Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the President, December 5, 1892

Mr. Adee to Mr. Herbert.

Department of State,
Washington, September 12, 1892.

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 7th instant, in further relation to the reciprocal proclamations sought to he issued under the respective acts of the Congress of the United States and the Parliament of the Dominion of Canada, in relation to wrecking and salvage privileges in the inland waters contiguous to Canada and the United States.

I learn with much regret that the Canadian government are unable to give assurance that the wrecking and salvage privileges granted by the Dominion shall apply to the waters specially mentioned by the act of Congress, so far as they lie within the Dominion of Canada, until they are empowered to do so by act of Parliament.

In the interest of the humane purposes intended to be subserved by the respective acts of legislature, I trust that a speedy and satifactory understanding may be within reach.

I have, etc.,

Alvey A. Adee.