the beginning Of the approach
ing hhilnS season, to the waters il, which thtse
hshetles are chiefly carried on, for purpoRee Of
warning and protection to the fnheimen OF the
United States. - '>'S
The documents enclosed show that Sir J,hn
a. Macdonald stated in the Dominion psY;is-
mcnt that he haa already announced tiut II
was the intention Of the government to nsue
no more Licenses to foreign 6shcrman, aud
they were taking csery step possible to protect
anllc aA follows:
WHEREAS, It ID e1pedteut for the morn efectual
plotcctloh q the 1n-shoTe fisheries OF Canala
AGAINST Interference by foreigners Ia amend M,
aet entlled An act respecting fishing ~ fOryIvn
..s snd repeal the third section Of the Aet. 10
ihut tntcian vcascls Ehal not approach nny Of the
nsiing shores nearer than wi,hl1 three ma,1ne
!Hl.s without license, the penalty being fhr fnr
1eiture Of such ycssels ~''*ts ~. W.