Transcriber’s Note: Obvious printing errors, such as word spacing,turned or omitted letters, etc., have been corrected. Otherwise, theoriginal spelling is maintained. “St. Johns’”, where it appeared, hasbeen standardised to “St. John’s”. Sidenotes were moved to the beginningof the paragraph to which they refer.
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 Reliefof the suffering Clergy of France, Refugees inthe British Dominions; and I beg of Mr. Sewellto undertake the Trouble of managing the Publicationto the best Advantage for that Purpose.
J. REEVES.
PREFACE.
After my return from Newfoundland,in the year 1791, I wascurious to look back into what hadbeen done, in former times, on thesubject upon which I had myself beenjust employed. I accordingly lookedover the Newfoundland Entries,and the Newfoundland Bundlesamong the books which belonged tothe late board of trade; and I thenpursued the subject through theRegisters of the present committeeof council for trade and plantations.
I was very much struck with thematter and reflections furnished bythis research; and I wished that theuseful information, which I had derivedfrom this retrospect, might be seenby those, who had at that time toconsider the subject of Newfoundland.Hence arose the present History; andas the same subject is now before theHouse of Commons, I have venturedto print it, and throw it among theother materials under examination.
If this public enquiry had not beeninstituted, the story here told wouldhave been confined to the circle forwhich it was originally intended.
J. R.
April 1793.
CONTENTS.
PART I.
Different Charters granted—Rules and Regulations        of the Star Chamber—Of appointing        a Governor—Additional Rules—Report        against a Governor—Sir John        Berry’s Advice—Bye Boat-keepers, what?—Question        of a Colony argued—Stat. 10        & 11 Will. 3. c. 25.5
PART II.
Mr. Larkin’s Observations—Character of the        fishing Admirals—Character of the Commanders—Want        of Police—Opinion of the        Board 1706—Representation 1708—For        Sea Commanders to command at Land—Such        Commission issues—Laws and Orders made        at Newfoundland—Representation 1718—Claim        of the Guipuscoans to Fish—Of the        Land ceded by the French—A Salmon        Fis                        
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