NEWFOUNDLAND DISPUTE.
A SERIOUS DEVELOPMENT.
BRITISH CRUISER SUPPORTS AMERICANS.
(By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright..
ST. JOHNS, November 8.
! The captain, of the American fishing vessels have asked the commander of the cruiser Brilliant if they may hire Newfoundlanders outside the thi_e-_nile limit, the colonial Government having declared that the Bait Act rendered it illegal for the Newfoundlanders to serve on fordgn fishing vessels. The captain of the Brilliant replied that the modus vivendi between Great Britain and the United States had rendered such action immune from penalty, and he notified tho colonial fisheries inspec'.or that he intended to frame rules for the herring fishery. Tho colonial Government has protested that such proceedings are illegal, and declare that the captain's conduct' belittles the colonial authority.
[The Bait Act of the Newfoundland Government, which has been temporarily set aside by the Anglo-American modus Vivendi, forbids the taking of bait by American fishermen within the threemile limit, and prohibits Newfoundlanders from employment on American fishing vessels, both of which conditions the captain of the Brilliant sets aside.]
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 262, 9 November 1906, Page 5
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172NEWFOUNDLAND DISPUTE. Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 262, 9 November 1906, Page 5
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