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History of the government of the island of Newfoundland: With an appendix containing the Acts of Parliament made respecting the trade and fisheryReeves, John

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History of the government of the island of Newfoundland: With an appendix containing the Acts of Parliament made respecting the trade and fishery

Name: History of the government of the island of Newfoundland: With an appendix containing the Acts of Parliament made respecting the trade and fishery
Author: Reeves, John

Reeves, John

Fisheries -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Newfoundland, Island of; Newfoundland, Island of (N.L.) -- Politics and government

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Transcriber’s Note: Obvious printing errors, such as word spacing,
turned or omitted letters, etc., have been corrected. Otherwise, the
original spelling is maintained. “St. Johns’”, where it appeared, has
been standardised to “St. John’s”. Sidenotes were moved to the beginning
of the paragraph to which they refer. Upright text within passages of
italicised text is indicated ~like this~.





HISTORY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NEWFOUNDLAND.




                                 HISTORY
                                 OF THE
                               GOVERNMENT
                                 OF THE
                         ISLAND OF NEWFOUNDLAND.

                                 WITH AN
                                APPENDIX;
                               CONTAINING
                 THE ACTS OF PARLIAMENT MADE RESPECTING
                         THE TRADE AND FISHERY.

                          BY JOHN REEVES, ESQ.
                      CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE ISLAND.

                                 LONDON:
                    PRINTED FOR J. SEWELL, CORNHILL;
                       J. DEBRETT, PICCADILLY; AND
                       J. DOWNES, No. 240, STRAND.
                                  1793.

_I give the Profits of this Book for the Relief of the suffering Clergy
of France, Refugees in the British Dominions; and I beg of Mr. Sewell to
undertake the Trouble of managing the Publication to the best Advantage
for that Purpose._

                                                               J. REEVES.




PREFACE.


After my return from Newfoundland, in the year 1791, I was curious to
look back into what had been done, in former times, on the subject upon
which I had myself been just employed. I accordingly looked over the
NEWFOUNDLAND ENTRIES, and the NEWFOUNDLAND BUNDLES among the books which
belonged to the late board of trade; and I then pursued the subject
through the REGISTERS of the present committee of council for trade and
plantations.

I was very much struck with the matter and reflections furnished by
this research; and I wished that the useful information, which I had
derived from this retrospect, might be seen by those, who had at that
time to consider the subject of Newfoundland. Hence arose the present
History; and as the same subject is now before the House of Commons, I
have ventured to print it, and throw it among the other materials under
examination.

If this public enquiry had not been instituted, the story here told would
have been confined to the circle for which it was originally intended.

                                                                    J. R.

_April 1793._




CONTENTS.

                                 PART I.

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History of the government of the island of Newfoundland: With an appendix containing the Acts of Parliament made respecting the trade and fishery

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