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3. I believe that the practice of throwing fish ott'al on the tt.shinir 

 grounds is very injurious, and is practiced to a large extent. 



4. Some few years ago American fishermen fished close in to our 

 shores in the Bay of Fundy for halibut. 



5. The value of the inshore fisheries are much greater value than the 

 outside. 



6. American fishermen catch halibut in the inshore waters of Canada ; 

 they catch some codfish inshore. Halibut, codfish, haddock, hake, and' 

 pollack are caught inshore by Canadian fishermen. 



7. I can only speak of the locality in which I reside for boat fisliinu, 

 mostly since 1871. Codfish are not so plenty ; halibut has also de- 

 creased ; and my opinion is that trawling in the past by American fish- 

 ermen, and some also by our own fishermen, have injured the halibut 

 fishery very much. 



8. The food of mackerel is chiefly inshore. The first mackerel that 

 comes on our shores are full of spawn ; their principal feeding and breed- 

 ing places are inshore. 



9. Should think the privilege of transshipping cargoes enjoyed by 

 American fishermen since the Treaty of Washington is a very great ad- 

 vantage to them ; it would certainly allow them to catch more fish and 

 make more trips. 



10. It is a very great advantage to Americans to be able to procure 

 bait in the Canadian inshore bays, creeks, and harbors, and it is more 

 profitable for them to buy it than catch it themselves. I supplied two 

 American, vessels with fresh mackerel for bait this present year for 

 $120. 



11. I do not consider or believe that the American fishermen could 

 carry on the deep sea fisheries around our Canadian coasts without the 

 privilege of resorting to our inshores to procure bait. 



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

 shores for ice to preserve bait and other supplies to carry on their fish- 

 ery business. 



13. The privilege of fishing in American waters is no practical value 

 or advantage to Canadian fishermen ; do not believe our fishermen make 

 any attempt to fish in the American waters. 



' 14. I know that it must be very much to the advantage of American 

 fishermen to procure bait and transship cargoes in Canadian inslioren, 

 but cannot give an estimate of the value. 



15. American fishermen in their operations do not hinder Canadian 

 fishermen, but the large quantities of fish caught by them would ct-r- 

 tainly make a lower market for Canadian fish than if they were ex- 

 cluded from our inshores. 



The foregoing statement is true and correct, to the best of my knowl- 

 edge and belief. 



ABRAM THUESTON. 



Sworn before me at Sanford, in the county of Yarmouth, this 8th day 

 of September, A. D. 1877. 



ENOS GAKDXEK, /. P. 



So. 300. 



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



of Washington. 



I, SAMUEL M. RYERSON, of Yarmouth, in the county of Yarmouth, 

 merchant, make oath and say as follows : 



1. I have been engaged since 18G1 in outfitting fishermen for cod, 



