AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 1325 



past for either codfish or mackerel. Herring have uot decreanetl an 

 much, but they also are not as good as the past. 



5. Americans carry on the codfish and halibut fishery chiefly with 

 trawls; they do some by hand-line on George's. Mackerel are caught 

 by seines and hook and line. 



6. Most of the mackerel caught in the Bay de Chaleur are caught 

 within three miles from the shore, and have been before and during 7he 

 Treaty of Washington, by large numbers of American fishermen. 



7. The American fishermen use what is called "purse-seines," and are 

 ruining the mackerel-fishery wherever they are used, by driving the fish 

 from the shores. 



8. American fishermen catch bait within three miles from the shores 

 in Saint Mary's Bay, but not very large quantities. 



9. American fishermen trawl for halibut and codfish in the Hay of 

 Fundy iu the inshore waters. Halibut, codfish, haddock, hake, and 

 pollock are caught inshore by Canadian fishermen. 



10. Since the Treaty of Washington there has been a decrease in all 

 kinds offish iu the Bay of Fundy, caused principally by trawling, and 

 by the large quantity of fish-offal thrown over by the fishermen from 

 the vessels. 



11. The herring fishery is greater inshore than outside in Canadian 

 waters. Americans catch herring for bait and for sale at Magdalen 

 Islands. The American fishermen catch some herring for bait in the 

 Bay of Fundy. 



12. There are a few mackerel caught in American waters at some sea- 

 sons of the year that command a higher price iu the American market, 

 but my opinion is that mackerel caught in the Bay de Chaleur are quite 

 as good and usually bring about the same price in the American market. 



13. The food of mackerel is found chiefly inshore, called ki brit"j 

 they breed in the head of the bays ; their principal breeding and feed- 

 ing places are inshore. 



14. The privilege of transshipping cargoes enjoyed by American fish- 

 ermen since the Treaty of Washington is a very great advantage to 

 them ; it enables them to catch a much larger quantity of fish. 



15. It is a very great advantage to Americans to procure bait from the 

 Canadian inshores. They prefer to buy it, as it saves time. 



16. The American fishermen could not carry on the cod and other 

 fisheries of the deep sea to any extent, or with any profit, without the 

 privilege of resorting to our inshores for bait. 



17. It is a great advantage to Americans to resort to Canadian in- 

 shores for ice to preserve bait. Quite a number of American vessels 

 have been supplied with ice at Westport this preseut season. 



18. The privilege of fishing iu American waters is of no practical value 

 or advantage to Canadians. 



19. If it was not for the large fleet of American fishermen in Ganadii 

 waters, a large and very profitable business could be done by Canadian 

 fishermen. 



The foregoing statement is correct, to the best of my knowledge and 

 belief. 



J. -1). PAYSON. 



Sworn to at Westport this llth day of August, A. I). 1877. before me. 



BENJ. H. KUGGLES, J. /'. 



