Iron County register., 1891-04-16
A PENDING TREATY.

Oh the treaty PendInE IietWeen the
United states and the Province of New
foundland and Against which the Cana
dian Government Has Entered Protest
with the Crown Authorities.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-The follow
ing is the draft of the treaty pending
between The United States and New
foundlaEd upon which negotiations
Were suspended by the British govern
ment, owing to the protest of the Cana
dian government:
Convention between the United States OF
America and Great Britain, for the improve
ruent of commercial relations between the
United States and her Britannia maiestys
colony of Newfoundland.
The governments of the United States and
Great Britain. desiring to improve the com
mercial relations between the United states
and her Brittanic majesty's colony of New
fOundland, having appointed their
spective plenipotentiaries, and given them
full powers to treat and conclude such con-
ventiOn, that is to say: The pres ident of the
United states has appoined, on the part of
the United States, James g. Blaine, secre-
tary of state, and her Brttannic majesty on
her part. has appointed Sir Julian Paunce-
fote- And the said plenipotcntiaries, after
having exchanged their full powers, which
were found to be in due and proper form,
have agreed to and concluded the follow in z
articles.
Article l. United States fishing vessels en-
teriug the waters of Newfoundland shall
have tine privilege of purchasing herring
capin, Squid and other bait fishes at all
times, ON the same terms and conditions,
and subject TO the same penalties i'll all re-
spects rs Sewfoundlant vessels They shall
also nave the privilege of touching and trad
ing, selling fish and oil, and procuring sup
plies in Newfoundland, conforming to the
harbOr regulations, but without other charge
than the payment of such light, harbor and
customs dues may be levied on
Newfoundland fishing vessels.
Article 2. Dry cod fish, cod OIL seal SKINS
herrings, salmon, trout and salmon trout,
Holsters, cod roes. tongues and sounds. the
product of the fisheries of Newfoundland,
shall be admitted into the United states free
OF duty Also all hogsheads, barrels, kegs.
boxes or tin cans, in which the articles above
named may be carried, shall be admitted
free of duty 1t is understood, however.
that ''grcen" CO.. fish are not included III the
provisions of this article.
Article 3. The officer of customs at tho
Newfoundland port where the vessel laden
with articles named in article clears, shall
give to the master of the vessel Il sworn Ger
tificate that the fish shipped were taken in
the waters of Newfoundland; which ccrtfi-
cate shall be countersign cd by the consul or
consular agent OF the United states and de-
iivered to the proper officer of customs at
the port of destination in the United States
Article T. When this convention shall
come into operation, and during the con-
tinuance thereof the duties to be levied and
collected upon the following enumerated
merchandise imported into the colony of
Newfoundland from the United States shall
not exceed the following amounts, viz:
Flour, 25 cents per barrel.
Pork, ll2 cents Der pound.
Bacon and hams, tongues, smoked beef
and Sausa-eS. pa cents per pound, or 8. so
per l12 pounds.
Beef, pigs heads, hooks and feet, salted
and cured, One-half cent per pound.
Indian meal. 25 cents per barrel.
Peas, 20 cents per barrel.
Oat meal, 30 cents per barrel of 200 pounds.
Bran, indian corn and rye, 12l2 per cent.
.ad vaIorem.
Salt, in bulk, 20 cents per ton of 2,2iO
pounds.
Kerosene oil, 6 cents per gallon.
And the following articles imported into
the colony of Newfoundland from the United
States shall be admitted free of duty: Agri-
cultural implements and machinery i'm
ported by agricultural societies for the pro-
motion of agriculture; crushing mills for
mining purposes; raw cotton; corn for the
manufacture of brooms; gas eng ines, when
protected by patent; plows and harrows;
reaping, rahing, plowing, potato digging
and seed sowing machines, to be used in the
colony; printing presses and printing types.
Article ). 1t is understood that if any
uuction is made by the colony of Newfound-
land at any time during the term of this con-
yention in the rates of duty upon the arti-
,cles named in article of this convention,
the said reduction shall apply to the United
States
Article g. The present convention shall
take effect soon as the laws required to
carry it into operation have been passed by
the congress of the United States. on the one
hand, and the imperial parliament of Great
Britain and the provincial legislature of
Newfoundland. on the other. Such assent
having been given, the convention shall re-
main in full force for five years from the
date at which it may come into operation,
and further until the expiration of twelve
months after either of the high contracting
parties shall give notice to the other of its
wish to terminate the same; each of the high
contracting parties being at liberty to give
such notice to the other at the end of the
said term of five years or at any time after
wards.
Article Z. The present convention shall be
duly ratified by the pres ident of the United
States of America, by and with the advice
and consent of the senate thereof, and by
her Britannia majesty; and the ratiffcations
shall be exchanged at Washington on the lst
day of February, 1891, or as soon thereafter
as practicable.
In faith whereof, we. the respective pleni-
-potentiaries. have signed this convention
and have hereunto affixed our seals.
Done in duplicate at Washington, this -
day of -, in the year of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and ninety one.