2986 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



fisheries? I ara, or have been for a period of 15 years in capacity of 

 Master of vessels engaged in the cod and mackerel tishiries 



23. What kind of fish frequent the waters of those coasts which are 

 to be thrown open to American fishermen under the provisions of the 

 Treaty of Washington? principly cod, and mackerel. 



24. Please state in detail the amount and the annual value (say from 

 1S54 to 1872 inclusive) of the fisheries which are so to be thrown open 

 to American fishermen; also the amount and the annual value of the 

 catch in the adjacent waters which are more than three miles distant 

 from the shore ; please state these facts in detail. 



25. Do American fishermen procure bait in the waters within three 

 miles of the coast of the Dominion of Canada f If so, to what extent, 

 and what is the value ? Not to a great extent. Some capeliu, herring 

 and alewives are taken. 



26. Do not the American fishermen purchase supplies in the ports of 

 the Dominion of Canada, including bait, ice, salt, barrels, provisions, 

 and various articles for the use of the men engaged in the fisheries ? 

 If so, in what ports, and to what extent? And, if that is the case, is 

 it not an advantage to the ports of the Dominion to have the fishing- 

 vessels of the United States in their neighborhood during the fishing 

 season f Explain why it is so, and estimate, if you can, the money- 

 value of that advantage. They do obtain the articles mentioned above, 

 in Port Hood Cape Caiiso, Charlotte Town, Port Mulgrave Molpeak, &c. 



27. Have you any knowledge of how many United States fishing- 

 vessels yearly engage in the fisheries off the Atlantic coasts of the 

 British North American Provinces, (excluding Newfoundland,) both 

 without and within the three-mile limit ? If so, state how many vessels 

 are so engaged, what is the value of their tonnage, what is the number 

 of men employed annually on such vessels, what sorts of fish are taken 

 there, what is the annual value of all the fish so caught, and what is the 

 proportion, or probable proportion, in your judgment, of the amount of 

 such catch taken within three miles of the British coast, and of the 

 amount taken outside of the three-mile limit? 



28. What percentage of value, if any, is, in your judgment, added to 

 the profits of a voyage by the privilege to fish within three marine miles 

 of the coast ; whence is such profit derived ; and in what does it consist I 

 In my experience the advantage has been very little. 



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

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

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

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

 in the aggregate? Drying and curing don't amount to much. The 

 priviledge of transshipping cargoes is of some advantage. 



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 ? In my opin- 

 ion the advantage is in their favor. 



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

 scriptions which are annually shipped to the United States? 



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

 herring, and lor all No. 1 salmon, does ,uot the United States afford the 

 only market. 



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

 ' on fish and tish-oil imported from Canada which are to be made 

 e under the provisions of the Treaty of Washington, please state them 

 annually, and by classes, from 1854 to 1872, inclusive. 



