2980 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



of the coast ; whence is such profit derived ; and iii what does it consist ! 

 It is impossible for me to tell. Sometimes the advantage might be con- 

 siderable : in other cases it would be nothing. 



29. Do the American fishermen gain under the Treaty of Washington 

 any valuable rights of lauding to dry nets and cure fish, or to repack 

 them, or to transship cargoes, which were not theirs before ; if so, what 

 are those rights, and what do you estimate them to be worth annually, 

 in the aggregate ? I do not know how valuable the privileges granted 

 by the Treaty of Washington may prove. 



30. Is not the Treaty of Washington, so far as the fishing clauses are 

 concerned, more, or quite as, beneficial to the people of the British North 

 American Provinces as to the people of the United States ? I think it 

 is more beneficial to the people of the Provinces. 



31. What is the amount and value of colonial cargoes of fish of all 

 descriptions which are annually shipped to the United States ? I do 

 not know. 



32. For all No. 1 and No. 2 mackerel, for the larger part of the fat 

 herring, and for all No. 1 salmon, does not the United States afford the 

 only market? I think it is the principal market. 



33. If you know what amount of duties is annually paid to the United 

 States on fish and fish-oil imported from Canada, which are to be made 

 free under the provisions of the Treaty of Washington, please state 

 them annually, and by classes, from 1854 to 1872, inclusive ? I do not 

 know. 



FEEEMAN HODGDON. 



.Sworn to and subscribed before me this tenth day of June, 1873. 



ORE IN McFADDEN, Collector of Customs. 



No. 2. 



[CONFIDENTIAL.] 



QUESTIONS EESPECTING THE FISHERIES TO BE PRO- 

 POUNDED TO - ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED 



STATES. 



1. What is your name and age, and in what town and State do you 

 reside ? Thomas Berry, age sixty-three, I live at Boothbay Me. 



2. What opportunities have you had for becoming acquainted with 

 the American and Canadian Atlantic sea-fisheries, and the value of 

 the catch of the different kinds of fish ? I have been a fishing on the 

 Banks and on the coasts of the British Provinces for fifty-one years. 



3. Can you give the names of other persons in your neighborhood who 

 have also had the opportunity of obtaining similar information f It so, 

 please give some such nam e. Charles Reed. 



4. A copy of the Treaty between Great Britain and the United States, 

 known as the Treaty of Washington, is hereto annexed. Will you ex- 

 amine articles 18 to 22 inclusive, and state that you have done so! 

 have examined the treaty. 



5. What kinds of fish freguent the waters of your State, especiall 

 those which are to be thrown open to the Canadian fishermen under the 

 provisions of the Treaty of Washington? Principally Porgies and Mack- 

 erel, would be sought for by the fishermen of the Provinces. We have 

 also cod haddoqk hake, Hallibut, and many other kinds. 



6. Can you give a f tatement of the kinds and quantities of fish lakt 

 annually off the coast of your State from the years 1854 to 1871'. im-lu- 



