2994 AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 



No. 6. 



[CONFIDENTIAL.] 



QUESTIONS RESPECTING THE FISHERIES TO BE PROPOUND- 

 ED TO ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED STATES. 



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

 side! Name Albert T Trufant Age, 39 years State of Maine Town 

 of Harpswell 



Q. 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 in the Business of By- 

 ing & Cureing Fish for the last 13 years and have been in Gulf of St 

 Lawrence a Fishing 



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

 have also had the opportunity of obtaining similar information 1 If so, 

 please give some such name. 



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 ? 



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 ? 



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 fisher- 

 men 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? 



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

 State! And if so, to what extent and value ? they do but I cannot 

 tate to What extent 



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 iu-shore fisheries 

 cause any detriment or hinderauce to the profitable pursuit of these fish- 

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

 extent annually f 1 think it will as they can Bring their Fish in Free of 

 Duty ami they can Fit & have their Vessels at Less Cost than we caii 



lli. 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? 



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

 cpiiHU of the British North American Provinces, what proportion con- 

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

 eries ? 



