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VOLUME XXVII HARBOR GRACE, NEWFOUNDLAND, SATURDAY, MARCH 6,1886. Insurance Notices. PHCENIX Fire Assurance Company. Lean Aim stukkt i i -ii.utiXG citoss LONDON. ESTABLISHED IN 1782. TKl"STKK- * DIIIEl "Toll h*. .loaepl. Win. Uaieii.l.ilo, Fsq. Ilrialow llovill. Ksq. The llou. .laiues Hl_g. John ClaltOI. _*i|- Oetsviu* K Coupe. Ksq., M.P. I..- .r;s Arthur Fuller, Is.sq. Charles _ Guodhart. Ksq. M. Kho.le Hawkins. Ksq. Sir Johu Lubbock. Bart. M P., F.K.S. Charles Magnay, Ksq The lion. Kdwin It. l'ortmaD. Du.ll.-V Itolx-rl Smith. Ksq Win. .lam. s riii„„|.s .... Ksq. UUS. DIKKi-TOU: Jons .1. 1H....1MHH.1.. Esq. Wn.tJMI CM._-l.oNA..,' Joint Fniscir.lt. ILtCisos-ALi.,; Secretaries. The engagements of ihia Oltiee arc gnar- B.i'ee,! by a numerous and wealthy l'io* 1' .p',l'_ "nud tuc'Vroiiipiiiiideaiid liberal- meI "me .ei','. _,..«,. 'l.el '.,_..,.„. Iclued. Advertisements. HOUSEHOLD WORDS! " PIKESIX FIRE OFFICE FIRE AND LIFE. ESTABLISHED A 1>. 183 7 III. Mi <>..H'_. 1 il ,*, .N~.i. sl'UBEr, Uj.i>os, EC Capital: £1,000.000 Stg Uisnrniieea effected on nlmost nil kinds ol pirq-erly in Newfoundlsnd al lowest l"""" ' J. Allil'SIL'SCLIKT. QUEEN Insurance Company Capital— £2,000,000 Sterling. QUEEN _N8UKASCE BUILT-. 0 LIVERPOOL, QUEEN INSURANCE BUILDINGS, 00 URACECHUROH STREET, LONDON. TiV KN'IY- FIRST ANN UAL REPO Rl Tho Re|KirtB and Account* lor the y.ir lS7tJ, presented to the Sliiii,rli,,l>l,-,s mi the Annua! Meeting,on Tuesday,"*7lh Mav, 1873, at which Bernai - Hall.Em]., presided. bIiowciI, ill the Dividend and burnt* at tlio rato togetlior of 1. i>er cent, waa di-clured, £14,035 being car liud lorward. FIRE BRANCH, Thiit the Premiums for 187_, alter deducting Rn insurances amount.*! tt, eiSij.274, beiug an uioreaae of £!.,30l over the Premium Inoome of 1877; and the, LoBBOB to £2-1,061, being55.1, per ex-uu on the Prniuiuiu» ot the Year. IN THE LIFE DEPARTMENT. That New Policies had b_W issued l,.i £222,485 ; and thai tho Li|e Funds ty the addition* made to it as tiie ream* ot the year'* operation* new represei.ts 67.9 percent, ofthe entire- net Premium, received on every policy in foroe. The surplus balanoe in the Fire Ac*. coun. wss aliowri to be £107.599, out ol wbich £20,000 was approprirted to Sutpenae tccoiint, raising that Account to £140,000 sud making with the Reserve Fund and Balance*carried forward £24.000. FUNDS Capital Paid np £180.030 General Reierve Fund 170,__> I- ire rand for unearned Premiums 140.00Q Balance earned forward HfiSn Life Aceumolation Food . 800,815 Aunoity Fund 11.535 ( £816,428 SIMON DOftOVAN, General Agent for Nfld 8us-_o_*tn- A. T. DUVSDALE Harbor Graee, B. O'SHEERAN * Co.. Pills <_ Ointment Bel'l^lllHMal BinpiiBBHll oilier Medicines for Purify in-; the Blood ; they are svnilal.le for all us ud slic ntul lioilseho! I l.-liii.lv ior ..II .ii__.l..,s of ihe STOMACH, LIVER, KIDNEYS ,.n.' ROWEI-i. Iu Coiig-slimi au.l Obsliiiolioiis e.l every kind ll.i-v .Illicitly ..-i.ioi-e- the.nils.-, mill in eoilSlii_li.HI .uu! .liH..i.l.-reu coudilion of the Boweli,, they acl a* a cleansing aperient. For Del.ilitul.-.l Coiinti.iitioiiB und all P. male Complaints theae Pills are mi •lli-,i_»_-.l —tlli'V c.inec'all li n-«lllal itii*t- ,iii.I Weaknesses from wlmtevei - cause- 8 THE OINTMENT In utiiiv.illeel fo. the fnollii.v it ill-. AssurauceCompany |£5 Rl..-. I diB. Miti.iifnetiired milv at Pi ofessoi IloLlo- iiat'h Estal.li-til«|-iii, XFORD stiieet. LONDON ,1 at Is. lid . 2.9.I., Is-. G, lis.. ■>«., .....I 33,. ,-ac.i Box an.l Pe.l d'V^J 1-yCAUTION -I have no Af-ent ir. the United Slates, nor are my Medicines . Purcnas o Label If the addi Londou, th«y ore apuriou*. The Tm.le Marks ol my said Muii- ,.t Washington. Signed Tl OM AS HOLLO WAY 5.13, Oxford Stir.-!, Loudon. | NORTHERN AsS-iranceC'mpany — FOR— _•»!_=-____ efc ___I_F'___ Capital— £3,000,000 Stg FIKE PREMIUMS £103,(1)0 PKOBpEcrosES—Forma of Application lor Fire and Life Itisuiiiiice, and ull other Information Oan bu obtained a- the utlic,• ot A. OL IIAYWARD. St. John's, Ageut for Nfld. GUARDIAN FIRE & LIFE .issnranceComp'ny OF LONDON. ESTABLISHED 1831. Scbsckibbd Capital £2,000,000 " Total I .VESTED FfKDS Vt- WABD* or 2.750.00C " A.HliaLl.COlUu.W Alt-BOIT 360,000 " The "GUARDIAN" being a fin-class English Insurance Company .offer* allthote advantage* most desirable to insurers,*/!*., undoubted aubility, favorable tenna and prompt lettlemen to claim* for loss Ihe undersigned hsving been appointed JAMES S WINTER, 8t. John' JOSEPH GODDEN, ft\, 1 Sub-Agent Hr. Graee Advertisements. POWDER Absolutely Pure. Slore economical than the ordinary kinds. niul cannot be sold io competition with the multitude ot low test, short weight, slum or phosphate powders. Sold unl-i in cans Ke.lAl. llAKIMi Pi.wi.tii Co., 106 Wall-nt., N.Y. Jai.31y 0___JEI_D. GEO. WEBBER, DRUGGIST, Water Street, Hr Grace D.M.JOHNSON. M.D.CM. Physician. Surgeon & Accoucheur. occupied t-y Mi l-..l»ai,l" ll„>le. Uulll-a-ti to HI B.III-. 1 lo 4 p III., 7 IO 9 pm Nov.l.',. Oiu Harbor Grace Stove Depot Gloss, Tin & H ardwnto Establishment C.L.KENNEDY Imiikful for pn«t favois n-ceiveil from the people of this town and outpuils, putrnus thnt l.o but uow in block a large STOVES of nil descriplions with all I . latent inprov.-iii.-i.iB—cuiupiiaing COOKING FANCY FRANKLIN HALL and SUIT'S, ogether with GRATES ond FITTINGS of nil sizes. Ainu, a lino assortment of the newest Gothic GRATES (British anel American.) IN THE SHOP is a large Block of the following articles. hiiiI others te>o numerous to Bpecify— Psints ol all colors, Spirils of 1'Hrpeiiliiie Mixeu Psint* in 1, 2 and 3 Ib tin* i.u,*ee! Oil — boiled si.d raw, While I. ml Ziui While, Puny, Whiting, Ochre. Clue Cupel snd Furniture Varnish. Mucilage kerosene Oil. Window Msss-all sites llnrn.-M, Funilturo and Urns* Polish I'.ruosLvick lllnck, Chase's Ueiuid Glue (llyccrine Leitber Dresaing. HARDWARE of eveiy description. Ov*l Boiler*, Kn»melled and Tinued Boiler* KnKlisliA-Aiiiericsn Kim nnd Mortise Lock* Window Furniture. Sash Balance* Urns* Pole Ends. Bracket* and Klug* American Axe*and Hatchet* Enjjlish Halcbete A mericsn Cut Nails and Finishing Nails. Glassware—Lamp ("Minnies and Burners IJa.ll and Dining Room 1 -amps Chandelier*—2 aod 3 lights. Stio T»bl* Lamp*. Toilet Set* Britannia Metal lea and Coffee Pot* Silver-plated Table, l)e***rt »ud Tea*pooni Silver-pl»ted Table aud Deuert Fork* CUTLEBY of aU Kinds. Ivory-handle Table and Dessert Knives lrory-h»odle Fickle Fork*. ■ TOOLS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS GKOCER1ES.—Coffee, So.p*. M»teh*s To all of a hieh inspection i* iotited. ■arFor tale at tbe loweat possible price* r. C.L. KENNEDY Nor LEGISUTIVE COUNCIL. "" Fiiidav. Feb. 10. "Die House met at half-past four o'clock On motion of Hon. C. BoWlHWl. pursuant tr, the older of the dny. the Address in reply lo iheJHieuiiiLf Speech wa* read a sec- oud time. ^* The 3.*,ili rule of the house was then *u»- pended. and the Address was submitted lo committee of the whole,—llou. James PiTra iu tho Chair. Tlio tir«t aod second psraf. apha were severally read and adopted, aad the third lead aa followa:— lui'lhel- llos. A. W. llAltvtr aaiil, before that section was passed he should like to offer a lew observations upou it. And he must express his regret thai, notwithstanding the tins chnuibcr by three member*. Ihey should come before thin house si„l the couutry with a barren iittirmntioii of lameiitation at Ihe result of our fisheries i while no policy or course ol action is fore shadowed or aug- liealcd with the view of applying a remedy. No opiniou is given, no promise held out to an expeclsnt counlry thnt any Slaps shall he ewsajed lo remove or counteract ol.biuga deplored, lie hnd no doubt thai hou. uirml'dsol ll.it. is (Mr. II.'.) yearly .... of the vital n'ei-t«.sny. >■! illy and pmclically with ol our Il-I.el.-.- But so here, hei should no.- his c( ihe urgency, before n j| duiug (oiueibing lo ,e- ouml: nud to show thni S_t_____*5$S r,"e^_i."_rj;r.s_4-s__ 5_fe___v_fs5. li_il!_lil e himself rind lliose nnsocinled -Uh h • ago. s-.bsvt|tiv-utly t. ides proved still-bom. lluvt nothing wan practically done, na no tangible result, hnve inBiiife»tcd-_iel. selves. He wn. not objecting ao much now lo theae resolutions themselves having beeu passed, though lie hnd condemned Ihem as rid.culous as regards securim. the object ihey had iu view ; and when tho money »a» voted lor lhe purpose it wa*. therefor*. nerh»p«, bs well Ibat it was not expended, lu censuring Ihe iiiactiQii iu Iba pstt. be was imbued with iiroogMirpe thnl ibe present government would havo come forward with a declaration of iii, iulentie.li loadopl some u,ensures even an investigation of *oine *ott with n view to remedy Ihe evils under which our Chief indeiairy. that by which we all live, move and have onr being, labors. One with ...id. i'., dence for lhat s feebly „lp which Ther- ;- atci,t.jret i should e eitly about helping ourselves, and uo more cheerful prospect lo contemplate, iu tl.e net di»l*iit fulure, th»u a paupensed community, a bankrupt colouy, aod geueral decay aud desolation. The section of tbe •ddreas under coo»ider*liOB may be »aid to iwrlnke of * two-fold character, one portion of it referring to th* fisheries, the other lo Ih* condition eif the markets. As regard* unfavorable msrkeis, he very much feared we ahall for uiAuy year* to come he confronted wilb thi* cause complained cf. The policy of tbe English Government in retaining gold as lhe sole circulating medium of tbe world baa a tendency to. and will, make Ibe rieh richer, and tha poor poorer; will ruin the merchant and manufacturer, aad oonlrout lhe producer with au ever-declining market, uutil wilhin a roeaturable time, unless lhat policy be altered, we «ha!l aee a gold aover* eign buying live barrela of Hour, and a gold dollar buying a quintal of Shore morchsnt- able fiah. and, while lhe u«c*__rica of life will beoome very cheap, tho** requiring ibem will not bare the wherewithal to buy. Wbat effort oeold be made towardi increasing our n-arketa baa not boreiofore been made. There hs* been uo snlficient attempt to obtain a reduction of the duty imposed by tbe Spaniah Government upoo tia'h of other'eonoine*. lUd'tbat extra impost of two or three (hilling* nol exuled, aod oot beeo levied »g»iusl us the present season, instead of Labrador liah beiug aold here for eleven or twelve shilling* per quintal, it would h»v* re»dily brought thirteen ot lourlecu ihilliugi, which in* crease, small as it may appear, would constitute to the producer tho difference between destitution au.l comparative comfort. The Chamber of Commerce addressed a strong memorandum last summer lo tho Homo Government in regard to thia matter. or to let thu colony itself negotiate directly with.Spain, with a view to the inodilica- tion of Iheir hostile duties, and lo place Uio fish of other ll i ter to Spain, hut almost a lifo aod deat matter lo ua. That memorial has beeu lor warded to the Colouial Otfico, but no reply baa yet beeu vouchsafed lo u*. Of coira document oing Irom a body to some e lent irresponsible would not have the sai . weight with Ihe British Government is if it emanated from the executive of lhe colony. He urged immediate action upon those representing the Government here iu ■>•'-." » secure tiie entry of Ne.loiitnll-iid caught lisl. iato lhe-Spauish pons on equal oflier tiling tho Chamber of Commerce eu- denvoreel lo effect, though uuavailiugly, wns to hnve our fishery treaty lelntions with lhe United Slates separated entirely from those of lhe' Dominion, afler the ceisaiion of ihe Treaty of Washington 'I'hey urged Hint a streuiiou* effort he msde lo have the American market thrown open free to our fiah, herring. _c, in leturu for the privilege ol buying bait and ice from our fishermen Irom "the lal Ji|ly last, when it terminated, uutil lhe end of the season. Bul, so far w is | uhlicly kuowu, lhe late Government look no steps to secure Ihir end. The iJea of the mercantile coinuiuu- ity here iu sending a elelegate to Washing- to'u was thst some arrangement inighl bo made apart from the affairs of the ueigh- bouriug Proviuce*. whereby the pro.lace of United States duty free Ijnfortuualely for lhe trnde iuieresia of this colony, the twe upou our trnde. IJiat season we placed an addendum upon our .Ucvenue Act to the effect that those countries having, tbe pnvilege ol using our fisheries should be subjected Itere to a special duly upon Iheir produce, should this impost he c.fo.ced Biiiiual il*. Thnt course hsd the effect for t-elve mouths ol removiug those obnoxious duties ngsTTist our produce in the l)o- •niiiioli, consequently n Isrge epiintiiy ol oar Lerriug. seal oil and cod oil found au • linn duiies will be enforced this year, nud one of the effects will bo ihnt our l_hra- eight e shll- a barrel, will uexl" aenson. weighted it- reduced iu pi ice to four or five' ,gn per barrel in this country. The »nv to effectnally bring ll.e Dom-iiiou rilic* to a proper nenso ef n fair in- e of liade relniit-ns. is lo plnco n an I'r" ' nirea. audi will be enfoiccd ngniuat Ihem; nud it is posiihle, if the nuuiuer of articles we proposed to put a lax upon Intt tended, so ns lo inclulTo hay, oats, potatoes, turnips, cabbages, &c . lhat ihe lo.er Provinces would be able to exert sulliciently strong iiiflucuce al Ottawa to remove fiscsl baniori that will recoil against themselves. If sVerriug aud seal oil bo shut out from the llsmiuioii by prohibitive duties we shall lose oue of tLe few markets we now have for those articles. One of lhe mosl potent CBuaca of lhe uuprosp. *'*" found in the ll , yearly to exceedingly successful during the pant two or three yenrs. and in the present nensou there will he nu addition to their buuk tlt-el of forty or fifty vessels fro_ Frnn-e, bnsides forty or fifty additional from Saint Peters : making a lotal addition to ths French bankers of eighty or.uiuety veBauls, or eqii.il to our whole banking fleet. If wo go the right way to work we cau minimise lhe iujuiioua competition thua brought to our doors, 'lhe Commercial society last 3 ear urged upou the legislature aud tin government lhe vilal necessity.of piolnkit- iirged that a bill thould be pavaed providing ll ml the exportation of bait should bo tor- bidden with power reserved lo suapeud ilt exerciae at any lira* il necessary to avoid any international inconvenience or complicsiiou. That auggeatiou wa* ncl srried out. Our people will *ooti bo «up- ilying the French wiih bait Tor their Caleb I fish Hii* year, whiih could have beeu prevented had we a prohibitory law in operation; and we could lliu* indirectly --•'-'- ability to compete so exteusive- u foreign market*, 'lliese were liiaticis that bear closely upou tho interests l_berie»*od *uoh a* it i« within lhe of our legislature to deal with, e established, leu years ago, * bur- ' ftsleriea, wiih, at its liend. n minia- oso duty it would be to study and direct our tUheriea, we ahould have a very different ataie o' thinga lo conlemplale today. The Norwegisus, French, Americau* nre all ahead of ll* in fishery matters, and will continue to outit.ipuiao longs* oar fisheries, like lhe unprotected lernnl,-, are left without any oue lo look after theio. Our salmon fiahery might be extruded *l- raoat indefinitely. A few ibouwnd dollai lioallyaodefl! in a few yoara, aad wb»t can be done wilb propagating _i - 'mott m»y, »lao, be »ccompli«li*d wiih c. I- B*h. "Ibere ueed be uo apprehension of iho want of markels it we can produce Ihe right kind of tish nt a suitable price; aud. he maintained, wiih proper caro anel attention, intelligently exercised, we should be ahle, iu Ihe course of a few y.ea_. lo produce an unlimited quantity of abore lisl, at n fraction of the oxpenae entailed iu securing a voyage ol bank or Labrador fiah. Had Iho laic government lakou lhe matter iu hand six or seven yeara ago, ihey would have left bch'ud thorn, upon their retire, ment from office, a tuonumeut more outlining than marble, instead of one of whose durability there may be 1,1 uo doubt. Uo failed ou Mr. Ayre. a member of the present Kxecutive, who had coincided fre-quont- ly In the opiuious hu (Mr. 11.) hart urged in this Council in connection with the fisheries aud tbe establishment of a fishery bureau, to promote these views The hou. gentleman has now a grand opportunity lo write bia uame. nud the names of bia K.iccu- tive colleagues, upon the roll of fame, and hand ihem down to succeeding generations ns benefactor* who deserved well of thu counlry which thoy had rescued from the Ihialdoui of misery and waul and raised it imo a coudilion of comlort nud independence. If radical ineaauren he not at ouce taken, general impoverishment muat aoon b* the reault. It is to the interest of all iu Ihe colouy, from the wealthiest to Ihu poorest. Hint the choice should promptly bu made between victory or death. H.r i ,1 pay the hon. gentleman the compli log, witb a persistency snd earnosi deserving of success, pressed upou niry, for imiuy auccesaive yeara, n| erative necessity of establishing a l or departmout devoted to the nuper- and fostering of our fisheries. It is certaluly remarkable that a country ao entirely dependent upon the oue liogle in- bislry (or the support ot ils population is entirely without a body or head to suner- iitund Ihem. to protect, encourage and extend ll.ein iu the moat economic uud profitable ilireciinua. Such controlling institutions .-list in other tlsli-produci.ig coiiuiriea. lu Newfouudland up lo this limo uu steps hnve been taken lookiug to au investigation of ployiaenl ol a scientific gentleman a lew yeaia ago who went to Labrador, returned, made a teport, and nolhiug more was doue in ih* matter. ■ Und we a properly established icsliliilion, with a thoroughly qualified mini at ita head, fully e.iiivoiauiit with the details, of fish nud fisheries, Iho mode of propagation aud preservation, immense good would result from ils onera- lious. It has been frequently nllirnied thai the fisheries of ihe colouy aro declinilig while the population is ever on Jhe increase, and the inference ia drawn lhat thia waa not n natural condition of ally .i will lit . lii.-.i- quite another _>uside_>ttt steps ahould !>.- left unln'sei make thom ndvnnce proporl people's increase. \\'e *ll Ihem all lhe foatering care mnfld, and he knew of ro n cfoua towards lhat end as the estahlis of n special department such aa suggested by the l-ou. Mr. Ilan-.T. lie (Mr. 1) doubted tho Rteei* of the Board ol Works for such a service, evon with a competed scientific man at ita head, ll IB aaid our people art* atarviug because, iho markets sro had. Fifty Slid a hundred years ago Ihuru were periods of depression when lhe lishormeu of the country, though uol ouo- fourth liiu number of tho present population, were ns destitute aa Ihey nre now. There waa a lime whou so hnd was thsir coudilion am! so apparently limited tbeir means of auppoit. that it wn, fouud necessary to oxport people frou. Newfoundland lo the neighbouring provinces to escipe imminent starvation, notwithstanding llio fruitfiiluess of tho fisheries. The fact therefore of fisheries increasing or decliu • ing is uot an argument to acflotiut solely for the pauperism of the people. Wo can do nolhiug wilb Iho li.hetiea exctpt to protect ihem. not by speech, but by action ; ind if thorough action do uut succeed in removiug the existing dilficultiua, we can* nt help il. We may talk as wo will in rtuniii passive the wrong Ilea at our own ,or. But no matter wlml care wc might -dent nod active wo might show ourselves , bo, wo should slill (nil to prevent the .-curreiico of adverse timet aud sctiaoua such a. we sro now Inineutillg. Wherein iiuedy for tboae periodical laiou which overtake us as well as all fishing comiiiuniiic* ? Wc must cast about for sucli auxiliary resources na we have, niul iiollin,- s.. ret.Ill) presents it Ihe culiivniion of tix soil. This ia e complement to deficient ftalicriea ; il we muat perforce look (pr aid u ling the ever increasing population, ia uot in the world n country when- ve a liner opportunity lo caru a liy- uforiably and indupeudeutly lhaii in Newfoundland, lhe people have at hand ry means of suateuBlion, it they ui to irrssp thein. Laud ia lo be had for nothing j land capable of pro- nruij ., a eniiipel!. . Ih... l.ap- ,vl„, with hia oow, hi* pig. and his fowl, thai finds himself spply for cleemoayiisry aid. >i« need uever want. Had the . bis country (Irelnnd) audi oppe they wonld conaider tbnnaolve* titest peoplo in the world. Whi tho people of Irelnnd or lhe Sooleli oroftcr* any if Ihey could have aa much laud a* they ch'..se io iska anl cultivate free from all dread of grludiug rent* and grasping laudlords, snd eveu aid iu astistiug them io '■' rate It? Our mercantile olasseaaro net oppre«*or* in that way ; Ibey help the l*bor* irig oUsiera, aro kind and juat to tbem. and ' - ili-iu lo carry on Iheir ftsheriea; *od the ordinary pur.uila of lhe oouulry^ fni! to support tho people it is not th* fault of the merchants. 'I'here is abundance of cultivable land in the colonv owned by the Government, and if not fir»t-cb_s land tike Mint ol the old country ; it is in mniiv places at least second or third class land ami capable of producing all that w essential to the comfortable aupport'of Oiu poorer classes While theae blessings surround thein when failure attends Ibo prosecution of the fishery, destitution ia tho rule, and a large proportion of Iho people must appeal to*lhe assistance of the government, or Ihe charity of their neighbors to tide them over those frce-ucntl* recurring period* of want. Theru Is no juit excuse for thi* lnraentablo condition of things while tho abundauco of the waters aod of the land nre within our reach. He was gin,I then lo seo a sugge*ti< o dire, of the peoplo to. and promote t« of, thia necessary adjunct lo ll.o finheri... 'They will, of course, aa they always have done, constitute the backbone of the colonv'* auppott. and this being iccugiii-.'.l, thii appeals of Hon. Mr. Hnrvey for tho institution of a department to cherish and only by nn intelligent combination ol ngri- cultutu wilb tho great mainstay, llial wo cau ever hope to atlnin anything approaching a coudilion of aettled comfort and prosperity. To auch a purpose should havo been devoted B portion at least of lhe money received by tho colony in return for tho concussion of fishery privileges to tho Americans ; thai would hnvu beeu a legitimate nu,I beneficial outlet fur it iu im- ptoviug the coudilion of the operatives of the counlry. Wu have heard much com- plaintabout interference with our fisheries, on tho part o! our French livals. which haa boon a grievance lor many years. Session after eeision this wrong has bucii harped upon, and the loudest denunciations: littered against it. a. though tl.o interference were the chief came of our misfortunes. But with an inconsistency nl least remsrkablo. wu bnvo actually imported additional competition hy ths a," the- Americans to participation ery privileges; permitting then rlueli . iinvc "for years beeu i pari of the" Freudi. By l»le ii. !__. uu'iir -.., . 'I '. r _! ■.".." uVa .i_Vr rights hnvu been adjusted in a salisfactory manner, coucclii-g favorable conditiou* lo ihis colony. He doubled tbst there was nuy mo,lilic»>ioii giauting So us piivilegus which, by and under iho trusty, wo had uot always possessed. The treaties alwaya maintained ll.e - iverciguiy cf our territorial right and ail lhe privileges tbo French possessed ou lhe so-called French Shore woro limited to concurrent right e.f fishing, ami of diying Iheir lisli upou tbo sirnu.i in certaiu localities. 'Ihey had no authority lo debar Biilish subjects from uc-iipliiig or en,t,valine any portion of tho •s sil oi Neai'oiiu.luoil. uo mailer whst^ assumption of right they had aot up. This view of Ibu interpretation ol the tieatica ha* alwaya been uphold by British statesmen, and by none mo.u empl.alic.1ly itau lhe latu Lord|l'i>lmerslon. We ure now told ..thnl lhe French havt consented to permit us to cultivate Iho aoil, work niiuea, nnd mako settlement upon this territory ; butSwe aic.noi told thai ihey ever did posse** the right lo prevent ils from doing these ,limes It wn. true thai, a few yeara ago. a gentleman abandoned tLe workiug of a mine con llial coast, upon lire remonstrance of the Ficiich, not ns n recognition of their iiohiio itileifere, but io deference to the dene ,'l lhe lu.p.-iial authorities lo avoid uiiei national difference*. Weato British aiiojecta equal rights of fishing upou that coa.t. they had a eoncurrunt right with our fishermen, but il was nevor conceded by Ihe Imperial authoriliea that they had an exclusive one ; and the opiaion of tho oiowu law-officer* ot Kngland is emphatic and clear upon thi* point. Hen ho argued thai those so-called o ! I all. and parcel of rights gi-init. 1 tc us by'solemn treaty erne hundred and titty years leg". Any Iii itisli subject hud the light tver amco the making of tho Tn-iiU ul Utrecht, to l.uilu, lo cultivate the soil, to w-oi k niii.es or ioieals or land ; niul catch lisli u|ioii lli.it part of uoieal of tlio island embraced wilhin the limits of tho French linliuiy privileges. Hence, notwithstanding tho negotiations wo liave he-aid of, l.o would venture to ulliriu that when the promised documents bearing upon lhe subject aro laid befora us, the question will bo found to bo in exactly the same |B_iilioii us heretofore. Now, with t_g.uet to the -leprosi-ed condition of the-markets, he muat uxpiess ' ' belief tlmt tho soiircu ot coit-plaiut is in great measure traceable to ihu con- diliuu or quality of the lish «x|mrted ; uud a large |*icciitage of small and inferior lisli. We Cannot cast asido the fact that those result*, ate duo largely (gleot upon tlio part of ourselve*. If wo sent lo consuming count! iu* n uio but well-cured pioduce, and of a qunlity sui-ed "_> B'K-uiu! market*, doubtless tho iobiiIib would not be so uuUvorable ss present. Wo know too well that our lerio* are carried on in a hurried, alip- shtiil.stnvoulv iiiaiiuer.aiul it is to our own l .s, aa it ia to our own loss, thut tho iclp produced ia not of the quality might Ue made. These nnd other evils would be leeuadied by the operations of such au institution as lion. Mr. H»rvey has been striving for, which, auiongst iu other ihities should see that none but properly cured fiab, no damaged, none broken, oi biubII, waa exported IO the marts of lhe world ; tiali that could, in pouit of quality, compete sue-
Object Description
Title | Harbor Grace Standard, 1886-03-06 |
Alternative Title | Harbour Grace Standard |
Subject | Canadian newspapers--Newfoundland and Labrador--Harbour Grace--19th century |
Place of Publication | Harbour Grace (N.L.) |
Date | 1886-03-06 |
Year | 1886 |
Month | 03 |
Day | 06 |
Description | The Harbor Grace Standard was published from December 1859 to 1936[?], providing coverage of the Conception Bay area as well as other news. The frequency was weekly save for a brief semiweekly interlude between 1888-94 and there is a publication gap between 1868 and February 1871. Many issues are missing in the later years. |
Location | Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Avalon Peninsula--Harbour Grace |
Time Period | 19th Century |
Note | Alternative title from common mispelling, as the city's modern name features a "u." |
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Title | Page 1 |
Date | 1886-03-06 |
Description | The Harbor Grace Standard was published from December 1859 to 1936[?], providing coverage of the Conception Bay area as well as other news. The frequency was weekly save for a brief semiweekly interlude between 1888-94 and there is a publication gap between 1868 and February 1871. Many issues are missing in the later years. |
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Transcript | VOLUME XXVII HARBOR GRACE, NEWFOUNDLAND, SATURDAY, MARCH 6,1886. Insurance Notices. PHCENIX Fire Assurance Company. Lean Aim stukkt i i -ii.utiXG citoss LONDON. ESTABLISHED IN 1782. TKl"STKK- * DIIIEl "Toll h*. .loaepl. Win. Uaieii.l.ilo, Fsq. Ilrialow llovill. Ksq. The llou. .laiues Hl_g. John ClaltOI. _*i|- Oetsviu* K Coupe. Ksq., M.P. I..- .r;s Arthur Fuller, Is.sq. Charles _ Guodhart. Ksq. M. Kho.le Hawkins. Ksq. Sir Johu Lubbock. Bart. M P., F.K.S. Charles Magnay, Ksq The lion. Kdwin It. l'ortmaD. Du.ll.-V Itolx-rl Smith. Ksq Win. .lam. s riii„„|.s .... Ksq. UUS. DIKKi-TOU: Jons .1. 1H....1MHH.1.. Esq. Wn.tJMI CM._-l.oNA..,' Joint Fniscir.lt. ILtCisos-ALi.,; Secretaries. The engagements of ihia Oltiee arc gnar- B.i'ee,! by a numerous and wealthy l'io* 1' .p',l'_ "nud tuc'Vroiiipiiiiideaiid liberal- meI "me .ei','. _,..«,. 'l.el '.,_..,.„. Iclued. Advertisements. HOUSEHOLD WORDS! " PIKESIX FIRE OFFICE FIRE AND LIFE. ESTABLISHED A 1>. 183 7 III. Mi <>..H'_. 1 il ,*, .N~.i. sl'UBEr, Uj.i>os, EC Capital: £1,000.000 Stg Uisnrniieea effected on nlmost nil kinds ol pirq-erly in Newfoundlsnd al lowest l"""" ' J. Allil'SIL'SCLIKT. QUEEN Insurance Company Capital— £2,000,000 Sterling. QUEEN _N8UKASCE BUILT-. 0 LIVERPOOL, QUEEN INSURANCE BUILDINGS, 00 URACECHUROH STREET, LONDON. TiV KN'IY- FIRST ANN UAL REPO Rl Tho Re|KirtB and Account* lor the y.ir lS7tJ, presented to the Sliiii,rli,,l>l,-,s mi the Annua! Meeting,on Tuesday,"*7lh Mav, 1873, at which Bernai - Hall.Em]., presided. bIiowciI, ill the Dividend and burnt* at tlio rato togetlior of 1. i>er cent, waa di-clured, £14,035 being car liud lorward. FIRE BRANCH, Thiit the Premiums for 187_, alter deducting Rn insurances amount.*! tt, eiSij.274, beiug an uioreaae of £!.,30l over the Premium Inoome of 1877; and the, LoBBOB to £2-1,061, being55.1, per ex-uu on the Prniuiuiu» ot the Year. IN THE LIFE DEPARTMENT. That New Policies had b_W issued l,.i £222,485 ; and thai tho Li|e Funds ty the addition* made to it as tiie ream* ot the year'* operation* new represei.ts 67.9 percent, ofthe entire- net Premium, received on every policy in foroe. The surplus balanoe in the Fire Ac*. coun. wss aliowri to be £107.599, out ol wbich £20,000 was approprirted to Sutpenae tccoiint, raising that Account to £140,000 sud making with the Reserve Fund and Balance*carried forward £24.000. FUNDS Capital Paid np £180.030 General Reierve Fund 170,__> I- ire rand for unearned Premiums 140.00Q Balance earned forward HfiSn Life Aceumolation Food . 800,815 Aunoity Fund 11.535 ( £816,428 SIMON DOftOVAN, General Agent for Nfld 8us-_o_*tn- A. T. DUVSDALE Harbor Graee, B. O'SHEERAN * Co.. Pills <_ Ointment Bel'l^lllHMal BinpiiBBHll oilier Medicines for Purify in-; the Blood ; they are svnilal.le for all us ud slic ntul lioilseho! I l.-liii.lv ior ..II .ii__.l..,s of ihe STOMACH, LIVER, KIDNEYS ,.n.' ROWEI-i. Iu Coiig-slimi au.l Obsliiiolioiis e.l every kind ll.i-v .Illicitly ..-i.ioi-e- the.nils.-, mill in eoilSlii_li.HI .uu! .liH..i.l.-reu coudilion of the Boweli,, they acl a* a cleansing aperient. For Del.ilitul.-.l Coiinti.iitioiiB und all P. male Complaints theae Pills are mi •lli-,i_»_-.l —tlli'V c.inec'all li n-«lllal itii*t- ,iii.I Weaknesses from wlmtevei - cause- 8 THE OINTMENT In utiiiv.illeel fo. the fnollii.v it ill-. AssurauceCompany |£5 Rl..-. I diB. Miti.iifnetiired milv at Pi ofessoi IloLlo- iiat'h Estal.li-til«|-iii, XFORD stiieet. LONDON ,1 at Is. lid . 2.9.I., Is-. G, lis.. ■>«., .....I 33,. ,-ac.i Box an.l Pe.l d'V^J 1-yCAUTION -I have no Af-ent ir. the United Slates, nor are my Medicines . Purcnas o Label If the addi Londou, th«y ore apuriou*. The Tm.le Marks ol my said Muii- ,.t Washington. Signed Tl OM AS HOLLO WAY 5.13, Oxford Stir.-!, Loudon. | NORTHERN AsS-iranceC'mpany — FOR— _•»!_=-____ efc ___I_F'___ Capital— £3,000,000 Stg FIKE PREMIUMS £103,(1)0 PKOBpEcrosES—Forma of Application lor Fire and Life Itisuiiiiice, and ull other Information Oan bu obtained a- the utlic,• ot A. OL IIAYWARD. St. John's, Ageut for Nfld. GUARDIAN FIRE & LIFE .issnranceComp'ny OF LONDON. ESTABLISHED 1831. Scbsckibbd Capital £2,000,000 " Total I .VESTED FfKDS Vt- WABD* or 2.750.00C " A.HliaLl.COlUu.W Alt-BOIT 360,000 " The "GUARDIAN" being a fin-class English Insurance Company .offer* allthote advantage* most desirable to insurers,*/!*., undoubted aubility, favorable tenna and prompt lettlemen to claim* for loss Ihe undersigned hsving been appointed JAMES S WINTER, 8t. John' JOSEPH GODDEN, ft\, 1 Sub-Agent Hr. Graee Advertisements. POWDER Absolutely Pure. Slore economical than the ordinary kinds. niul cannot be sold io competition with the multitude ot low test, short weight, slum or phosphate powders. Sold unl-i in cans Ke.lAl. llAKIMi Pi.wi.tii Co., 106 Wall-nt., N.Y. Jai.31y 0___JEI_D. GEO. WEBBER, DRUGGIST, Water Street, Hr Grace D.M.JOHNSON. M.D.CM. Physician. Surgeon & Accoucheur. occupied t-y Mi l-..l»ai,l" ll„>le. Uulll-a-ti to HI B.III-. 1 lo 4 p III., 7 IO 9 pm Nov.l.',. Oiu Harbor Grace Stove Depot Gloss, Tin & H ardwnto Establishment C.L.KENNEDY Imiikful for pn«t favois n-ceiveil from the people of this town and outpuils, putrnus thnt l.o but uow in block a large STOVES of nil descriplions with all I . latent inprov.-iii.-i.iB—cuiupiiaing COOKING FANCY FRANKLIN HALL and SUIT'S, ogether with GRATES ond FITTINGS of nil sizes. Ainu, a lino assortment of the newest Gothic GRATES (British anel American.) IN THE SHOP is a large Block of the following articles. hiiiI others te>o numerous to Bpecify— Psints ol all colors, Spirils of 1'Hrpeiiliiie Mixeu Psint* in 1, 2 and 3 Ib tin* i.u,*ee! Oil — boiled si.d raw, While I. ml Ziui While, Puny, Whiting, Ochre. Clue Cupel snd Furniture Varnish. Mucilage kerosene Oil. Window Msss-all sites llnrn.-M, Funilturo and Urns* Polish I'.ruosLvick lllnck, Chase's Ueiuid Glue (llyccrine Leitber Dresaing. HARDWARE of eveiy description. Ov*l Boiler*, Kn»melled and Tinued Boiler* KnKlisliA-Aiiiericsn Kim nnd Mortise Lock* Window Furniture. Sash Balance* Urns* Pole Ends. Bracket* and Klug* American Axe*and Hatchet* Enjjlish Halcbete A mericsn Cut Nails and Finishing Nails. Glassware—Lamp ("Minnies and Burners IJa.ll and Dining Room 1 -amps Chandelier*—2 aod 3 lights. Stio T»bl* Lamp*. Toilet Set* Britannia Metal lea and Coffee Pot* Silver-plated Table, l)e***rt »ud Tea*pooni Silver-pl»ted Table aud Deuert Fork* CUTLEBY of aU Kinds. Ivory-handle Table and Dessert Knives lrory-h»odle Fickle Fork*. ■ TOOLS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS GKOCER1ES.—Coffee, So.p*. M»teh*s To all of a hieh inspection i* iotited. ■arFor tale at tbe loweat possible price* r. C.L. KENNEDY Nor LEGISUTIVE COUNCIL. "" Fiiidav. Feb. 10. "Die House met at half-past four o'clock On motion of Hon. C. BoWlHWl. pursuant tr, the older of the dny. the Address in reply lo iheJHieuiiiLf Speech wa* read a sec- oud time. ^* The 3.*,ili rule of the house was then *u»- pended. and the Address was submitted lo committee of the whole,—llou. James PiTra iu tho Chair. Tlio tir«t aod second psraf. apha were severally read and adopted, aad the third lead aa followa:— lui'lhel- llos. A. W. llAltvtr aaiil, before that section was passed he should like to offer a lew observations upou it. And he must express his regret thai, notwithstanding the tins chnuibcr by three member*. Ihey should come before thin house si„l the couutry with a barren iittirmntioii of lameiitation at Ihe result of our fisheries i while no policy or course ol action is fore shadowed or aug- liealcd with the view of applying a remedy. No opiniou is given, no promise held out to an expeclsnt counlry thnt any Slaps shall he ewsajed lo remove or counteract ol.biuga deplored, lie hnd no doubt thai hou. uirml'dsol ll.it. is (Mr. II.'.) yearly .... of the vital n'ei-t«.sny. >■! illy and pmclically with ol our Il-I.el.-.- But so here, hei should no.- his c( ihe urgency, before n j| duiug (oiueibing lo ,e- ouml: nud to show thni S_t_____*5$S r,"e^_i."_rj;r.s_4-s__ 5_fe___v_fs5. li_il!_lil e himself rind lliose nnsocinled -Uh h • ago. s-.bsvt|tiv-utly t. ides proved still-bom. lluvt nothing wan practically done, na no tangible result, hnve inBiiife»tcd-_iel. selves. He wn. not objecting ao much now lo theae resolutions themselves having beeu passed, though lie hnd condemned Ihem as rid.culous as regards securim. the object ihey had iu view ; and when tho money »a» voted lor lhe purpose it wa*. therefor*. nerh»p«, bs well Ibat it was not expended, lu censuring Ihe iiiactiQii iu Iba pstt. be was imbued with iiroogMirpe thnl ibe present government would havo come forward with a declaration of iii, iulentie.li loadopl some u,ensures even an investigation of *oine *ott with n view to remedy Ihe evils under which our Chief indeiairy. that by which we all live, move and have onr being, labors. One with ...id. i'., dence for lhat s feebly „lp which Ther- ;- atci,t.jret i should e eitly about helping ourselves, and uo more cheerful prospect lo contemplate, iu tl.e net di»l*iit fulure, th»u a paupensed community, a bankrupt colouy, aod geueral decay aud desolation. The section of tbe •ddreas under coo»ider*liOB may be »aid to iwrlnke of * two-fold character, one portion of it referring to th* fisheries, the other lo Ih* condition eif the markets. As regard* unfavorable msrkeis, he very much feared we ahall for uiAuy year* to come he confronted wilb thi* cause complained cf. The policy of tbe English Government in retaining gold as lhe sole circulating medium of tbe world baa a tendency to. and will, make Ibe rieh richer, and tha poor poorer; will ruin the merchant and manufacturer, aad oonlrout lhe producer with au ever-declining market, uutil wilhin a roeaturable time, unless lhat policy be altered, we «ha!l aee a gold aover* eign buying live barrela of Hour, and a gold dollar buying a quintal of Shore morchsnt- able fiah. and, while lhe u«c*__rica of life will beoome very cheap, tho** requiring ibem will not bare the wherewithal to buy. Wbat effort oeold be made towardi increasing our n-arketa baa not boreiofore been made. There hs* been uo snlficient attempt to obtain a reduction of the duty imposed by tbe Spaniah Government upoo tia'h of other'eonoine*. lUd'tbat extra impost of two or three (hilling* nol exuled, aod oot beeo levied »g»iusl us the present season, instead of Labrador liah beiug aold here for eleven or twelve shilling* per quintal, it would h»v* re»dily brought thirteen ot lourlecu ihilliugi, which in* crease, small as it may appear, would constitute to the producer tho difference between destitution au.l comparative comfort. The Chamber of Commerce addressed a strong memorandum last summer lo tho Homo Government in regard to thia matter. or to let thu colony itself negotiate directly with.Spain, with a view to the inodilica- tion of Iheir hostile duties, and lo place Uio fish of other ll i ter to Spain, hut almost a lifo aod deat matter lo ua. That memorial has beeu lor warded to the Colouial Otfico, but no reply baa yet beeu vouchsafed lo u*. Of coira document oing Irom a body to some e lent irresponsible would not have the sai . weight with Ihe British Government is if it emanated from the executive of lhe colony. He urged immediate action upon those representing the Government here iu ■>•'-." » secure tiie entry of Ne.loiitnll-iid caught lisl. iato lhe-Spauish pons on equal oflier tiling tho Chamber of Commerce eu- denvoreel lo effect, though uuavailiugly, wns to hnve our fishery treaty lelntions with lhe United Slates separated entirely from those of lhe' Dominion, afler the ceisaiion of ihe Treaty of Washington 'I'hey urged Hint a streuiiou* effort he msde lo have the American market thrown open free to our fiah, herring. _c, in leturu for the privilege ol buying bait and ice from our fishermen Irom "the lal Ji|ly last, when it terminated, uutil lhe end of the season. Bul, so far w is | uhlicly kuowu, lhe late Government look no steps to secure Ihir end. The iJea of the mercantile coinuiuu- ity here iu sending a elelegate to Washing- to'u was thst some arrangement inighl bo made apart from the affairs of the ueigh- bouriug Proviuce*. whereby the pro.lace of United States duty free Ijnfortuualely for lhe trnde iuieresia of this colony, the twe upou our trnde. IJiat season we placed an addendum upon our .Ucvenue Act to the effect that those countries having, tbe pnvilege ol using our fisheries should be subjected Itere to a special duly upon Iheir produce, should this impost he c.fo.ced Biiiiual il*. Thnt course hsd the effect for t-elve mouths ol removiug those obnoxious duties ngsTTist our produce in the l)o- •niiiioli, consequently n Isrge epiintiiy ol oar Lerriug. seal oil and cod oil found au • linn duiies will be enforced this year, nud one of the effects will bo ihnt our l_hra- eight e shll- a barrel, will uexl" aenson. weighted it- reduced iu pi ice to four or five' ,gn per barrel in this country. The »nv to effectnally bring ll.e Dom-iiiou rilic* to a proper nenso ef n fair in- e of liade relniit-ns. is lo plnco n an I'r" ' nirea. audi will be enfoiccd ngniuat Ihem; nud it is posiihle, if the nuuiuer of articles we proposed to put a lax upon Intt tended, so ns lo inclulTo hay, oats, potatoes, turnips, cabbages, &c . lhat ihe lo.er Provinces would be able to exert sulliciently strong iiiflucuce al Ottawa to remove fiscsl baniori that will recoil against themselves. If sVerriug aud seal oil bo shut out from the llsmiuioii by prohibitive duties we shall lose oue of tLe few markets we now have for those articles. One of lhe mosl potent CBuaca of lhe uuprosp. *'*" found in the ll , yearly to exceedingly successful during the pant two or three yenrs. and in the present nensou there will he nu addition to their buuk tlt-el of forty or fifty vessels fro_ Frnn-e, bnsides forty or fifty additional from Saint Peters : making a lotal addition to ths French bankers of eighty or.uiuety veBauls, or eqii.il to our whole banking fleet. If wo go the right way to work we cau minimise lhe iujuiioua competition thua brought to our doors, 'lhe Commercial society last 3 ear urged upou the legislature aud tin government lhe vilal necessity.of piolnkit- iirged that a bill thould be pavaed providing ll ml the exportation of bait should bo tor- bidden with power reserved lo suapeud ilt exerciae at any lira* il necessary to avoid any international inconvenience or complicsiiou. That auggeatiou wa* ncl srried out. Our people will *ooti bo «up- ilying the French wiih bait Tor their Caleb I fish Hii* year, whiih could have beeu prevented had we a prohibitory law in operation; and we could lliu* indirectly --•'-'- ability to compete so exteusive- u foreign market*, 'lliese were liiaticis that bear closely upou tho interests l_berie»*od *uoh a* it i« within lhe of our legislature to deal with, e established, leu years ago, * bur- ' ftsleriea, wiih, at its liend. n minia- oso duty it would be to study and direct our tUheriea, we ahould have a very different ataie o' thinga lo conlemplale today. The Norwegisus, French, Americau* nre all ahead of ll* in fishery matters, and will continue to outit.ipuiao longs* oar fisheries, like lhe unprotected lernnl,-, are left without any oue lo look after theio. Our salmon fiahery might be extruded *l- raoat indefinitely. A few ibouwnd dollai lioallyaodefl! in a few yoara, aad wb»t can be done wilb propagating _i - 'mott m»y, »lao, be »ccompli«li*d wiih c. I- B*h. "Ibere ueed be uo apprehension of iho want of markels it we can produce Ihe right kind of tish nt a suitable price; aud. he maintained, wiih proper caro anel attention, intelligently exercised, we should be ahle, iu Ihe course of a few y.ea_. lo produce an unlimited quantity of abore lisl, at n fraction of the oxpenae entailed iu securing a voyage ol bank or Labrador fiah. Had Iho laic government lakou lhe matter iu hand six or seven yeara ago, ihey would have left bch'ud thorn, upon their retire, ment from office, a tuonumeut more outlining than marble, instead of one of whose durability there may be 1,1 uo doubt. Uo failed ou Mr. Ayre. a member of the present Kxecutive, who had coincided fre-quont- ly In the opiuious hu (Mr. 11.) hart urged in this Council in connection with the fisheries aud tbe establishment of a fishery bureau, to promote these views The hou. gentleman has now a grand opportunity lo write bia uame. nud the names of bia K.iccu- tive colleagues, upon the roll of fame, and hand ihem down to succeeding generations ns benefactor* who deserved well of thu counlry which thoy had rescued from the Ihialdoui of misery and waul and raised it imo a coudilion of comlort nud independence. If radical ineaauren he not at ouce taken, general impoverishment muat aoon b* the reault. It is to the interest of all iu Ihe colouy, from the wealthiest to Ihu poorest. Hint the choice should promptly bu made between victory or death. H.r i ,1 pay the hon. gentleman the compli log, witb a persistency snd earnosi deserving of success, pressed upou niry, for imiuy auccesaive yeara, n| erative necessity of establishing a l or departmout devoted to the nuper- and fostering of our fisheries. It is certaluly remarkable that a country ao entirely dependent upon the oue liogle in- bislry (or the support ot ils population is entirely without a body or head to suner- iitund Ihem. to protect, encourage and extend ll.ein iu the moat economic uud profitable ilireciinua. Such controlling institutions .-list in other tlsli-produci.ig coiiuiriea. lu Newfouudland up lo this limo uu steps hnve been taken lookiug to au investigation of ployiaenl ol a scientific gentleman a lew yeaia ago who went to Labrador, returned, made a teport, and nolhiug more was doue in ih* matter. ■ Und we a properly established icsliliilion, with a thoroughly qualified mini at ita head, fully e.iiivoiauiit with the details, of fish nud fisheries, Iho mode of propagation aud preservation, immense good would result from ils onera- lious. It has been frequently nllirnied thai the fisheries of ihe colouy aro declinilig while the population is ever on Jhe increase, and the inference ia drawn lhat thia waa not n natural condition of ally .i will lit . lii.-.i- quite another _>uside_>ttt steps ahould !>.- left unln'sei make thom ndvnnce proporl people's increase. \\'e *ll Ihem all lhe foatering care mnfld, and he knew of ro n cfoua towards lhat end as the estahlis of n special department such aa suggested by the l-ou. Mr. Ilan-.T. lie (Mr. 1) doubted tho Rteei* of the Board ol Works for such a service, evon with a competed scientific man at ita head, ll IB aaid our people art* atarviug because, iho markets sro had. Fifty Slid a hundred years ago Ihuru were periods of depression when lhe lishormeu of the country, though uol ouo- fourth liiu number of tho present population, were ns destitute aa Ihey nre now. There waa a lime whou so hnd was thsir coudilion am! so apparently limited tbeir means of auppoit. that it wn, fouud necessary to oxport people frou. Newfoundland lo the neighbouring provinces to escipe imminent starvation, notwithstanding llio fruitfiiluess of tho fisheries. The fact therefore of fisheries increasing or decliu • ing is uot an argument to acflotiut solely for the pauperism of the people. Wo can do nolhiug wilb Iho li.hetiea exctpt to protect ihem. not by speech, but by action ; ind if thorough action do uut succeed in removiug the existing dilficultiua, we can* nt help il. We may talk as wo will in rtuniii passive the wrong Ilea at our own ,or. But no matter wlml care wc might -dent nod active wo might show ourselves , bo, wo should slill (nil to prevent the .-curreiico of adverse timet aud sctiaoua such a. we sro now Inineutillg. Wherein iiuedy for tboae periodical laiou which overtake us as well as all fishing comiiiuniiic* ? Wc must cast about for sucli auxiliary resources na we have, niul iiollin,- s.. ret.Ill) presents it Ihe culiivniion of tix soil. This ia e complement to deficient ftalicriea ; il we muat perforce look (pr aid u ling the ever increasing population, ia uot in the world n country when- ve a liner opportunity lo caru a liy- uforiably and indupeudeutly lhaii in Newfoundland, lhe people have at hand ry means of suateuBlion, it they ui to irrssp thein. Laud ia lo be had for nothing j land capable of pro- nruij ., a eniiipel!. . Ih... l.ap- ,vl„, with hia oow, hi* pig. and his fowl, thai finds himself spply for cleemoayiisry aid. >i« need uever want. Had the . bis country (Irelnnd) audi oppe they wonld conaider tbnnaolve* titest peoplo in the world. Whi tho people of Irelnnd or lhe Sooleli oroftcr* any if Ihey could have aa much laud a* they ch'..se io iska anl cultivate free from all dread of grludiug rent* and grasping laudlords, snd eveu aid iu astistiug them io '■' rate It? Our mercantile olasseaaro net oppre«*or* in that way ; Ibey help the l*bor* irig oUsiera, aro kind and juat to tbem. and ' - ili-iu lo carry on Iheir ftsheriea; *od the ordinary pur.uila of lhe oouulry^ fni! to support tho people it is not th* fault of the merchants. 'I'here is abundance of cultivable land in the colonv owned by the Government, and if not fir»t-cb_s land tike Mint ol the old country ; it is in mniiv places at least second or third class land ami capable of producing all that w essential to the comfortable aupport'of Oiu poorer classes While theae blessings surround thein when failure attends Ibo prosecution of the fishery, destitution ia tho rule, and a large proportion of Iho people must appeal to*lhe assistance of the government, or Ihe charity of their neighbors to tide them over those frce-ucntl* recurring period* of want. Theru Is no juit excuse for thi* lnraentablo condition of things while tho abundauco of the waters aod of the land nre within our reach. He was gin,I then lo seo a sugge*ti< o dire, of the peoplo to. and promote t« of, thia necessary adjunct lo ll.o finheri... 'They will, of course, aa they always have done, constitute the backbone of the colonv'* auppott. and this being iccugiii-.'.l, thii appeals of Hon. Mr. Hnrvey for tho institution of a department to cherish and only by nn intelligent combination ol ngri- cultutu wilb tho great mainstay, llial wo cau ever hope to atlnin anything approaching a coudilion of aettled comfort and prosperity. To auch a purpose should havo been devoted B portion at least of lhe money received by tho colony in return for tho concussion of fishery privileges to tho Americans ; thai would hnvu beeu a legitimate nu,I beneficial outlet fur it iu im- ptoviug the coudilion of the operatives of the counlry. Wu have heard much com- plaintabout interference with our fisheries, on tho part o! our French livals. which haa boon a grievance lor many years. Session after eeision this wrong has bucii harped upon, and the loudest denunciations: littered against it. a. though tl.o interference were the chief came of our misfortunes. But with an inconsistency nl least remsrkablo. wu bnvo actually imported additional competition hy ths a," the- Americans to participation ery privileges; permitting then rlueli . iinvc "for years beeu i pari of the" Freudi. By l»le ii. !__. uu'iir -.., . 'I '. r _! ■.".." uVa .i_Vr rights hnvu been adjusted in a salisfactory manner, coucclii-g favorable conditiou* lo ihis colony. He doubled tbst there was nuy mo,lilic»>ioii giauting So us piivilegus which, by and under iho trusty, wo had uot always possessed. The treaties alwaya maintained ll.e - iverciguiy cf our territorial right and ail lhe privileges tbo French possessed ou lhe so-called French Shore woro limited to concurrent right e.f fishing, ami of diying Iheir lisli upou tbo sirnu.i in certaiu localities. 'Ihey had no authority lo debar Biilish subjects from uc-iipliiig or en,t,valine any portion of tho •s sil oi Neai'oiiu.luoil. uo mailer whst^ assumption of right they had aot up. This view of Ibu interpretation ol the tieatica ha* alwaya been uphold by British statesmen, and by none mo.u empl.alic.1ly itau lhe latu Lord|l'i>lmerslon. We ure now told ..thnl lhe French havt consented to permit us to cultivate Iho aoil, work niiuea, nnd mako settlement upon this territory ; butSwe aic.noi told thai ihey ever did posse** the right lo prevent ils from doing these ,limes It wn. true thai, a few yeara ago. a gentleman abandoned tLe workiug of a mine con llial coast, upon lire remonstrance of the Ficiich, not ns n recognition of their iiohiio itileifere, but io deference to the dene ,'l lhe lu.p.-iial authorities lo avoid uiiei national difference*. Weato British aiiojecta equal rights of fishing upou that coa.t. they had a eoncurrunt right with our fishermen, but il was nevor conceded by Ihe Imperial authoriliea that they had an exclusive one ; and the opiaion of tho oiowu law-officer* ot Kngland is emphatic and clear upon thi* point. Hen ho argued thai those so-called o ! I all. and parcel of rights gi-init. 1 tc us by'solemn treaty erne hundred and titty years leg". Any Iii itisli subject hud the light tver amco the making of tho Tn-iiU ul Utrecht, to l.uilu, lo cultivate the soil, to w-oi k niii.es or ioieals or land ; niul catch lisli u|ioii lli.it part of uoieal of tlio island embraced wilhin the limits of tho French linliuiy privileges. Hence, notwithstanding tho negotiations wo liave he-aid of, l.o would venture to ulliriu that when the promised documents bearing upon lhe subject aro laid befora us, the question will bo found to bo in exactly the same |B_iilioii us heretofore. Now, with t_g.uet to the -leprosi-ed condition of the-markets, he muat uxpiess ' ' belief tlmt tho soiircu ot coit-plaiut is in great measure traceable to ihu con- diliuu or quality of the lish «x|mrted ; uud a large |*icciitage of small and inferior lisli. We Cannot cast asido the fact that those result*, ate duo largely (gleot upon tlio part of ourselve*. If wo sent lo consuming count! iu* n uio but well-cured pioduce, and of a qunlity sui-ed "_> B'K-uiu! market*, doubtless tho iobiiIib would not be so uuUvorable ss present. Wo know too well that our lerio* are carried on in a hurried, alip- shtiil.stnvoulv iiiaiiuer.aiul it is to our own l .s, aa it ia to our own loss, thut tho iclp produced ia not of the quality might Ue made. These nnd other evils would be leeuadied by the operations of such au institution as lion. Mr. H»rvey has been striving for, which, auiongst iu other ihities should see that none but properly cured fiab, no damaged, none broken, oi biubII, waa exported IO the marts of lhe world ; tiali that could, in pouit of quality, compete sue- |
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