New-York tribune., 1878-11-11

So rs per barrel ana tHs would gave 40 tns Sn cunea
years. The sum OF S472.353. But in this value
are incuded the barrel. the salt. the expense
all he Deducted before the pront, which meas
ures the value of the fishery privilege s reached on
esmate of net profit and tins would give profit to our
fishermen, from the enjoyment Tor "a se nye sSons o
but sos 900 year for the whole treaty period OF
twelve years OF S30O.OOO 49,.
Although there would seem TO be no reason Tor dlsirs
ing this commercial and pecuniary measure OF the priv
Tge In question get II should he prrtended that tho
Pr5yncIal value should not be TAKEN but the yane IN
the marker OF the United States Dd further. that an
extravagant OF $40 per barrel SHOULD I've asuned
us that value, and, again. beyond al D9onds i even
capricous estimate conecura profit OF tfty per cent
should be assigned TO the fishing % o we snoIu
twelve wears OF the treaty for the gross valuation of tue
concession to the United States by Article will uh,
dminished by penny for the count r-concesslons OF
the United states Of Articles XIX and XHL Yet tins
sum- thus reached, is but hr mere Than Oh
fhe award of the cOncurrug COmissoners after taking
into account the deductions required Tor the privileges
Of Articles XIX and XII ,r- ,,,.
The proofs disclose another wholly independent
crterc of the value Of the privilege conceded to our
asbermen by Article XVIII Of the treaty, drawn
from tue experience Of some years intervening
between the abrogatOn OF the reciprOcCy treaty
and the negotiation o. inc Ireuy oi WASHING .as
sdOpted a celse stem by which vessels OF the Unlfd
states were admitted TO the Inshore nsLeIy upon lie
rxorrenee Of This system showed that under exaction
of 80 per ton our hshingieet gerraiIi look o'
li"enscs that when tne lee wac lHised TO 81 per ton
thc number Of licenses fell of abOnt One-baf aud when
FEE o. So per ton eKocted, but IeW licenses WeIe
taken out The fairness oi tS measure Ol tie Naiue o
tbc prIyiIge is obvious. IL FURNISHES compensatory
rate between opposing Interests suggested ana "teu
upon by withOn; coercion and 10y concurlps con
sent a., a. -,
The tonnage taking out licenses uuder the first and
eInrieI,cc that tfis tonnage wuu.d have borne The
rate OF 81 per ton tne of S6i 900 per anuum
would have measured the 'alue OF the privilege IA que.
and would have Welded for the treaty period OF
Twelve years S76s COO By This method ne valuation
of te privilege eI ArtIc XVIII tgithou dedHcting
mem q lr
ana XXD would be but about ii per cent "I INC nwdIu
of The cuncuriug cOmmissloucr altar they had taken
You vail say then 60 Lord Salisbury, that with every
anyieiy 20 fud some rational eXpanai on OF the
euoru, ms disparity betw the uecunif! computations
oi the evidence and the pccunary measure nnh"nhGel
he tbe uncfrlug commissioners. this Government has
thai the very matter defined In Article Xviii and 10
witch Iie proofs ON both sOes were applied aud the very
matirr ueasurcd by the award of the cOncuTTnE com
missoners, Identical nor even similar ahd mat
sgca award upon t.ns reason transceuds the suJls-
The demonstration at which have aimed appears so
conrusyr upon The mere consideration OF the cOHces
snn oi XVIII as to sedc far ah the innc-
Ciate argument an exhibition Ol the reduction even
of the mod, rate above asslgneI hs the Iur up
praisa of the cOuce s-ion o. that article by the pecu
nTy value, as LAID before The tumns, lun o me conn
teTconrrssiops of Articles XIX ana XXI. But hr1ei
of the views OF this Government on the lIoat-
mont these COntcT-C Oucessluns III Inc utuptIlo
OF Inc liza lax Commission is requisite both TO the
competence and the frankness oil this exposition.
VIEWS OF THE GOVERNMENT on CoUNTER-CON-
CFssIONs.
In brief It NAV be said that Her Majesty's Govern
ncnt formally insisted in their Case" and in their
Reply" laid before the Commission. that the conces-
sion OF Article XIX whereby British tubjects are ad-
nted 60 the freedom OF our coast fisheries north OF the
}otb parallel IS TO quote the language OF the Case"
absolutely yalueloss"; and ,hdt the concession o.
Article XXI admitting fish ana hsr-on the product Of
he Provincial fisheries TO our markets duty free, TO
luote the Language. OF the Reply" "has not resulted
u pecuuiary profit to the British fishermen, but on the
contrary, to The American dealer or consumer"
II have been at all successful in showing the enor-
nous dsproprutOn between the sum OF S5,5OOOOO an
lounced as their award by the concurTng counissCn-
,rs the pecuniary value which ho evidence assigns
10 the concessions Of Article XVIII by Itself considered.
need spend little time IN showing That these comms-
sIoners must have accepted the views OF Her Mgesys
Government that nothing bo allowed for counter
yaing value TO the concessions OF Articles XIX aud
XXI or that these commissioners had in their mindsa
measure for the concession ot Article XVIII, SIN more
ncOusstcni with the true treaty definition Of the sub
ec described that article aud submitted 20 the ap-
Of the Commission.
n the concession OF Article XIX was held by these
60 be absolutey vaueless as Hsscrted
In the Cease" OF Her MajCsty's Government, u mnst
have been because tho pccuninry profit the Proyn
rial dshermen OF the privilege. actually eBioye by
Them, the true measure OF est nation 0t IN Ndue
Of inc concesson In this view. immense value Of
these fisheries. os shown In the evidence. all
went for nothing because the population, cap
ial or enterprise IN the Provinces could not
rorry on what 10 them were remote fisheries 10 com
pcuiion with our own coast population. without
insisting upon DC unreasoua6lcnes, OF measuring
Provincial resources 10 engage in tho fishery opened 10
hrIn this disposition Of tue value oi the concession o
Article XIX recognizes the whole force and result Il the
reasoning by which have Assigned the rue SrieriL OF
value the privilege OF ArcI' XVIII under the eNptr
ence the actual ve years enioymeni thereof by our
fishermen. VINO were able 70 tgke advanlage oi inc
trfyilege aud did the furlhrst extent cunpaiI
be with profit. The vice of the reasoning by which
right Of fshing valuable III its own r"paelys Is mras.
urcd by tho tenants incapacity 10 hsh. ~ obvious IL
furnishes true cr eron O TIE leht Na!ut OF h'h-
cry which - what WIS need - be got al hoh Ri9I
We furnished mue criterion 10y t.g t. e3peIlCncr OF
fishery TO Tho utmost, and actually DONG so.
CONCESSION OF FREE MARKET.
now dcslrc you to present to Lord sasburys nttcn
lion the subject OF the concession Of free market In
the United States FOR the products OF the Provincial
fisheries rs made by Article TX. The value OF hs prv
Iege TO the Provinces required by the Treaty to be
measured by the Halifax Commission and deducted
from their apprasement Of tho concession OF Article
XVIII in favor OF the United states.
The statistics OF the importation under this privilege
showed that at the rate duty prevalent before that
concession revenue OF about 5000 600 per annum on
m1ckerc alone and OF more than 100000 all kinds
OF fish Jmackerel incudcdJ and hsh-OIl, would have
accrued the United States For the pur-
pose Oi argument, cOncedng that but one
half Of this annual sum Of $500 900 should bo set down
as pecuniary profit to the Pr0ynciI Interests the
of 81 would need deducted on the score of
Article the valuation of the privilege conceded
by Article XVIII II have assigned correctly the highest
possible measure Of the privilege Of Article Xyf upon
the evidence rs being not than 81 800 600 this
low valuation OF the privilege OF Article XXI than
eItinguishos ~.
Whatever disposition the cOncurring commits soners
OF this cOuntervailing concession O Article XXI
whethcr they gave IL "a value commensurate with the
statistical evidence OF the revenue loss 10 the United
States and market gain to the Provincial interest
considered 1t absolutely yauelessthe matter s one OF
much moment.
II these cOncurring commissioners gave the sum Of
800 900 as the apprasrmcnt Of the concession OF
Article XVIII after deductug some two million dollars
for the cOunteryailmg concession Of Article XII. the
argument as IL seems this Government, adequate
before becomes still conclusive that the
mept thus enhanced 10 some 81 300 900, APP
piled and cOnfnod The very subject submitted To the
aDpraiseulrnt OF the COniulssiOn by Article NFIIL
But IL may be said these cOncurTing Commissioners
NAV have treated the concession of Article XXI y
absolutely vnlnelcss 10 the Provincial interests and II