I do not see any serious objection to meeting Mr. Bayard's wishes to have the protocols mainly confined to the proposals and counter-proposals submitted at the Conference.

I shall do myself the honour to wait upon you the moment I feel well enough to go out. In the meanwhile, after most careful consideration of the whole question, I am satisfied that all parties concerned have great reason to be gratified at the termination of this very difficult question.

I must not close this letter without congratulating your Lordship upon your appointment as Viceroy of India, but I cannot avoid expressing at the same time my deep regret that Canada is to lose a Governor-General who has shown so much concern in our welfare and contributed so much in every way to advance our best interests.-I am, (Signed) CHARLES TUPPER.

etc.

Government House, Ottawa,

February 26th, 1888. DEAR SIR CHARLES,-Only a line to thank you for your very kind letter, and for the congratulations which you are good enough to send me.

I was concerned to hear that you had been unwell, but I confess that I was not surprised to find that the strain of the last few weeks had told upon your health. I have no doubt that with rest you will soon be as well as ever. When you

are able to come and have a quiet talk over the Treaty and other matters I shall be delighted to meet you.

The reckless abuse of the Treaty is not an unmixed misfortune; the more I see of it the more

I am impressed with the merits and the dexterity of the arrangement.-I am, dear Sir Charles, yours sincerely, LANSDOWNE.

Ottawa,

March 27th, 1888.

MY LORD, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your dispatch of the 21st instant with copy of a dispatch from the Rt. Hon. the Secretary of State for the Colonies, covering a communication from Sir J. Pauncefote with enclosure of a dispatch addressed by Lord Salisbury to Her Majesty's Plenipotentiaries at the Fishery Conference at Washington, conveying to them the Queen's approval and that of Her Majesty's Government of the manner in which they conducted the negotiations in that capital for the settlement of the Fishery Question on the Atlantic coast of North America.

I am much gratified to learn that the course pursued by Her Majesty's Plenipotentiaries during the recent Conference at Washington has obtained the gracious approval of the Queen and the recognition of Her Majesty's Government, and I am especially gratified by the kind and flattering reference to my humble efforts on that occasion. I have already informed your Lordship how fully I appreciated the able and judicious manner in which Mr. Chamberlain conducted these negotiations at Washington and the firm support given by both him and Sir Lionel Sackville West to the contentions of Canada.

It is due to Mr. Thompson, the Minister of Justice, who acted as legal adviser to the British

side, to place on record my deep sense of the great assistance which he rendered throughout these negotiations, and to add that we were also much indebted to Mr. Foster, the Minister of Marine and Fisheries, whose intimate acquaintance with the subject was of especial value. I have the honour to be, my Lord, your Lordship's obedient servant, (Signed) CHARLES TUPPER.

THE MOST HONORABLE

THE MARQUIS OF LANSDOWNE, ETC.

Portland, Maine,

April 18, 1888.

MY DEAR SIR CHARLES,-Mr. Dickey was kind enough to send me your speech on moving the second reading of the Bill concerning the treaty. I read it with exceeding interest. I think I ought to express to you most earnestly that I think it does you very great credit in all respects.

I notice the opposition apparently received you personally with great kindness, and claimed that you are almost as good as they.

Please accept thanks on behalf of Dr. Angell and myself for the very kind compliments which you paid us.-Very truly yours,

(Signed)

WILLIAM L. PUTNAM.

SIR CHARLES TUPPER.

Ann Arbor,

April 28, 1888.

MY DEAR SIR CHARLES,-I have just received and read with deep interest your speech on the treaty.

You presented the case with great cogency and

clearness, and with a genuine spirit towards us which we heartily appreciate.

I fear the prospects of the treaty in our Senate are by no means flattering. It is a most inopportune moment to submit it, but I believe with you that even if not ratified, it will not be useless. The negotiations have helped beget a spirit which will tend to avert immediate conflict, and will prepare the way for a future settlement.

May I beg you to send me a copy of your Budget Speech, which I see you have just delivered? I am glad to infer from your delivery of these speeches that you have quite regained your health. I found myself excessively fatigued on getting home, more so than I had realised in Washington. I fancy you were also.

Mrs. Angell begs to be remembered to you, and we both desire to send our most cordial regards to Lady Tupper.-Yours very truly,

SIR CHARLES TUPPER,

JAMES B. ANGELL.

MINISTER OF FINANCE, ETC. ETC.

Washington,

February 18, 1888.

MY DEAR SIR CHARLES,-In parting from you after our protracted labours I cannot refrain from expressing to you the great pleasure I have had in the harmonious and cordial relations that have existed between us throughout. It is impossible for personal intercourse to be more friendly and more satisfactory than ours has been.

I congratulate you most heartily on the result of our labours, which is so largely due to your

knowledge, tact, and firmness. In my opinion, you have done enormous service to Canada and Great Britain.

If the treaty be adopted it will remove the longstanding causes of irritation between the Dominion and the United States, and pave the way for more complete intercourse of all kinds.

It will give to Canada, unquestioned for the future, a territorial jurisdiction greatly in excess of that which she has in practice enforced.

It will secure her undoubted rights in the valuable inshore fisheries for the protection of which she will now be entitled to the co-operation of the United States.

In addition, the treaty recognises in the fullest way the right of Canada to prevent her ports from being used as a basis of operations for the deep-sea fisheries, unless and until a fair equivalent is given for the privilege.

On the other hand, the concessions made in the shape of possibilities and conveniences to United States fishermen do not greatly exceed what has already been voluntarily accorded by the last published negotiations by the Canadian Government.

The treaty, as a whole, is a fair and honourable settlement of the controversy, and I for one am proud to have been permitted to take part in the negotiations.

In a private letter just received from Mr. Bayard he encloses a suggestion which I enclose for your consideration and that of your Government.

It appears to me that it would be a great stroke of policy for the Canadian Government spontaneously to offer to withdraw all pending proceed