New-York tribune., 1875-02-23
RIGHTS or CABLE TELEGRAPH COM
PAALES IN CINADA.
open quarrel
OHcu QtI11l1Ok.


CoRRFspONDrNcF BETWEEN THE BRITISH GOVERN
MFNT AND COLONIAL AUTHORTIES-REFCsAL OF
THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO INTERFERE IN
Favor OF SUBJECTS NONRESIDENT IN CANADA
AGAINST AN ACT OF THE DOMINION PARLIAMENT.
OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. 22.-The correspondence
relating the OF the telegraph cable ar
rangemeDt is printed.
The first document OF Importance is minute OF the
Council dated JhGe 1874 accompanying the act passed
last session The minute forth that the bill is re-
served, It 10 OF some Importance. and may pos
sby be considered 10 prejudice Interests and rihs OF
property OF British Gubiccts nonresident Ia Canada.
Tie next document teQU.ri1R notice IS another minute
OF the Council dated October 2, 1874 dealing principally
with the alleged monopoly connection with the Prince
Eiward leland ne AMI dsD0slns Of any such cia m4
The minute concludes as follows:
| Tacro can be no doubt that the Parliamcu. OF
Canada fulv considered the c.ot Of this bill. Although
t as urged behaii OF the Aug American Company
tnat tie interests he ErOprturs would ne seriously
nc 81 if the CouDquy W a. n1gal % give its
patton for cable purposes OF the slores OK oahaos
| (which, by the proyi,ions Of tie bih, u can
oily retain by consrnting 10 give equivalent
privileges 10 any otGer company IN S'WIouhai,tn
The Parliament Of Canada considered thl' occupation to
no Ouly sunerlncr, aud deernindOie at WIZ; th1t
such occupItIJn appears % have ca aA5n aau usSa
vii thout any authority which would constitute riGh;
INT that OccnDaGnn can only 10 la"iui ana cou
uune Dy compliance with terms OF tho ao, aud on
other corporation Newfoundland; tnas no franchise
iu IA % Anglo IN Company IN
part OF Canada and tnat tne Com 2apy con'd not Law
to e%csc.-e inT su'H except "H INC
s.ucion the PIrlamcH OF Canada th' ~ Is obvious
that Prlament could not recognize the position claimed
by the sloAm re n Co pIhy' inas as Dy dong
pent OF Newfoundland. The Company gained snL cOud
retain Canada, without tAe h'h1,oA Oh l,s sup
aufnorltv privileges the nature OF a hO1opOiy III
oonelsOn the CumnSoe desire TO CAL ai entlOn 10 tho
Ic uaf while bii IS pIiniy within the powers and
irisdiciinn Of PallmeHE OF Canada tAo original
grant Dy Newfoundland was declared contrary 10 In
prrial policy S-e dlsratch o. Jan ~ lshl inc Com
ls III III
pIrt of be above dispatch now to Interfere VITA the
Parameut OF Canada "a the e1eg,se OF , us
lions should psrnitted 80 make uso OF any portion OF
It's territory
Then follows loug statement signed by Sir James
Anderson and Mr. Grant Secretary of the A1so-Amar
can Cable Company arguing IN favor o' that Compan
pretens0ns.
L,rd Caernarvon, on the 29h OF October, replied as
follows:
The snlect TO which this b relates 10. in nv opinion
one OF thore ia winch the Dominon Lsgisa.ure mas
been under the 81 . aud sld sections OF ms lIpeia
British North American ACT OF 1851 expressly eInpo"-
cred to dca IL seems r. me 70 DE- cleay WI p ino
ment TO sate without any interference on the part
OF the Government Of hs country upoa local que .on
such forms tIe subject matter OF tne o "a,
ne NJ does no points respect Of which IL would appear
necessary tnat Imperial Interests shoud oe nc & "
relations OF ne D1m'HIo. @.li nei @ " Vii
eign Governments controlled. ah wei
aware, from numerous reprehfn,I'iOns ni tbai
he respryed bill Affects the pecuniary lnterest OF many
! Jt
6ecison arrived at ny the Legislature Of tho Dominion
odr and ma country aud tie Kent which Brit
subjects residing Out OF CahaoA hod A'I SIu ~
sonal property interested IN lont STOCK enter
prses Dominion. II Is oDVeus that II tln i-
teryeuton or Her MIjestys Government were IlDie 20
questions sf ci IS alleged TO affect the properly OF
aDseut persons the measure OF seli-governneas con
cedsd 10 the Dominion might be reduced within very
narrow limits. L. l. 10 the Dominion GoVerhment ana
Legislature tna persons concerned IN toe iegaton OF
] nd tts
recourse and this Government cannot attcnpt 20 de-
cido upon the details or such eg.sI.on wthout la-
curing risk of those eomplieatl1nr WHICH aro eohSe
| auent upon "a confusion OF autlor.-T' -, , =.
whe therefore entirely appFeea's @ tne aelGn OF
That any further consideration or tue suect sh0ud DC
gwen by that BODY whose psoymeens s nnEs
properly tbs function OF DECIDING ee!"een tne
conflicting views OF THOSE Sao Iss1 aGosd ~ ,h
whether IN favor OF OF "sihs' TIC '''''' -
Tn ode TO enable th. 10 done have decided to
leave the present bill n Allowance and TO ender 10 ac
| wee TO Her Majesty respecting IL
on the 18th Of November Lord Csernarvon sent Lord
Dunrin another brief dispatch covering the following
dated Nov T. 1874 which he had transmitted to Sir j.
| Hill Governor OF NewfOundlandi
Itnclo.e for your Information and FOR communication
10 your ministers copy Of dispatch which have ad
dressed 10 the GoVernorsnera OF oanada VILE regard
10 a reserved bill OF the Dominion Parliament to regu-
late the and maintenance or marine electric
elegraphs. Until the course to Oe TAKEN ~ Her Mles
Tvs Government in this matter had been decided,
thought eIpedeut 10 defer answering your Glspach
No l3 May ., in whoh you incosed minute OF your
Executive Council inquirng whether her Majesty 8
Government would upon terms 10 be hereafter agreed
upou with LEGAL Government, undertake the pur'
chase claimed by the Government OF Nexfoundlsnd un
der the act Cap of 1854 incorporating the SewIork
Newfoundland and London Telegraph Company, with q
view OF terminating the monopoly conceded by that act
The decision which has been arrived az 10 take no
action respect TO tue Dominion reserved Dll IN
order thatf thought desirabe-a iresh OIL may De IN
roduced session. would seem 20 render unneees
slry or perhaps impossible decide AZ the present
moment whether the New fOuIdland Government should
take any steps TO terminate the monopoly under tie
provisions Of tho act Cap. ,. OF 1854
In the event, however, OF a sun o. money becoming
payabe either by arrangement or award for that pur-
nose Her Majesty's Government do not perceive
that they could properly inyite Parliament
| to contribute portion OF that payment.
But having regard 10 conflicting legal opinions to
which you refer dispatch, have thought ~ de
srabe III the Of your Government 10 consult
the law OF Crown az 10 the subject matter
cOmprised within the power 20 purchase conferred upon
the Newfoundland Government Nv Section 10 O the act
above referred TO- Is 10 whether the Govern
meu could claim % buy out the whole interest VI the
Company Tor the actual appraised value or tue tole
graph lines, wirec cables, apparatus, vesscs' aDd
all other appliances connected thereWthi OF
! whether any further claim could be made
by rue Company for Tor OF monopoi
which would D. terminated by sueh purchase, OF f0l
any other right interest couteyed by tue aet-And