The New York herald., 1871-02-19
Parliamentary Debates on the Colo
NAL Crisis.
The Joint High Commission and the
Fishing Interests.
WHAT NOVA SCOTIA SAYS AND WANTS.
Material Necessities and the Com
mercial Situation.
HALIFAX, Feb. 1s, 1871.

HALIFAX, req. 10,
On the resumption Of the debate on the fisheries
question In the Nova Scotia Parliament, Mr.. Purdy
spoke against the government amendment to Mr..
HIPS resolution. Several members were against it,
Attorney General Wilkins closed the debate
The House divided and the amendment was car
red-3O to 8-Messrs. Purdy Pneo and Hin voting
"no.' The following is the amendment as II was
passed.
Whereas the fisheries Of Nova Scotia were by
imperial statute transferred to the control Of The
Canadian Legislature Without the consent OF the
people of the Province and whereas 1t appears that
een y o atn Rrsh Sh
negotate with Commissioners OF the United
STATES Of america In reference % to certain
United States respecting alleged violations OF
neutrality on the part OF Great Britain during the
recent civil war In America, and also in respect to
the American fisheries, on which Commission these
Provinces and other maritime colonies are entirely
Resolved, therefore, That this House cannot con
template said Commission without serious appre-
henslon in respect to the invaluable coast fisheries
OF the maritime colonies, ana consider 1t their duty
10 the fishermen and other inhabitants OF those
colonies to enter most solemn protest against said
fisheries being transferred to any foreign Power
without the consent OF the people OF said colonies
or being in any manner sacrificed to imperial or
Resolved, Tnat the Lieutenant Governor be re-
specnuy requested to transmit copies OF this reso
luton TO her Majes.y's principal Secretary or state
for the colonies and his Excelency, the Governor
General or Canada.
Trade and Navigation Returns-Imports from
England and Commerce with the West
Inoics-Vvhat the Colony Gives to and Takes
froEa the United States.
OTTAWA Ontario, Feb. Is 1871.
The trade and navigation returns Tor the year end.
ing June, 1870 were laid before Parliament to-day.
The papers show an increase over the previous
year in the general trade OF the country both In ex
ports and imports, and consequently In the revenue
and shipping. The largest increase in importations
mas been from Great Britain, being some three NIL
lions in excess OF last year. From the British and
foreign West Indies the returns show an increase or
over twentytnree per cent. There Is also some IN
crease In imports from France and from the pro-
vinces OF Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island
With the United States. while the sum toJal OF
trade IN imports aud exports has increased BY up
wards OF ST. 800 600, the whole increase has been in
exports that country, the imports from II having
on the contrary, fallen OIL. A comparative state
ment OF Imports from and exports to the United
states for the years referred 10 is as foowsi-
le0S-e9-lmports. s25, 477,975
166S-69-Exports ..................... 2l,o16, 46l
1s60-10-EXp0rts. 32vS4. Coz
Decrease in imports. ................... $I49,s09
The returns seem to show that the trade with the
United States mas not been materially, certainly not
rocty treaty. The aggregate amount OF trade be
tween the two countries has been pretty steadily
maintained and, indeed increased while the rea-
tive proportions as importer and exporter have
been reversed, the United States, under
the Reciprocity treaty, having as general
rule been larger exporters to the British
North American provinces while Canada has,
since the abrogatlon or the treaty, imported less
from the United States exported to that country
considerably more. The value OF foreign goods
passing through the United states In lS6e7o, under
bonds to Canadian importers as direct consignees,
was sl1, ,495 This amount, which Is little more
than one-iiftn OF our mportatlons from sea, aud
about oneseventh OF our gross importatons, repre-.
sents goods In transitu, through the neghboriug
country to posts III Ontario and Quebec, rom which
clone returns upon this point have been re.
ratua nA
of their own open ali the year, Go
SN.t necessarily require the Intervention of
sHmerican seapofs TO carry On their foreign trade
in winter, and hence the returns In question may
be considered in great measure, If not wholly inap
pcabe to their circumstances The value OF the
goods actually purchased in bono IN the United
States Tor Canadian markets during the same period
nearly $1,000 900, showing an aggregate amount
OF transit trade through that country to the impOr
tiers ID canada eXceeulng $l4,500,000.