Fisheries. governments touching their respective rights in Behring Sea, and for the preservation of the seal species, the following agreement is made without prejudice to the rights or claims of either party: "(1.) Her Majesty's Government will prohibit, until May next, seal killing in that part of Behring Sea lying eastward of the line of demarcation described in article No. 1 of the treaty of 1867, between the United States and Russia, and will promptly use its best efforts to ensure the observance of this prohibition by British subjects and vessels; "(2.) The United States Government will prohibit seal killing for the same period in the same part of Behring Sea and on the shores and islands thereof, the property of the United States (in excess of 7,500 to be taken on the islands for the subsistence and care of the natives), and will promptly use its best efforts to ensure the observance of this prohibition by United States citizens and vessels; "(3.) Every vessel or person offending against this prohibition in the said waters of Behring Sea, outside of the ordinary territorial limits of the United States, may be seized and detained by the naval or other duly commissioned officers of either of the high contracting parties, but they shall be handed over as soon as practicable to the authorities of the nation to which they respectively belong, who shall alone have jurisdiction to try the offence and impose the penalties for the same. The witnesses and proofs necessary to establish the offence shall also be sent with them; "(4.) In order to facilitate such proper inquiries as Her Majesty's Government may desire to make, with a view to the presentation of the case of that government before arbitrators, and in expectation that an agreement for arbitration may be arrived at, it is agreed that suitable persons designated by Great Britain will be permitted at any time, upon application, to visit or to remain upon the seal islands during the present sealing season for that purpose. 66 Signed and sealed in duplicate at Washington, this fifteenth day of June, 1891, on behalf of their respective governments, by Sir Julian Pauncefote, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., H.B.M. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, and William F. Wharton, Acting Secretary of State of the United States. (Signed) "JULIAN PAUNCEFOTE, [L.S.] AND WHEREAS an arrangement has just been concluded between our Government and the Government of the United States for the continuation until the thirty-first day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three, of the said agreement and of the provisions therein made for the prohibiting of seal killing in the Behring Sea, as therein described: Now KNOW YE, that we have by this our royal proclamation caused the said agreement and the arrangement continuing the same to be made public, to the end that the same and every part thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by all our loving subjects. Fisheries. Of all which our loving subjects, and all others whom these presents may concern, are hereby required to take notice and to govern themselves accordingly. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, we have caused these our letters to be made patent and the great seal of Canada to be hereunto affixed. WITNESS, our right trusty and well-beloved the Right Honourable Sir FREDERICK ARTHUR STANLEY, Baron Stanley of Preston, in the county of Lancaster, in the peerage of the United Kingdom; Knight Grand Cross of our most Honourable Order of the Bath Governor General of Canada. At our Government House, in our city of OTTAWA, this TWENTY-SECOND day of APRIL, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two, and in the fifty-fifth year of our reign. By command, J. C. PATTERSON, Vide Canada Gazette, vol. xxv., p. 1991. Secretary of State. ; By Order in Council of the 21st day of March, 1892, under the authority of "The Fisheries Act," chapter 95 of the Revised Statutes, the following fishery regulation was made : Mackerel Nets. 1. No mackerel, herring or gaspereau net, or nets used for the purpose of catching mackerel, herring or gaspereau, shall be set or left set at the surface, or within twelve feet thereof, in the water between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. between the 1st June and 31st August, both days inclusive, in each year, and all nets found in the water during the time above-mentioned, when the condition of the weather is such as to permit of their being taken up, shall be confiscated to Her Majesty, and the owner or user become liable for further penalties as provided by the statute. 2. No fleet of gill-nets of greater length than 60 fathoms shall be set to any single mooring between the 1st day of June and the 31st day of August, both days inclusive, under the penalties provided by the statute. Vide Canada Gazette, vol. xxv., p. 1992. By Order in Council of the 25th day of April, 1892, under authority of "The Fisheries Act," chapter 95 of the Revised Statutes, the following Orders in Council, namely: 7th November, 1890, relative to the close season for salmon trout fishery; 5th May, 1891, relative to the sturgeon fishery; 2nd September, 1891, relative to the fresh water herring and ciscoe fishery; 29th September, 1891, relative to salmon trout and whitefish fishery; 20th February, 1892, relative to the speckled trout fishery; 20th February, 1892, relative to the hoop-net fishery; Fisheries. 20th February, 1892, relative to the pound-net fishery; were suspended, and the close seasons, and the Orders in Council existing at the time of the adoption of the above-mentioned close seasons, to wit : Salmon trout, 1st to 30th November; Speckled trout, 15th September to 1st May; : were revived and declared to be again in force; it was also provided that the suspension of those Orders in Council above cited, affecting pound-net fishing and hoop-net fishing which among other things prohibits such fishing without licenses, should in no way impair the operation of section 7 of the general fishery regulations of the province of Ontario, prohibiting fishing without licenses, established by the Order in Council of the 18th day of July, 1889. Vide Canada Gazette, vol. xxv., p. 2097. By Order in Council of the 9th day of May, 1892, under authority of section 16 of "The Fisheries Act," chapter 95 of the Revised Statutes, the following regulation for the better protection of salmon and trout in the province of Prince Edward Island was made: Eel Fishing. No one shall fish for eels, from boats with torches, in any waters of the province of Prince Edward Island frequented by salmon and trout during the months of October, November and December. Vide Canada Gazette, vol. xxv., p. 2288. By Order in Council of the 24th day of May, 1892, under the provisions of "The Fisheries Act," chapter 95 of the Revised Statutes, section 16, fishing for bass in any manner whatever was prohibited during a period of three (3) years from the 1st May, 1892, in the waters of the St. John River and its tributaries flowing through the counties of St. John, King's, Queen's, Sunbury and York, in the province of New Brunswick. Vide Canada Gazette, vol. xxv., p. 2324. By Order in Council of the 25th day of May, 1892, under the provisions of "The Fisheries Act," chapter 95 of the Revised Statutes, section 4 of the general fishery regulations for the province of Prince Edward Island, established by the Order in Council of the 18th day of July, 1889, chapter 73 of the Consolidated Orders in Council of Canada, as well as the regulation affecting the lobster fishery, established by the Order in Council of the 28th day of January, 1891, so far as they relate to that portion of the coasts of the province of Prince Edward Island, extending from Cape Traverse in an eastwardly and northwardly direction to East Point, thence in a westwardly direction to the north side of North Cape, and to that portion only, was suspended, and it was ordered that, within the said limits, no person shall fish for, catch, kill, buy, sell or have in possession (without lawful excuse) any lobsters between the first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two, and the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three. Vide Canada Gazette, vol. xxv., p. 2324. Fisheries. By Order in Council of the 6th day of June, 1892, under the authority of "The Fisheries Act," chapter 95 of the Revised Statutes, the following fishery regulation was made: Each weir used for fishing purposes within the limits of the harbour of St. John, New Brunswick, shall be provided with a fish escape of such pattern as may be approved by the Minister of Marine and Fisheries. Vide Canada Gazette, vol. xxv., p. 2356. By Order in Council of the 16th day of June, 1892, under the authority of the 16th section of "The Fisheries Act," chapter 95 of the Revised Statutes, the following general fishery regulation for the better protection of speckled trout in Canada, was made : Speckled Trout. Fishing for speckled trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) through the ice is prohibited in Canada. Vide Canada Gazette, vol. XXVI., p. 34. By Order in Council of the 16th day of June, 1892, under the authority of section 16 of "The Fisheries Act," chapter 95 of the Revised Statutes, section 11 (a.) of the general fishery regulations for the province of New Brunswick, established by the Order in Council of the 18th of July, 1889, chapter 70 of the Consolidated Orders in Council of Canada, in so far as it relates to speckled trout, was rescinded, and the following substituted in lieu thereof: Speckled Trout. In the province of New Brunswick no one shall fish for, catch. kill, buy, sell or have in possession, any speckled trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) between the 15th day of September and the 31st day of March in each year, both days inclusive. Vide Canada Gazette, vol. XXVI., p. 71. By Order in Council of the 16th day of June, 1892, under the authority of "The Fisheries Act," the Order in Council of the 20th February, 1892, fixing a close season for maskinongé in Manitoba and the North-west Territories between the 15th April and the 15th June, was rescinded. Vide Canada Gazette, vol. XXVI., p. 34. ', Indian Affairs. By a Proclamation bearing date the 12th day of January, 1892, under authority of section 82 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, chapter 43, known as "The Indian Act," sections 83 to 92, both inclusive, of said Act were extended to apply to the bands of Indians of the province of British Columbia. Vide Canada Gazette, vol. xxv., p. 1695. Inland Revenue. Inland Revenue. By Order in Council of the 24th day of December, 1891, under the authority of section 5 of chapter 97 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, intituled "An Act respecting Ferries," the following regulations were established for the governance of the ferry across the Ottawa River from Gower Point, in the county of Renfrew, in the province of Ontario, and Lapasse, in the county of Pontiac, in the province of Quebec : REGULATIONS. 1. Limits. The limits of the ferry shall commence one mile above and one mile below the village of Lapasse, in the township of Mansfield, in the county of Pontiac, in the province of Quebec, and a similar distance above and below Gower Point, in the township of Westmeath, in the county of Renfrew, in the province of Ontario. 2. Ferry-boat.--The lessee shall provide and maintain a suitable scow or ferry-boat propelled by oars or other suitable appliances, constructed and equipped to the satisfaction of the Minister of Inland Revenue, which is to be not less than 36 feet in length and 22 feet in width, and it is to be capable of carrying conveniently and with safety one loaded team with twenty foot passengers at one time. 3. Landing Stages.-The lessee shall construct on both sides of the river and maintain, during the term of the lease, suitable landing stages or wharfs which shall be serviceable at all states of water in the river, with suitable mooring posts and other necessary appliances, so that passengers, teams and vehicles may be taken on board and landed conveniently and without danger,-which landing stages and wharfs shall be subject to the approval of the Minister of Inland Revenue. 4. Number of Trips.-The ferry-boat shall cross at such times as the public convenience may require, at any time between sunrise and sunset on every day, except Sundays, when hailed by intending passengers from either side of the river, and the Minister of Inland Revenue may at any time require the crossing to be made at regular specified hours as well as when hailed by passengers desirous of crossing. 5. Tariff of Charges.-The maximum tariff of charges shall be as follows: Cents. For a two-horse cart or conveyance and driver, each 40 For one-horse cart or conveyance and driver, including horse, each way*. 30 For one horse, each way 15 For each additional horse, the property of the same party...... 10 For one head of horned cattle, each way. 15 For each additional head of horned cattle, the property of the same party, each way.... 10 The fees collectible on any such vehicle shall include all passengers properly belonging thereto as well as the driver. |