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 The uiidersigne<i, to whom ban Iwbii leferimJ the do.spatch ot Her Majesty's 
 Minister at Washington lo Uis Excellency the fJovenior General, ilateil Augui*i 
 4th, 187I*, and r1-mi that i)f the Secretary of Stale for (he Colonie.-t t" M.c uovornor 
 • Jeneral. dated Ortobcr 1st, 1879. on the nuhjei!! of the navigation of the Red Hivor 
 of the North, has the honor to report th^t^ up to A;>ril last, the )o,-einment of 
 Canada had, lor a mimbir of veiii>. |»'rniilti 1 Anoiii-m \■e^>e!■; to navi^'ale freely 
 that portion of the Ueil Uivor within "aiiudian territoiy, and to la'n! merchandise 
 de-tincd tor any ("in inCunaila on the rivci, and hnd firmed the iii.>t oxpectalioti 
 thiit ^iir.il.i! pnvilo^Of would hi allowed hy the liovcrnment of the Un tcil Slates to 
 (.'anadlan vt»:-els on, that portion .it the ri\e! Iyii\^ within ttie territory of that 
 country. The ivcippKily de.sire<l, h'lWover, in t'li-' ro^oect was never attaiiie<l. and 
 the ejiso i.Viho stoamer "Alpha." in 1S7;J, and the r-ieamor ' Prince Rupert, " in IS75, 
 (mentioliod ;n ilic ie-pit«h of .Sir Kdwuid Thornton ot the .hi ot Scpteniiior ot the 
 Iwftor ye.Hr In Mr llunlcr. aciiii}; Sccrclary of State), were instances brought under 
 Se lolicc of the (jovorninont of the I'niicd State*, ;il the request i)f that of Cuinida, 
 of vessels under Canadian Registry refused the free navij^atioii ol the E{c<l River 
 within the Unilwi State.s, whil-t Aiuei icaii vesseU wore then, and h.*t been for years, 
 enjoying that privilege on that (wrtion of the river lying north of the boundary 
 line. It WHS niler oiiltcnl ctfnil in (his direction, and » long ;o»d nnavitiliiig lon- 
 
 linuance of the privilege^ t > American vessels on the part of C.uiada. that the <rov- J 
 
 cpiimeiil of this i-i.untry caitsml ilin instnK'iions .-.inveye.! b\ the ■ii-ciilai .if the :Sr.| 
 of.\prillasl ^rot'crro.1 to in Mr Kvarl«' despatch of the , '{0th July) to Iw issued. It 
 is to lie lioiiie in mind thai, under these instructions, Ameriian vos..els u|)on the 
 Ited River ba\c oniy been phncl upon the smnt- tooting mi that part of the river 
 lying in CainMla whi'h Canadian vessels, in spile ot our example and cll'oit.-, have 
 long iKcupicd on llio |iiirlion of the river lying witliin the I'nited Stjitiw. Mr. 
 Kvart*. in his do.>p.'ttch lo Sir Ivlwaixl Thornton, aliovn relerred to, eomplaius of this 
 treatment, ami conti'ast,s it with the privilege said to lie graiittHi lo Canadian vombIh 
 .laviu'aling that jHHtion of tl.e liver lying within the I'nited Slates by Section .1102 
 of I III' Revisisl Statutes of that eoiinlry. and urges also thai the onler to the Canadian 
 Custom House oflBcers is liable to come n iiiect conflict with the stipulations of 
 '• the Hecond clause of Article XXX. >>l ilie rrcHty of Washington, concluded May 
 '■ Hlh 1>'71, whiidi perinil- eiti/.ens (It the United Stales to lairy in nnilod Statew 
 ' vessels, without pavmont of duty, giuxls, wares, or inerihaiiilisi^ trom one |H)rl or 
 '• place within the possessions of llcr Miitannic Majesty in North America to another 
 " |Hirt or place within the said possessions I'rovideil, that a portion of such trans- 
 " |Hiitalion is made through (he l.'|.riliiiy of the Ignited States liy land carriage aud 
 " in Ixind, under such rules and rcgnl.'itioiis as may Ih> agreed upon livtwoeii the 
 "tiovernmpnt of the lliiittnl Stales and the Uovornment of Her Britannic Majesty" 
 
 Willi refeivnce to the last of tliose reas<iiM, based »|H)n the Thirtieth Artiide of 
 the Treaty of Washington, the undersigned begu tu observe that llio language of tho ~ 
 
 clause si'cms lo establish its inapplicability to ilie case under disciiss^in, as no part * 
 
 of the Iraiisporlalii'ii in vessels allcctod by (he onler i" iiiaile by land carriage 
 through ten ilory <'fth« ttniled States, but the vo^tsels are luiuled al a pml in that 
 country wiih merehandiso to be delivered without land carriage al a porl in Canmla. * 
 
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With ix't'ci'.'iiri' ii> liie ])rivilfj,'n.« >;ili| ii ',„; c .nfon-oii on < 'imuiliun ve-st^U by the 
 hoctioii ol'lhn lii-vi-oil StatuloH r<'!'''yrBri lo, tho umicrsigruvj is contiilent that it will 
 he liaiTKxl Willi sMli>t:iiMion by yoiir Kxi-.-lleiicy- ll,)vcniim>nl that tho se<!tioii is 
 belli bv Mr. hvai'N tn cunter the priviioi;pi wliiih he mentions upon Canailian 
 TcswI.K. It must not, however, be iiv.-rlnokeJ ib:it ibe language is the re-enactment 
 of a Statule ol tho [J nite<l Stales, pa>~cil in 18»i4, ami that the cases rel'erre<l to in 
 the liospatcb of Sir l->iwar.i Thornton of the 8r.| of Soplirnber, 1S75, to Mi'. Hunter, 
 of refusals on the part of the L'nitcil Slat.,- (o allow C'anaiiian vessels to ascend the 
 lieii River, oceurrfri after that Act became law. Hut, whether it be that Section 3102 
 of the Revised Statutes was overlookod when this subject was formerly under con- 
 sideration, or that a different interprelHtion i.s now placed u|X)n it, the underMgned is 
 persiiailod that Your Exrcllcncy's Government will j;lailly cooperatein emieavoringto 
 !;ive i-ffect to the lilx>ral vicw,^ now held by the <iovernmeiit of the United States as 
 rei;arils the navii-ation of the Red River, and he has the honor to recommend to 
 Your l''.xrelleiuy in Council that it be proposed to the Government of the United 
 States that the naviiratioii of (lie Rod M\v,-r, fr-im !he point at ivhii'h it enters 
 Canada I.. ;n iiiMiiili. b.' niii.le tioe !■. Am.'; iiaii v.---i'ls i,, |.,a.l uii.| unloal as they 
 may lo.i .-. .nvonioiii. -nl.jo. l only to tin ('ll^;..llls and i.tlu-r law- and ie:;ulalions of the 
 country alVcclinu all vessels aliUc, and without roipiiriiij;- the cart;.) ot any such 
 vc-^ol t . bo scale I or ,;liiscd by a (^i-.;.iin I[.i;i>e olttcor, iho (J.ivorr.mont .>f the United 
 Slate- -I'anlinj,' similar pi-ivilc..'e~ to Canadian ves^ci^ in Ihat portion .if the river 
 lyin;^- within tho territory of tho United States. 
 
 All which is respctfully submitted. 
 
 A. CAMPliKLL. 
 
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 Ottawa, Nov. nth. 187!t. 
 

 
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