The ''Provincial Fisheries Reference'' was a lawsuit decided in 1898 by the

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(JCPC). It arose from a government turf war in Canada over the jurisdictional boundaries of property rights in relation to rivers, lakes, harbours, fisheries, and other cognate subjects. The 12-page judgment was delivered by Lord Hershell, and followed on from ''R v Robertson'' (1882).bailii.org: "The Attorneys General for the Provinces of Ontario v The Attorney General for the Dominion of Canada (Canada)

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UKPC 30 (26 May 1898) This case in the JCPC was an amalgamation of three separate

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appeals, which were grouped into one because of their similarities. The judgment broke little ground, and can be considered a ringing affirmation of the

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