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oft' the coasts which are to be thrown open to competition by the Treaty 

 of Washington ? I think that both nations are on equal footings. 



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

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

 their mackerel bait. Bait for a vessel of 12 hands will cost three hun- 

 dred dollars 



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

 able to procure bait, to laud 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 hiuderauce to the profitable pursuit of these fish- 

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

 extent annually ? I think they would. 



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

 fisheries of your State, and what are their tonnage and value, and the 

 number of men employed upon them ? There never has been any, but 

 probably will be equal to our own. 



13. Of the fisheries pursued by American fishermen off the Atlantic 

 coasts of the British Xorth American Provinces, what proportion con- 

 sists of the deep-sea fisheries, and what proportion of the iu-shore fish- 

 eries ? Seven-eighths of our fishermen use the offshore fisheries. 



14. For what description of fish do American fishermen pursue the 

 inshore fisheries ? Mackerel altogether. 



15. If you state that the in-shore fisheries are pursued wholly or chiefly 

 for mackerel, please state what proportion of mackerel is taken within 

 the iu-shore limits, and what proportion is taken outside of the m-shore 

 limits? One-eighth inshore 



1C. Is not much the larger quantity of mackerel caught by American 

 fishermen oft' the coasts of British America taken outside the in-shore 

 limits ; and in the summer season especially, are not mackerel generally 

 found on the banks, in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, and not within shore! 

 Much the largest quantity taken outside the three mile limit. 



17. Are Colonial fishermen injured by permitting American fishermen 

 to fish in Colonial in shore waters ? Xot any. 



18. Are not more fish caught by Colonial fishermen, when fishing in 

 shore, alongside a fleet of American fishing-vessels, from which large 

 quantities of bait are thrown out, than when fishing alone ? If it was 

 not for the American fishermen the Canadian fishermen would be unable 

 to get any fish in their small boats. 



10. What is the best bait for the mackerel, and where is it principally 

 taken ? ilow much of it is taken within three miles of the shore, and 

 what is the annual value to the United States, or to the British Prov- 

 inces, as the case may be, to take such bait within three miles of the 

 Porgies & Clams procured on the Coast of Maine seven 

 eighths within three miles of the shore. 



20. Please state as to each class of fisheries carried on from your State 



r district, the cost of fitting out, equipping, furnishing, and manning a 



vessel for carrying it on, estimating it by the average length of the 



State, as far as possible, in detail, the elements which go to make 



the cost of taking and delivering a full cargo and of returning to the 



iom< port A vessel of one hundred tons manned by fifteen men for 



three mouths voyage. Barrels 85,00. Salt five hundred bushels at 



fitted out, equipped, furnished, and manned 



