Washington, May 20. It is suggested to
tho captains of American, llshing vecsols going
to Canadian waters that thpy should bo
careful not to Vut themselves h tho wrong
by violating the Canadian -customs laws iu
regard to regulur entry nt constituted porU
ofeutiy Our own custonu ofllcers nro required
to enfoive tho lavs cf tho UnitiHl
States, which strictly prohibit any vessel
coining from a foreign port und arriving
within tho limits of a collective district from
departing again before report nud elttiy nr
mado by tho master with" tho collector of thJ
district. Where this law is violated tho collector
may n1im tho vessel and bring her lae..
to tho "moat convenient port of the Unlto.1
States," nnd she is liable to a flue varying
from $40(1 to $1.00.1.
It is to be presumed that tho Canadian!,
have similar regulations, as all nations have,
bocnuso it is not nllowed to foreigners any-where
to laud at discretion on n coast or '
frwment any except itsgulnr ports of entry,
uuluss by tho permission and unijer the regulation
of tlio government
Our own und tho provincial fishermen haw
been for somo years, under the treaty which
has expired, free of both shores and coasts
nnd, ns they no longir have these rights, th
fishing vessel. of both Canada and the United
States will have to be more careful than
to conform to the regulallons which govern
merchant vessels in general, und from
which thoy wero formerly exempt.
Hn not Ills Unit.
