2984 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



for all the detriment that can result to their fishermen from our inshore 

 fishing. 



THOMAS BERRY. 



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



OREIN McFADDEN, 



Collector of Customs. 



No. 3. 

 [CONFIDENTIAL.] 



QUESTIONS EESPECTING THE FISHEEIES TO BE PEOPOUND- 

 ED TO ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED STATES. 



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

 reside? (William Eaton) (58) Castine, Maine 



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 ? Have been employed in the Amer- 

 ican and Canadian, Cod and Mackerel fisheries, sixteen years 



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

 who have also had the opportunity of obtaining similar information? 

 If so, please give some such name. Capt. Joseph Stearns, Castine 

 Maine, also Capt James Torrey Deer Isle Maine. 



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 ? I 

 have examined the above-named articles 



5. What kinds of fish frequent the waters of your State, especially 

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

 provisions of the Treaty of Washington ? Cod, Halibut, Hake, Haddock, 

 Menhaden Pollock and Herring 



6. Can you give a statement of the kinds and quantities of fish taken 

 annually off the coast of your State from the years 1854 to 1872, inclu- 

 sive ? If you can do this please do so ; and if not, please state where 

 that information can be procured. 



7. If you are able to do so, will you state the amount and value of the 

 American fisheries which are to be thrown open to Canadian fishermen 

 under the provisions of the treaty of Washington ? Please state them in 

 detail, showing the different kinds of fish, and the value of each kind. 



8. What quantity and value of each kind of fish are annually taken 

 by Canadian fishermen, and what by American fishermen, in the waters 

 off the coasts which are to be thrown open to competition by the Treaty 

 of Washington ? 



9. Do Canadian fishermen procure bait or supplies in the waters of 

 your State? and if so, to what extent and value ? They procure clam- 

 bait and Menhaden, mostly by purchase. 



10. What is the probable annual value to Canadian fishermen in be- 

 ing able to procure bait, to land and dry their nets, and to repack and 

 cure their fish on the coasts of your State, without any other restriction 

 than that contained in the Treaty of Washington ? 



11. Will the admission of Canadian fishermen to our in-shore fisheries 

 cause any detriment or hinderance to the profitable pursuit of these 

 fisheries by our own fishermen ; and if so, in what manner, and to what 

 extent annually ? 



12. What number of Canadian vessels and boats are engaged in the 



