1328 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



10. I believe it has hurt our shore fisheries to a considerable extent ; 

 could not say the value. 



1C. It is true that United States fishermen have sold goods to our fish- 

 ermen, and evaded the duty. 



17. Another advantage the Americans have enjoyed is the Miramichi 

 lights, our coast lights, harbor buoys, shelter from storms, getting fresh 

 supplies, fuel, water; in fact, it is impossible to enumerate all the ad- 

 vantages and value of these privileges. Look at the protection of our 

 rivers, the expense connected with protecting the spawning fish, the fry 

 of which all serve to feed our deep-sea fisheries. 



WILLIAM WYSE. 



Sworn before me at Chatham this llth day of August, A. D. 1877. 



G. W. BLAIB, J. P. 



No. ?00. 



In the matter of the Fisheries Commission at Halifax, under the Treaty 



of Washington. 



I, JAMES FLYNN, the elder, of Perce, county of Gasp6, Province of 

 Quebec, planter, do make oath and say as follows : 



1. I have been acquainted with the various fisheries on this coast for 

 upwards of 40 years. 



2. During the duration of the Reciprocity Treaty a large fleet of 

 American vessels frequented this coast for fishing purposes, say from 

 Point St. Peter's to Cape Despair, a distance of 18 miles or thereabout. 



3. I have often seen the American schooners close to the shore mackerel 

 fishing. I have often seen them fishing from shore, and catching mack- 

 erel in the channel between this and Bonaventure Island. 



4. Upwards of 100 vessels or American schooners have fished mack- 

 erel in this vicinity each season. These schooners average about 70 

 tons, with a crew of about 12 or 14 men. 



5. The fisheries generally speaking are much the same as heretofore. 

 But the cod fishery has greatly increased this summer. 



C. Mackerel is caught by the Americans both with hand-lines and 

 seines. 



7. The Americans previous to and during the Reciprocity Treaty took 

 most of their fish inside of the limits. 



8 The inshore fishery is decidedly the most valuable, as herring, cap- 

 lin, lance, smelt, fully two-thirds of the mackerel, and the greater portion 

 of the codfish, are taken inshore. 



9. It was a common complaint with our fishermen that the American 

 schooners came inshore and enticed away the mackerel by feeding them, 

 thus preventing our people from catching any more. 



have also heard our fishermen complain that the Americans 

 came inshore to set their nets for bait, thus preventing their obtaining 

 a sufficiency. 



11. I have on several occasions seen American schooners come into 

 the coves and set their nets for bait. 



The several kinds of fish taken inshore by the Americans are also 

 taken by our fishermen. 



13. A great increase has taken place in the cod fishery since 1871, 

 canned no doubt by the absence of the Americans from our waters, thus 



tmhing-grounds to be restocked. 



14. Herring are all caught inshore, the Americans catching them 

 for bait only. 



