The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-09
TRADE WITH NEwFoUNDLAND.
Draft of the Treaty Drawn During the
Recent n citations.


WASHINGTON. April s.-The progress of
the negotiations between the United States
and Great Britain respecting the improve
ment of the commercial relations with New
foundland Is shown by the following
draft Of a treaty which was all ready
for signature and ratification when the sus-
pension Of negotiations was ordered from
Great Britain. owing to the protest OF the
Canadian government;
Convention between the United States of
America and Great Britain, for the improve
ment OF commercial relations between the
United States and Her Britannia Maiestys
colony of Newt midland.
The governments OF the United States and
Great Britain, desiring 10 improve the COM
mercial relations between the United States and
her Britannia Majesty's colony of New
foundland, having appointed as their
respective ,plenipotentaries, and given
conclude such a convention, that is to say the
President of the United States has appointed
on the part of the. United States, James q.
Blaine, Secretary of State. Her Britannia
Majesty, on her part, has appointed Sir Julian
Faunceforte, and said plsnpotentiaries after
having exchanged their full powers, which
were found to be in due and proper form, have
agreed TO and concluded the following articles
ARTICLE |. United States fishing vessels en-
tering the waters of Newfoun Hand shall have
the privilege of purchasing herring, caplin
same terms and conditions, and subject to the
same penalties in all respects, as Newfoundland
vessels. They shall also have the privilege Of
touching and trading, selling fish and oil and
procuring supplies in Newfoundland, conform
ing to the harbor regulations, but without other
charge than the payment OF such light, harbor
ana customs dues as are or may be levied on
Newfoundland fishing vessels
ART. H. Dry Goldfish, cod oil, seal oil, seal
skins, herrings, salmon, trout and salmon trout
Holsters, cod roes, tongues and sounds, product
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 II is
understood, however, that green Goldfish ar5
not included in the provisions of this article
ART Ill The Off er OF customs at the New
foundland port where vessel laden with the
articles named IN Article IL clears shall give TO
the master Of the vessel sworn certificate that
the fish shipped were taken in the waters of
Newfoundland, which certificate shall be coun-
terslgned by the consul or consular agent of
the United States and delivered TO the proper
officer OF customs at the port of destination in
the United States
ART. ". When this convention shall
come into operation and during the
continuance thereof the duties to be levied and
collected upon the following enumerated mer-
chandise imported into the colony Of Newfound-
land from the United States shall not exceed
the following amounts. viz; Flour 25 cents per
barrel; pork, l1e cents per pound; bacon
and hams, tongues, smoked beef and
sausages, 2A cents per pound, or 81 so per 112
pounds; beef, pigs heads hooks and feet, salted
cents per barrel; peas, 30 cents per barrel; oat.
meal, 30 cents per barrel of 300 pounds; bran
Indian corn and rice, 1915 per cent. ad valorem
salt, III bulk, 20 cents per ton OF 2,s40 pounds;
Kerosene oil, ccuts per gallon.
And the following articles imported into the
colony Of Newfoundland from the United
States shall be admitted free of duty: Agricul-
tural implements and machinery imported by
AGRICULTURAL ROCRLiaQ for sfHe of
agriculture; crushing mills for mining pur-
poses; raw cotton; corn for the manufa ture
OF brooms; gas engines when protected by
pateht; plows and harrows; reaping, raking
plowlng, potato digging and seed sowing ma
chimes, TO be used in the colony; printing
presses and printing types.
ART. V. 1t is understood that if any reduc-
tlon is made by the colony OF Newfoundland at
any time during the term OF this convention in
the rates of duty upon the articles named in
Article ~. OF this convention, said reduction
shall apply to the United States.
ART. vi, The present convention shall take
effect as soon as the laws required to carry il
into operation shall have bsen passed by the
congress of the United States on one hand and
the imperial parliament Of Great Britain aud
the provincial legislature of Newfoundland on
the other. Sucn assent having been given,
tho convention shall remain in full
force for Ave wears from the dnfe
at which it may come into operation, and fur
ther until the expiration of twelve months after
either of the high contracting parties shall give
notice to the other OF its wish 60 terminate tn ,
same, each of the high contracting parties be-
ing at liberty to give notice to the other at the
end of the said term Of five years or at any
time afterward.
ART VII. The present convention shall be
duly ratified by the President Of the United
States Of America, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate thereof, and by Her
Britannia Majesty; and the ratifcations shall be
February, 1891, or as soon thereafter as practi-
cable.