Our Commissioners had very justly maintained that the admission of Canadian fish and fish-oil free of duty into the United States would be more than an equivalent for the fishery rights to be conceded by the British Government.
Blaine argues that the benefits of admitting Canadian fish and fish-oil free of duty outweigh the concessions made regarding fishery rights.
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