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ness to accept Canadian assistance in negotiating a Treaty of 
Reciprocity with the United States. 
In 1871 Sir John Macdonald was one of the plenipoten- 
biaries engaged in the negotiations for the Treaty of Wash- 
ington, G. Brown negotiated with the States in 1874, 
while Sir Alexander Galt and Sir Charles Tupper, from 
1877-84, on several occasions conducted negotiations for 
commercial treaties with Spain and France. It was at first 
proposed in such cases that the Colonial representative 
should be treated as being engaged in an informal negotiation, 
and that he should not actually sign the Convention when 
concluded, but this principle was abandoned almost imme- 
diately, and as early as 1884 it was contemplated that had 
the negotiations with Spain then on foot resulted in an 
agreement, Sir Charles Tupper, High Commissioner for 
Canada, should have signed the agreement together with 
His Majesty’s representative at Madrid. 
In 1888 Sir Charles Tupper actually signed with Mr. Cham- 
berlain the Treaty of Washington, which was, however, not 
approved by the United States Senate, and therefore was 
never ratified. 
In 1892 Canadian ministers with Sir J. Pauncefote con- 
ducted negotiations with the United States Secretary of 
State, but no settlement resulted.? 
In 1893 Sir Charles Tupper negotiated a treaty with 
France which was finally accepted by both the French and 
British Governments. Sir Charles signed the treaty along 
with His Majesty’s representative.? 
In 1890 and 1902 Sir Robert Bond negotiated, through 
the Ambassador at Washington, with the United States 
Secretary of State. The former negotiation resulted in 
a Convention which was not proceeded with, owing to the 
Opposition of the Canadian Government on the ground that 
it was hostile to the interests of Canada, but the negotiation 
of 1902 terminated in the signature of a Convention, which, 
however, never came into operation owing to the objections 
of the United States Government. 
See Parl. Pap., C. 703, pp. 8 seq. ; February 8, 1867, I, p. 13. 
Canada Sess. Pan., 1893. No. 51. 8 Ibid., No. 52.