1758 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



and Professor Hind says there is an immense boat-catch all along the outer coast of Nova 

 Scotia, and estimates that of the mackerel catch Quebec furnishes 7 per cent, (he does not 

 say where it comes from), Nova Scotia, 80 per cent., New Brunswick, 3 per cent., and 

 Prince Edward Island 10 per cent. 



This is also from the learned Agent of the United States : 



When I called Professor Hind's attention to that, and remarked to him that I had not 

 heard much about the places where mackerel were caught in Nova Scotia, he said it was 

 because there was an immense boat-catch on the coast. If there has been any evidence of 

 United States vessels fishing for mackerel within three miles of the shores, or more than 

 three miles from the shore of the outer coast of Nova Scotia, it has escaped my attention. 

 I call my friend's attention to that point. If there is any considerable evidence, I do not 

 know but I might say any appreciable evidence of United States vessels fishing for mack- 

 erel off the coast of Nova Scotia (I am not HOW speaking of Margaree, but the coast of Nova 

 Scotia), it has escaped my attention. As to Cape Breton, very little evidence has been 

 given, except in reference to the waters in the neighborhood of Port Hood. 



Providing Mr. Foster were correct in the view he has put forward of 

 the evidence, he might with some reason urge the Commission to refuse 

 the award claimed on behalf of Her Majesty's Government. 



Nothing could be more unjust and unfair to the character of the Can- 

 adian fisheries than to adopt the statement of the learned Agent as to 

 Prince Edward Island and Margaree as the correct result of the facts 

 established by absolutely uncontradicted evidence now before the Com- 

 mission. 



It is true that the main efforts of United States counsel were exerted 

 to impeach the large array of respectable witnesses who testified to the 

 great wealth of the fishery in the bend of Prince Edward Island, and 

 the constant use of those grounds by United States fleets. But if Mr. 

 Foster should ever again have occasion closely to examine the whole 

 evidence given in this case on both sides, he will find that, beyond the 

 efforts to depreciate that tract of water between the North Cape and 

 the East Point, and that at Grand Manan, there is scarcely a line of 

 testimony offered by him or his learned associates to shake or contra- 

 dict the evidence given respecting all the other vast and rich Canadian 

 lishing grounds. The evidence of the value to and use by American 

 fishermen of all the coasts of Nova Scotia from the Bay of Fundy east- 

 ward, all around the island of Cape Breton, the north shores of the 

 coasts and bays of New Brunswick to Gaspe, and the entire coast of 

 Quebec, within the jurisdiction of the Commission, is almost, if not ab- 

 solutely, uncontradicted. 



This applies as well to the affidavits as to the oral testimony, and it 

 may be stated here of the British affidavits, what cannot be said of those 

 of the United States, that they are strikingly corroborated by the testi- 

 mony of witnesses both on the direct as well as the cross-examination. 



[ here produce a number of extracts and references, which are more 

 than sufiident to convince even our learned friends on the other side, 

 that they have taken only a very partial view of this case. And I call Mr. 



step's especial attention to these witnesses. At the risk of being con- 



ered tedious I cite this evidence, because the statement of my learned 

 friend was emphatic, and he threw out a special challenge in asserting 

 that there was but little evidence of fishing by Americans, except at the 

 two places mentioned by him. 



The pages refer to the British Evidence: 



Page 7!) .._ Mr. George Harbour, a resident of Sandy Beach, Gasps', 

 called as a witness, and gave evidence of the Americans fishing for 



ickerel in that locality. He says: "They came in right to the shore, 

 Upon an average, they take 500 barrels in a season 

 He has never seen them fishing for mackerel outside of 

 three miles." 



