1858 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



Mr. Paquet likewise spoke to large catches taken inshore. The fish, 

 said he, taken near Margaree, Cheticauip, Broad Cove, and Limbo Cove, 

 on the Cape Breton shore, are all caught within the limits. About P. 

 E. Island, he said, the fish were taken within half a mile and two miles 

 of the shore. On the New Brunswick shore within two and a half miles 

 and three miles of the shore. In the Bay of Chaleur within a half 

 mile and two and a half miles of the shore ; but a few might be caught, 

 he said, in the center of the bay. Along the south side of the river St. 

 Lawrence fish were caught about one hundred and fifty yards from shore. 



Mr. Mclsaac stated that about two-thirds of the entire catch of mack- 

 erel was taken inshore. 



Mr. Tieruey spoke of large catches of mackerel taken from within a 

 mile to a mile and a half of the shores of P. E. Island. He had fished for 

 eleven years around the island, and had taken three-fourths of his catch 

 within that distance. 



Mr. McPhee that during the whole period of bis fishing from 1862 to 

 1874 three fourths of the fish he had caught had been taken within three 

 miles. 



Mr. John McDonald also spoke to the large quantities of fish taken 

 during a period of nearly twenty years, the greater proportion of which 

 were taken inside the three-mile limit. 



Mr. John K. and Mr. John D. McDonald spoke to a similar experience. 



Mr. Kichardson, who had fished in American vessels from 1850 to 1874, 

 stated that nine-tenths of the fish he had caught while in them had been 

 taken within three miles of the shore. 



Mr. Clement Mclsaac stated that he had never caught 100 barrels of 

 mackerel outside of three miles. 



Mr. Mclnuis, who had fished in American vessels from 1858 to 1873, 

 stated that two-thirds of the catches he had made were made within 

 the three mile limit. 



Mr. Benjamin Campion, speaking from an experience of seven years' 

 fishing, said that two-thirds of the catch had been taken within the three 

 miles. 



Many other witnesses testify to the extreme value of the inshore fisheries, 

 but I think I have quoted enough for my purpose. 



Let us now examine the testimony as the number of United States 

 vessels frequenting Canadian waters: 



Mr. Chivirie estimates the number of United States mackereling vessels 

 in the gulf annually from 1848 to 1873 at about 400: since 1873 not 

 over I'OO or 300. 



Mr. James K. McLean states that in 1858 the American fleet was 600 or 

 700 sail. Has counted 400 anchored under the south shore at East 

 Point. 



Mr. John Campion places the number from 1862 to 1866 at from 600 

 to 700. 



Mr. Joseph Campbell estimates the number at from 450 to 500 in 1866 

 and 18(37, and 400 in 1869, 1870, and 1871. 



Mr. Poirier stated that he had seen 300 sail come into the waters be- 

 tween Cascumpeque and Mimnigash; all fishing very close to shore. 



Hon. Mr. Howlau, of Cascumpeque, says: " I have seen 340 United 

 States vessels annually in my harbor; generally when there is a gale of 

 wind.'' 



Gregoire Grenier states that he has seen more than a hundred sail in 

 v season, and more than twenty came to an anchor in front of his place. 



Mr. IOSTER. Grenier's evidence all refers to what passed more than 

 seven years ago. 



