| Show will reciprocate with the united states new york aup aug 22 A special to the herald from halifax N S faya pays federated boards of trade of the nsf as ern provinces of canada have through committee requested sir louis daviee davie canadian minister of marine and fisher lei to make an important offer to the united states commissioners who are to meet representatives of canada in con 1 jeri ler clice nce at quebec on next Tae day aday they have advised sir louia louis davies to state that canada ia is ready to gira give american fishermen the free use ot of inshore inane re fisheries of this country on the same terras ai as those enjoyed by canadian fishermen if on the other hand band do dominion merchants arel are guaranteed access to the markets of cuba and porto rico on equal footing looting as regards the customs tariff with american merchants this takes it for granted that the united states will make the tariff for those islands A delegation of the halifax board of trade informed sir louis dairies to the same effect when be he was in the city yesterday the fisheries question has been a fruitful fruit lul causa cause of friction between the united states and canada and the protection service the object of which has been the exclusion of american fishermen has annually cost the government a largo large sum of money under the provisions of the treaty in 1818 fishermen of the united states are prohibited from fishing within three mies of the shore and their fiebing vessels can enter canadian ports for no other purpose than to obtain supplies of food or water or for belter shelter sir louis davies h has just concluded a visit to the eastern provinces with a view chiefly of eo oun undine dinse opinion on this fisheries question and while merchants and some fishermen are willing to allow americans to share the canadian fisheries on aquel terms certain fishermen will oppose the proposal prop oeal aa as soon as they learn it has been made in quebec corn com mu on the subject have been secretly made |
