, 1880-02-07
THE FISHERY AWARD.

a.d,Ink, and not generally an extra f,e nrtielo
THE FISHERY AWARD.
Fraudulent Tnlsfacasions In Tho sta-
tts&lcA CAct1 to KHafaln tho CnNndlhn
Clalm-E'rof. Hind n KebMncd when
Hfo Cn1ts british Government At1cn.
t1ou TO Them.
Nv Telegraph to Etso Fork Iitra,d.
HALIFAX. N. g., Feb. J-unclc SUMS obtec-
ttons to tho payment Of Tint $500 ,on flsh bill
have received MD and colnfort from mn timex.
n.ctcd Ro,rce,-n fact, from t,etln9,l(qhcd
ENnnhan who WINS connected with tho Fishery
Commission. I refer to Tr0f. Henry YMuIo
ffni. who resides at Windsor, forty-t' five tnilca
frnm Halifax, md 10 me of tho Goycrnorg Of
the venerable Kings College fiji that town. A.
though bis statements now reach tho public for
tho l'rst time, IL Is probable that tho Btate Dc.
pnrtsntnt ut Washington heard Of them some
time ngo. and that they bad eomo influence
in muyinx tho United Btatcs Government To
rcmohs!rnto agninst tho dcclsion OF tho Cntnn1is-
8ott. Tr0f. Hind Ia nn c,nnent ycIontst, who
hMa Bocn service In all parts Of Canada. While
engaged In Investigating tho fisheries Of New
founGland liz was summoned to Halifax to tnko
a hand Ii, tho work Of the Fishery Commsso,1
1lo was employed to compile I'M analytical Inex
IL all tho documents and proceedings Of the
Commission. lie alleges that while cnR.Ecd in
this work hn obtained information which suits
ned blu. that the n.lc'al stntlsttcs procured for
s'.e ,h ar .a.o"e" pc'oIe ue'F
tnIncd documentary prout of the fnct, Hlld pro.
ctedcd tn England In November, lB1s, to lay 1t
'hGForo the british Government. On tho stGaln-
or he met SIR Alexander Gait, Of Cnna.
da, who was tho british Commissioner,
nsna told him the story, =, Subsequent
o1es sG s"S cs ssct Is ~ With S n = nSw natf Hne
charsns aa nbstd, cxpres. u tho 1,invst uot1. H.
otlicns accs,scI, md aca that ns his dut,cs IN
ended he couli do nothing IL TIN m,utter. TnIs
was tho Substance u several c0,llin,incutjous
from sir Alexander. hut Prof. Iiln'l persisted,
and fttt1y tu November 1H tltliiri.ss.rl rnr.,
elaborate nuper ia him. ,uutnr jntu tfn tyht,,9,
case. MeanwlIllc, however, iitidjug that nclthor
would untcr,uin tis churRcs. Prof. Iiind. in Sen.
tcmler laxt, wruie g ~. Dc1fosse. formerly
tEis letter frtn tbc voiuuniuo,is anrrs:spopenee
ng uivjtlg u,i idcu Uf tle whuir matter: ''A1@"se
l M'Sn,9 arSs iSl f. sept isa i ~ EJ1fe1ey
FVsl,c,p Cam,nisthy,s-sin: bayn tho huioF to
request y0tlr ExcuiIei!cy's attention to t!o ttt.
her Mujcs;ys Guyernn,cI,t. urestnted To- Tn,1 Al a.
ilAfuI, N s., OH Tho i5ti lt,y Of JUNG. lS.7. fr
yoslr Judgment rs pre sl,nS afGitratar in tho m
recent contention bttwecu her j,tjtnnutc Mill
cKiy's Government and tic Government uf tho
United Stntcs. Tile corrections II, Ink on the
sources Of information lctl p1e t., tio dIscoycry+
Of extensive frnu.luIent alterations of ofticiil
fof1ainr pnst Of tho csc II her Mniestv:s % Tnvt
ornnC, and formerly presented to yl ~ II cor
rect statement iii Il contention With tho Uniiul
Stutes for Il prcuutury ct,tt,pct.sutiuu Tim fnbia
n,w submitted fUr yo,tr scrutiny, rs Prcsi.
don't Of tho liul!f.1 Commission tsnd to Tho
scrutiny OF your colienyile. WIS placed In iny
ert,n,cut ly tia ss:cretrry Ut thu Commission.
Mr. j. H. q. Hcrrenc. ioiix with copies Of iii The
merts wrru o!Ilc,ajy c{ycit to mi, in cnnplInnce
with tho instructions IF tho ncrnt tf tic ui,iteti
Stntrs md tl,c nnn,lt OF her Nnlrsfy'n Gnynrn.
snnnf w;,h thc sanrn,rrrn.,c ~ III, Ministcr ~