AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 2085 



how many mackerel vessels have you rsually had T A. \\> have 

 usually had from two to three. 



Q. Where have they fished ? A. They are just the Maine fUlicrm-u 

 who have made a voyage to the Banks. If they have succeeded in get- 

 ting in early enough they can go mackerel lishing in the full. 



Q. Your vessels only make autumn trips? A. Yea. 



Q. On those trips they have resorted to your own shores? A. Ye*. 



Q. Have they done fairly well ? A. Generally so. 



Q. This year, I suppose, they have not begun to flsh? A. No. 



Q. How many boats, manned by a couple of men each, are then* from 

 Provincetown, eugaged in the inshore fishery T A. I am unable to 

 state definitely. I should judge from fifty to seventy-five, 



Q. What do they do with their fish ! A. They sell them principally 

 fresh. 



Q. Do you know about the fishing in weirs along the coast T A. I 

 have very little information with regard to that about our town 



Q. Have you an opinion whether the right to use the inshore fisheries, 

 those within three miles of British territory, coupled with the (rre im- 

 portation of British fish, is a benefit to our fishermen or notT A. My 

 opinion is that it is not a benefit to the fishermen. 



Q. So far as you know the opinions of others, would it be the prefer- 

 ence of the people of Provincetown to have the provisions of the Wash- 

 ington Treaty as they are now, or to have the old duty on lite flsh re- 

 stored and be excluded from the three-mile limit f A. We should pre- 

 fer to have the duty restored and be excluded. 

 By Mr. Weatherbe : 



Q. Were you among those who opposed or favored the continuance 

 of the ^Reciprocity Treaty ! A. Was I among those that op|K>m*tl il T 



Q. There were some that opposed it, or rather required the duty to 

 be maintained upon codfish ? A. 1 was one who preferred to have the 

 duty retained upon codfish. 



Q. Upon codfish? A. Yes. 



Q. You didn't care about other fish f Did Captain Atwood represent 

 you ? He went on a delegation from the people of your town. A. 

 went myself as one. 



Q. To Washington ! A. Yes. 



Q. You were one of the delegation with him f A. Mr. Atwo 

 time was not with us. Perhaps he went. 



Q. I am speaking uow of the delegation of which he gave evi 

 Have you seen his statement ? A. No. I went as a dejegatu 

 vent the ratification of the Washington Treaty. 



Q. I am speaking of the Reciprocity Treaty.- 

 delegation. 



Q. Did he represent you on that ? A. He was supposed 

 the town. 



Q. You were one of those that sent him T--A. I don t 

 not much remembrance about it. 



Q. Your people wished, in fact, to keep the duty on cod f 



Q. Why? Be kind enough to state why.-A. 

 would be better for us, as a cod-fishing town, to exclude, , 

 ble, the fish from the provinces. It would give us a belt 

 we supposed, to dispose of our fish at higher rates. 



Q. And the effect of the treaty you considered would 

 prtoe!-A. We supposed that the effect of the treaty 

 in codfish from these provinces into our port, and < 

 it was presumed that it would reduce the price c 



