The period between the two wars was calm. After the peace of Ryswick in 1697 the colony went back to its normal way of life. As far as the fisheries were concerned, the Basque came back to Placentia and the king rescinded the regulation of Febuary 13, 1697, which put an end to the system of 36 months (volunteers engaged for a period of three years). Disputes started again between the fishermen and the inhabitants. These quarrels explained the reason for the law of March 30, 1700 which aimed at making the north side, the little beach belonged, from that time onwards to the officers and was divided into 18 parts if equal value. The Great Beach, on the south side facing the sea, was the property fo the inhabitants, whilst the opposite part facing the sea was reserved for the merchants, in accordance with the ordinance of 1681.