No. 182.
Mr. Frelinghuysen to Mr. West.
Washington, November 21, 1884.
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 11th instant, in which you inclose an approved report of the privy council of Canada upon the subject of international ferries plying between the United States and the Dominion of Canada.
With a view to avoid the risks of conflicts likely to arise in the present condition of the law of Canada, and before any attempt is made to settle the complications that have already arisen at Port Huron and other points because of the condition of the ferries act of Canada, it is suggested a conference should be held with the United States authorities in order that some joint action might be agreed upon which should be equally applicable to all international ferries plying between United States and Canadian ports.
The suggestion meets with the approval of this Department, and I hasten to inform you that I will at an early day fix a time when I shall be glad to confer with you upon the subject.
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