Fisheries Question
(Sir John A Macdonald era) Rights of American fishermen expire with
denunciation of Reciprocity Treaty, 166; the fishermen reluctant to
abandon former rights, 167; Canada's exclusive right to the inshore
fisheries recognized by Britain, 173; reciprocal trade proposed by
Canada as equivalent for the fishing rights, but rejected by Americans,
174; latter propose $1,000,000 for rights in perpetuity, 174; Macdonald
objects
to any such arrangements, 174-175; Americans offer limited
reciprocity, 181; acceptable to British commissioners except Macdonald,
181-182; arbitration proposed by United States commissioners, 182;
Macdonald's dilemma, 183-185; opposition to treaty in Canada, 185;
Halifax Award, 190. (Lord Elgin era) Under the Treaty of 1854, 198-200. =Bib.=:
Isham, Fishery Question, its Origin, History and Present Situation;
Bourinot, Fishery Question, its Imperial Importance; Elliott, United
States and the North-Eastern Fisheries; Ricci, Fisheries Dispute and
Annexation to Canada.