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CONTENTS OF CASE.*

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Position before 1783_.

Treaty of 1783—United States and Great Britain.-

Treaty of 1783–Great Britain and France

Delaware Bay, 1793_-

United States claim to territorial waters, 1806_

Treaty of 1818.-

Comparison of the treaties of 1783 and 1818_

Reasons for concession in treaty of 1818_

British statute (59 Geo. III, C. 38).

Sovereignty in Newfoundland.

Commercial entente, 1830.

Nova Scotia statute, 1836_

Seizure in Bay of Fundy, 1843.

British concession of Bay of Fundy, 1845

Mr. Webster, 1852-

Marcy circular, 1853_

Marcy circular, reissued.

Bay of Fundy arbitration, 1856.

Licenses, 1866_-

Dominion of Canada constitution, 1867

Boutwell's circular, 1890.

Treaty of 1871.

Halifax Commission

Fortune Bay, 1878..

Arrangements in 1885.

Canadian Statute, 1886.

United States Retaliatory Statute, 1837-

Chamberlain-Bayard Treaty

Newfoundland “Bait act," 1889..

Bond-Blaine Convention, 1890.-

Bond-Hay Convention, 1902_.

Question 1:

Right of regulation

Nature of the question..

Formulation of United States claim, 1878_

Reformulation, 1906.-

Effect of United States contention..

Contentions of Great Britain.---

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Question 1-Continued.

History of the question---

Absence of difficulty, 1783-1878.--

British statute, 1819.

Marcy's circular, 1853_

Reciprocity treaty, 1854..

Marcy's circular, 1855_

Marcy's new circular, 1856.

The status quo ante---

Cardwell's instructions..

Licenses, 1866–1870.-

Boutwell's circular, 1870.-

Boutwell's circular reissued.

Newfoundland legislation, 1873-74 --

First assertion of present United States claim..

Fortune Bay-

Lord Salisbury's position, 1878.-

Mr. Evarts's views discussed.

Lord Salisbury's dispatch, 1880-

Lord Granville's statement, 1880-

Cessation of discussion, 1880–1905_

Correspondence, 1905-6.-

Argument-

Construction of treaty-

Analogies—Treaty of 1783_

Treaty of 1794.--.

Treaty of 1854_

Navigation regulations, St. Lawrence_

Treaty of 1871.--.

Effect of United States contention.--

Effect of War of 1812.--.

Conclusion ---

Question 2:

Preliminary

American fishermen, contention of..

Newfoundland fishermen, employment of_

Other fishermen.--

Diplomatic correspondence.

Argument-

Treaty is clear ----

Vessels have no rights.---

Intention of negotiators of convention.

Mr. Evarts's view -

Other provisions of treaty-

Treaties of 1854 and 1871.

Situation in 1818_----

Effects of United States contention..

British control over British subjects.-

Conclusion.

Question 3 :

Customs entries and light and harbor dues in treaty waters.

The “liberties".

British contention...

Question 3—Continued.

Entry at customs-

Situation prior to the treaties_.

United States independence, 1776_

Effect of United States contention.

United States legislation ----

United States indorsement of colonial action.

Light and harbor dues-

International rule.

Light dues in England --

Light dues in colonies prior to 1783_

Legislation between 1783 and 1818_

Position in 1818..

Newfoundland legislation.

Exemption of Newfoundland fishing vessels.

Modus vivendi.--

Conclusion----

Question 4:

Customs entries and light and harbor dues in non-treaty waters---

Contention of Great Britain..

Exclusion in 1818.-

Treaty provision discussed.

Absence of complaint-

Canadian orders in council

Regulations are reasonable

Conclusion

Question 5:

The question --

History of the question.-

Variations in United States contention..

United States view, 1779–1782.

Delaware Bay, 1793_-

United States contentions, 1804

Convention of 1806_

Practice of United States fishermen, 1813.

Lyman's diplomacy cited

Measurement from shores of bay, 1839_

Diplomatic correspondence, 1836-1811..

Bay of Fundy, 1843–1845..

Bay of Fundy conceded, 1845_

Boundary in the Pacific, 1846-

British attitude, 1852

Notice issued by Mr. Webstei', 1852.

Debates in Congress, 1852

Bay of Fundy, 1856_--

Proposals for renewal of reciprocity treaty, 1866_

Colonial secretary's instructions to naval officers_

Treaty of 1871_-

United States proposal, 1886..

Canadian reply

Convention of 1888...

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99

100

101

102

103
108

Question 5–-Continued.

Argument-

British contention

Use of word “bay” in various passages of Article I----

Judicial decisions_

Conception Bay-

Line to be measured from headlands_

United States contention

Reply of Great Britain...

Right of a State over open sea adjoining coast-

Unidentified coasts.

Right over inclosed waters

109

100

110

111

112

Bays.----

Usage of nations..

United States-

Delaware Bay

United States claim, 1801.

Fuca Straits

Chesapeake Bay

Great Britain-

Bristol Channel

Regina v. Keyn.

Bays in question-

Conception Biy-

Chaleurs

Miramichi.

Maritime jurisdiction claimed by other nations..

Fishery conventions.--

France and Great Britain, 1839_

Great Britain and Germany, 1874-

Denmark, 1880.---

North Sea convention, 1882_

Effect of these conventions -

Sunimary----

Opinions of jurists—

American writers -

English writers ---

Continental writers....

Present opinions-

Institute of international law-

Other opinions.-

Summary of opinions..---

Negotiations of 1818

Conclusion.

Question 6:

Coasts" and "shores”

The question stated.

Analysis of treaty------

Distinction between phrases

Negotiations, 1814-1818...

Instructions, 1815 ---

French claims.

Other treaties--

Magdalen Islands

nclusion..

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114

115

117

119

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121

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124

125

126

Question 7:

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Commercial privileges ---

127

British contention.--.

127

United States contention

127

The treaty coasts

127

History of the question.-

128

Early history ---

128

Instructions of Lord Bathurst

129

Arrangements of 1830 --

129

Reciprocity treaty, 1854

130

Licenses, 1866–1870 --

130

Enforcement of treaty, 1870–71

131

Lord Kimberley's views, 1871.-

131

Treaty of 1871.----

132

Halifax Commission, 1879..

132

Canadian action, 1886.-

134

United States Statutes, 1887-

135

Negotiations subsequent

135-141

Canadian documents on subject.

141

Secretary Manning's report, 1887-

141

Report of Committee of United States House of Representatives. 141

Report of Senate Foreign Relations 1887 and 1888..

142

United States contentions.---

145

Argument of Great Britain-

Treaty of 1818---

146

Commercial facilities would alter character of treaty liberties.-- 116

No right apart from treaty-

147

United States contention in Halifax arbitration.--

147

Commercial privileges can not be claimed as a right under inter-

Fishing and trading vessels, distinction between.

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